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Following Google's purchase of smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility this past August, there was worry that the company would make its popular Android operating system closed-source. Those fears were put to rest today in a letter from Google CEO Larry Page.
"Android was built as an open ecosystem, and we have no plans to change that," he wrote in the 2012 CEO...
We've already looked at MED's most popular feature articles of the year, but what piqued your interest on the MED blog this year?
The medical device excise tax got readers riled up, as did industry scandals such as Biotronik's allegedly shady sales tactics (perhaps a bit of schadenfreude?). See the rest below, and leave a comment with your favorites.
1.) Boston Scientific CEO to...
Apparently, MED readers have a thing for Android. Google's operating system for mobile devices showed up in two of our ten most popular features of 2011 (and took the top spot in 2010). Other popular topics this year included standards, software, sensors, and wireless technologies.
Did you have a favorite feature that didn't make the list? If so, share it in the comments below.
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For medical device designers who dream of seeing their devices among the sleek gadgets on Apple Store shelves, MIT's Technology Review has put together a how-to guide to get them there.
The first step, of course, is to obtain FDA clearance, but it doesn't stop there. Designers also have to apply to the company's MFi licensing program, submit a prototype, and sign a nondisclosure agreement....
In this week's stories, Electrocomponents plc, the world leader in electronics and maintenance products, says demand for electronics is shrinking. Also, developers are jumping from Android to Apple, and FDA and CDRH are keeping secrets.
One Company Says Global Demand for Electronics is Slowing (Bloomberg)
FDA, CDRH Keeping Secrets Despite Transparency Initiative (MD+DI)
Samsung Study Finds No...
Late last year, MED featured an article by Logic PD's Alan Cohen arguing that “Android is the best operating system for many medical applications." Android, Cohen said, “aims to bring to the Linux/free software world the same out-of-the-box, ease-of-use found in Windows CE,” a full-featured operating system for which royalties must be paid. Google does not charge a...
If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, you’d think physicians would be PCs, right? Wrong. According to a recent study by Manhattan Research, 75% of physicians in the U.S. own an Apple product, such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
Though a December MED article proclaimed Android the best operating system for many medical applications, when it comes to smartphones, doctors—more than four...
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, former Chicago Bears defensive back Dave Duerson, and countless Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have one tragic thing in common: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Their stories are heartbreaking, for sure, but some good has come from their suffering in the form of increased media focus on this devastating condition, which affects around 1.7 million people...
Fans of Android (and people interested in the possible medical applications for the operating system) will want to take note of this interesting post in Wired.com’s GadgetLab blog detailing Google’s attempts to assure the public that the famously open OS will, indeed, remain open.
The new version of Android (which is deliciously known as Honeycomb) still has not been...
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