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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Smartphone replaces custom user interface
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Ok, here's my first blog post. I'll try to bring you the appealing items that I discover while working on embedded systems articles for EDN. I know you're busy so I'll keep them short and to the point. Please give me your feedback or suggestions as we go along.
Lately, I've been working on a hands-on feature describing the tools and programming necessary to create smartphone applications. I think that smarphones make an ideal portable user interface for many embedded projects. For example, I found an interesting application that allows obstetricians to use smartphones to remotely access real-time fetal heart tracings and maternal contraction patterns from labor and delivery units. This real-time display eliminates possible mistakes in interpretation by the nurse and allows the doctor to check on patients more often. The AirstripOB is just one case where a smartphone delivers a remote, portable, wireless user interface at a fraction of the cost of a custom design. I think the smartphone phenomenon will be huge in the embedded market.
What do you think?
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at 9/14/2006 1:40:00 PM, Miriam said:
I disagree with the implication that nurses make more mistakes than doctors in interpreting this kind of data. However, I do believe that this kind of data that could be viewed by multiple people remotely would allow for better spotting in time critical events. Especially if the smartphone itself could flag specific types of events and display them remotely to the attending physician.
at 9/14/2006 6:43:12 PM, jaegersing said:
When will your feature on smartphone applications programming tools be ready? I'll be very interested to see that when it comes out.
at 9/21/2006 8:44:49 AM, Kevin said:
That's a slick app. Do you have any links describing the equipment requried in a smartphone system?
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