iPhone proving itself out as a real computing platform
I got an email from a friend of mine last week that showed a new app for the iPhone. I’ve been slightly resistant to portable computing platforms as I’ve played with Blackberries in the past and am a current owner of a Nokia N800 - both of which a reasonable cool, epsecially the resolution on the N800, but the available applications for them are lacking.
Apple has been doing much better with the iPhone since it’s application store model makes it very easy to grab cool tools and toys to add in. For the first time in 5 years I’m quite interested in picking one of these things up - the iPhone being easily the safest bet. I know that Apple certainly doesn’t need my endorsement.
Anyway, back to the application demo that was forwarded to me. The crew at Calgary Scientific (based in Calgary) is doing some pretty cool stuff with medical imaging and display using COTS (commercial off the shelf) components. This latest toy they’ve trotted out is amply demoed in a YouTube video. As a doctor, or technician you can get MRI data, via slices and 3D models dumped directly to your iPhone for interaction.
Take a look at the coolest app I’ve yet seen for a COTS handheld - we’re (as a society) finally starting to make measurable and practical use of all these toys that have been mostly reserved for porn, music, (mostly useless) chat and mentally stulifying video games.
Thanks to James Henry (of Calgary Scientific) for the forward.
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