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Microsoft Unveils Surface 2.0 at Consumer Electronics Show

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jan 10, 2011 •

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At CES 2011, Steve Ballmer has just introduced version 2.0 of Microsoft Surface, an intuitive interactive display technology designed to be used for collaborative work by a small group of people. Microsoft partnered with Samsung to make the new system more compact and look like a traditional flat screen TV. It offers an interesting way to browse radiological imagery, discuss treatment options with a patient, and collaborate on creative projects.
lxzt4po8 Microsoft Unveils Surface 2.0 at Consumer Electronics ShowHere are some of the new features in Surface 2.0:

  • Slim device. The new hardware is 4 inches thin.

  • A richer visual experience. With the rich color saturation from a full HD display and a larger screen, Surface offers a compelling, immersive visual experience that draws people in.
  • A vision-based touch experience. With PixelSense™, Microsoft Surface sees and responds to touch and real world objects.
  • Touch-enabled from start to finish. With Windows 7 and Surface 2.0 , there is no need for a keyboard and mouse for setup and configuration.
  • New Quick Controls. Venue staff can adjust basic settings like volume, brightness, and input source.
  • More customization options. An improved configuration utility means you can quickly make changes to background images, configure applications, and modify settings without getting into code.
  • Easier remote administration. Power shell scripts are easy to use and create, so Surface can be deployed in an enterprise setting.
  • Streamlined development for touch. The Microsoft Surface 2.0 platform makes development easier with applications that run on Microsoft Windows 7 touch devices and with enhanced capabilities on the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface.

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    More at Microsoft’s HealthBlog: Introducing Microsoft Surface 2.0–our vision for healthcare
    Product page: Surface 2.0…

    Informatics / Medicine / Telemedicine

    Medical Innovation @ CES 2011: Nonin Medical and Microsoft HealthVault

    by Scott Jung on Jan 10, 2011
    Medical Innovation @ CES 2011: Nonin Medical and Microsoft HealthVault

    Minneapolis, MN-based Nonin Medical has just announced that their Onyx II 9560 pulse oximeter has received Microsoft HealthVault certification, which will allow users’ vitals to be uploaded, stored, and shared with their health care provider.
    The Onyx II 9560 is one of Nonin’s most advanced fingertip pulse oximeters. Its features include Bluetooth technology for communicating with other devices, on-board memory, and SmartPoint Technology for determining accurate SpO2 and pulse rate readings. It is also Continua-certified, which is a standard that allows for interoperability amongst a number of diagnostic devices.

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    Informatics / Rehab

    Blinput Turns Smartphones Into Navigation, Interaction Tools for Blind Persons

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Dec 30, 2010

    Blinput is an idea for a context aware information system that blind people would use to navigate and interact with the outside world. Though super futuristic looking, the it seems possible that we’ll be seeing such technology become commercialized in the near future.

    Link: Blinput…

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    Informatics / Medgadget Exclusive

    Chrome OS and the Future of Medical Computing

    by Sean Duffy on Dec 28, 2010
    Chrome OS and the Future of Medical Computing

    Google gave Medgadget a CR-48 for Christmas. Below is a take on how Chrome OS might fit into the future of medical computing by our editor Sean Duffy.
    The world of medicine is in the midst of a bubbly love affair with the iPad. From Stanford Medical School, that recently gave their whole incoming class iPads, to ClearPractice’s stunning iPad EMR Nimble, Apple’s thin little tablet is sliding under the doors of hospitals all across the country. And the medical app store has shown tremendous promise as a supporting ecosystem, full of handy clinical tools, live vital sign dashboards, radiology suites, and anatomy learning applications. There is exceptional momentum toward making the iPad THE default clinical computing tool. And for the next 5-10 years, the iPad will, in all likelihood continue to shake up medicine.

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    Dentistry / Informatics

    Edge EHR Launches edgeDMS Dental EHR

    by Smit Shah on Dec 23, 2010
    Edge EHR Launches edgeDMS Dental EHR

    Edge EHR corp. has announced the launch of its edgeDMS dental EHR. The iPad application, which is available through the iTunes App Store, allows doctors to search through and view patient records. When viewing an individual patient’s history, edgeDMS displays patient summaries, detailed periodontal charts, and X-rays.
    From the press release:

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    Informatics / Medicine

    You Prescribe with iPrescribe on iPhone

    by Gene Ostrovsky on Dec 20, 2010
    You Prescribe with iPrescribe on iPhone

    iApp Creative has released a new update to its iPrescribe app for iPhones and iPads. The tool makes it intuitive and quick to prescribe your favorite pills to your favorite patients.
    Features from the product page:

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    Informatics

    Lab Reports Get a Makeover

    by Paul Pisklak on Dec 13, 2010
    Lab Reports Get a Makeover

    Although medical professionals get used to it, the way laboratory data is presented in reports can be quite confusing to the patient. Typically, it is a few columns of black text with poor organization and little guidance to help the patient discern any meaning.
    The folks at Wired agreed, and they brought together some Dartmouth physicians and a group of designers to bring a new look to these drab reports. We got to see their refreshing results at TEDMED, but now these prototype reports have been published online.

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    Informatics / Net News

    Google Refine is Mr. Clean for Your Data

    by Sean Duffy on Dec 13, 2010

    If your science involves working with large data sets, you’ve no doubt cursed your computer, your life, your job, etc, while spending endless hours cleaning messy data. If a human has ever touched your data, it’s likely to have outliers, text entry inconsistencies (like “University of California Berkeley” vs. “Univ. of CA Berkeley”), style errors, and more. And it’s also likely that you’ve either written scripts to clean up your data, or taken the risk of messing everything up by using Excel and its limited undo button.
    Google Refine, a product recently made open source by Google, promises to make a small number of people who deal with these sorts of problems (among others, scientists and doctors) very happy. This completely free, open sourced software, equips users with tools to quickly, easily, and safely identify and fix problems in data sets.

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    Informatics

    Epocrates Now Fully Supporting Android

    by Paul Pisklak on Dec 13, 2010
    Epocrates Now Fully Supporting Android

    Epocrates is considered by many to be the premier software package for handheld devices, featuring tables and images about various disease states as well as medical calculators, and of course, a complete drug reference.
    However, until now, users of the Android platform had to settle for the watered down Epocrates Rx. Now, the company’s flagship product, Epocrates Essentials, is available on Android.

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