ipod touch

Mobile MRI brain atlas medical app review, NeuroRad Mini

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NeuroRad Mini for the iOS offers a complete alas of brain MRI imagery on mobile devices

Quantifying your workout is easy with Scosche MyTrek

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Scosche MyTrek is a Bluetooth enabled armband and wireless pulse monitor, a comfortable workout tool for managing pulse, training type, calories burned and more using with a complimentary iPhone/iPod app.

Surgeon uses iPod Touch connected medical device to perform more accurate knee surgery

A fascinating example of how a medical device manufacturer is using the iPod Touch with their joint replacement device to improve surgical accuracy.

How to sync the right user with the right medical app for their iPhone, iPod Touch, and the upcoming iPad

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With over 100,000 apps available for the iPhone/iPod Touch and billions of downloads since the App Store opened just under two years ago, the market is clearly hot. And with the release of the iPad, expect a new flood of apps into the market.  However, a recent article in the New York Times suggests that even with the wealth of options, people generally use only five apps despite having downloaded far more. The average iPhone or iPod Touch owner uses [Read more]

Should Medical Professionals Get an iPhone or an iPod Touch?

So you’re a practicing provider or you’re in medical school.  You’ve seen some interesting medical applications out there and you’re wondering if you should get an iPhone or an iPod Touch.  This is a scenario that is often e-mailed to our site from providers and students.  In order to answer this question, I’ll first talk about the differences between the two devices and how the user experience will vary from a medical standpoint.