September 2010 - apple-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

INTEREST: VigiVU: Vanderbilt University developed app to allow doctors to monitor their patients
by billing 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

...from: http://machealthcare.org/articles/1/6/vigivu-iphone-app-brings-patients-to-… VigiVU iPhone App Brings Patients to Doctors Posted by Jack Frost August 17th - 636 views - Filed in Technology Created by physicians for physicians, a mobile device application in use at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville allows doctors to continuously monitor their patients, even if their patients are several rooms away. VigiVU, created for the iPhone by the VUMC Department of Anesthesiology, allows anesthesiologists and other clinicians to watch over up to four patients immediately before, during and after surgery – greatly increasing what is called “situational awareness.” VigiVU notifies caregivers of out-of-range vital signs and medication administration and changes in admission, discharge and transfer status. It allows graphical vital sign review, promotes rapid communication with other providers, and provides a direct view into operating rooms during surgeries through a live, high-quality video feed, all from the convenience of the physicians’ cell phones. The VigiVU application also functions on the iPod Touch and iPad, with the iPad providing users a larger, yet still mobile, information source. [...]

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INTEREST: Morgan Stanley: Internet Trends
by billing 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

On April 12, 2010, Morgan Stanley did a presentation giving an overview of what they thought coming Internet trends would be. Their presentation slides can be seen at: http://www.morganstanley.com/institutional/techresearch/pdfs/Internet_Trend… ...but here's some of interest: - 5 countries account for 48% of all Internet users: - Morgan Stanley predicts that, given growth trends, within 5 years, the total number of mobile internet users (smartphones, iPod Touch, iPad, etc..) will surpass the total number of desktop Internet users (although these numbers are not mutually exclusive) - while both the number of email users and social networking users are growing very rapidly, there are now more social networking users and they spend waaaaaaaaaaaaay more time social networking than email users spend emailing: - the adoption of the "mobile Internet" (again "smartphone", iPod Touch, iPad accesses to the Internet) far outstrips the adoption of other internet phenomena as defined by: AOL, Netscape browser, Japan's NTT DoCoMo internet service "i-mode" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-mode). Also, Apple's iPhone/iPod Touch is leading the way in the "mobile Internet" market. This sees the iPhone/iPod Touch growth, in 11 months, to be about 11x what AOL saw in the same period; almost 5x the adoption of "Netscape"/browser use; and about two and a half times the growth of Japan's successful "i-mode" phone-based Internet services. Morgan Stanley concludes that this rapid adoption is due to 5 converging trends: "Mobile Ramping Faster than Desktop Internet Did and Will Be Bigger Than Most Think – 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices)". - Facebook and Youtube have been the biggest gainers in terms of getting "internet eyeballs" over the past 3 years. MSN and Yahoo saw the largest declines: - Facebook is the most downloaded free app for the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch:

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INTEREST: your Mercedes-Benz and your iPhone...
by billing 02 Sep '10

02 Sep '10

...from: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/mercedes-benz-updates-mbrace-app-with-fa… Mercedes-Benz updates mbrace app with fancy pants 'Concierge' service By Thomas Ricker posted Sep 2nd 2010 at 8:00AM Mercedes-Benz just announced a new app that connects its in-car navigation systems with its customers' iPhones. Mbrace version 2.0 still lets drivers unlock their vehicles and, more importantly, find it in a crowded parking lot while adding location-based personal assistance ranging from entertainment, restaurant, directions, and traffic updates via Mercedes-Benz's Concierge service -- assuming you're are an mbrace PLUS customer. Destination information is then fired off directly to your in-vehicle navigation system to get you there. The updated app also includes enhanced Roadside Assistance that transmits the driver's location whenever a call is initiated. Think OnStar with a posh European accent.

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