The New York Times has an interesting story about a new product category: portable Wi-Fi hot-spots.
Whenever you wanted Internet access, […] you'd [use] a little box. Plug it into a power outlet
— or even your car's cigarette lighter — and boom, you and everyone
within 200 feet could get onto the Internet at high speed, without
wires. […]
Another story, this time in Forbes, works to paint a picture for prospective buyers, investors and “chipees” about the benefits of Verichip's sign of the beast implantable RFID tag.
More than 1,000 Americans have already volunteered to get a
microchip about the size of a grain of rice embedded in their arms.
The chip — similar to those […]
At HIMSS, Symbol announced a pilot project with Glenbrook Hospital in Chicago. The pilot was done in a 30 bed unit, with a maximum of 5 nurses per shift. Technology deployed included Symbol VoIP NetVision phones, a Symbol 802.11b WLAN integrated with a GE/Dukane ProCare 6000 nurse call system, and Nortel Meridian PBX switch with […]
The categories used on this site (see the left hand column) to organize posts by topic has been pretty stable for several months now. But after HIMSS, I've got to add one that deals with workflow automation at the point of care (POC).
The point of care is a very challenging work environment, with many […]
