MedTab brings e-ink to hospital rounds

Medical tablets are big business these days, so much so that Intel has dedicated an entire team to developing its Mobile Clinical Assistant platform, and manufacturers have been releasing devices left and right. Part of the reason is the lucrative service contracts and profit margins companies see on products like the MedTab, a $4,000 slab slightly bigger than a PDA that offers up a 624MHz processor running WinCE, a 1,024 x 768 e-ink-based touchscreen, WiFi (802.11g only), Bluetooth, and a fingerprint reader to ensure that the patients don't find out how sick they really are. Manufacturer Emano Tec claims that the 12-ounce MedTab (perfect for your lab coat pocket!) can also withstand falls from up to three-feet high, and IT can easily tell if one is missing or stolen by tracking its position in real time. Plus, if you act now and say that Engadget sent you, they'll knock an astonishing $2,000 off the price (you also have to buy 50, but you can never have too many of these handy tablets, right?).


[Via MedGadget]

[Cory @ Mar 6th 2007 4:30PM]

It's not just 802.11g. The site has a typo. It says "802.11 /g", and if you look at the pdf spec sheet, that says "b/g".

[B @ Mar 6th 2007 4:44PM]

Saw a presentation on this recently, was pretty cool and highly tailored for its applications - for example, it is sealed so it can be disinfected - try that with your consumer PDA. The e-ink display should also make it easy for doctors to view while giving great battery life.

[Pete @ Mar 6th 2007 4:50PM]

I'd be more concerned about how easy they are to clean, if they're going to be carried around by doctors.

[Daran @ Mar 6th 2007 8:19PM]

Yes, but can it run Doom?

[3rdsun @ Mar 6th 2007 8:44PM]

Ccan i go into my favorite gadget store and tell them Engadget sent me.

[Paul Kishimoto @ Mar 6th 2007 11:13PM]

WANT.

[teetdogs @ Mar 7th 2007 2:17PM]

As a telehealth engineer I think that these devices are really cool I have always thought that paper charts where very outdated and its good to see the future of medical tablets.