MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'droid'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684320&cid=t_116139_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhats-fueling-technological-advances-a-free-market%2F2011.04.06 So I have a Droid.  I purchased it in July, not long after taking my old flip-phone for an oceanic bath at Hilton Head, SC.  I waffled for a long time.  In fact, I almost purchased a Casio phone that was marketed as water and impact resistant.  ‘Mil-spec,’ was the phrase used…a phrase which appeals to me as a one-time Air-Guard flight surgeon.  What it meant to me was, ‘you can’t hurt it.’ Still, I was attracted by medical applications and the assorted other cool things a Droid can do.  I mean, my old phone didn’t have a Magic 8 Ball, for crying out loud!  More to the point, my old phone didn’t have Epocrates, or the Emergency Medicine Residents Association Guide to Antibiotic Therapy.  It lacked a flashlight, an mp-3 player, a protractor and a scientific calculator... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684320 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4684320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3921098&cid=t_116139_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2F-dY1k07XExA%2F Valerie Alba (aka VLA – Super V.A.) is a Virtual Assistant and guest blogger.  Each Tuesday she provides tools, tips, and tricks direct from her life-saving “utility belt”.  Episode 14: Let your Android do the walking – Useful Droid & Smartphone Apps Michelle Mangen, Yoda to the virtual assistant world, recently did a blog post on her page about useful Droid apps in celebration of her new Smartphone.  She has given me permission to share her post on my blog.  Isn’t that nice of her?  So, if you have Droid, please enjoy the following tips and tricks for your Smartphone.  If you don’t have Droid, you can probably find similar versions for your iPhone. Useful and Fun Apps for Droid X  Barcode Scanner – Takes a picture of product barcodes and gives you... Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3921098 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:05:25 +0100 3921098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899599&cid=t_116139_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FRKxCitSt1Ms%2F A few pictures I took at the Cincinnati Nature Center after the dedication this morning. I do seem to collect photo programs on the Droid. Then I have to take pictures with them, and forget which one I like that does this or that effect… Click to view slideshow. Filed under: photographs Tagged: Cincinnati Nature Center, Droid, nature, Ohio, pictures (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899599 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:06:03 +0100 3899599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761276&cid=t_116139_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwhy-iphone-and-droid-arent-smart-for.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761276 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:49:00 +0100 3761276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=580546&cid=t_116139_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F113219717%2F Back in January 2006, I spoke on a panel following a production of a play entitled The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Robot by Edward Einhorn; the play was part of NEUROfest with Untitled Theater in New York City. The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Robot is described as “a Pinocchio tale in reverse, presented as a fairy tale from a foreign culture—the culture of people with Asperger’s Syndrome” and featured “puppetry and design elements inspired by the work of autistic artists.” I was thinking of the play today—and of the use plastic rollers for part of the robot’s anatomy—in reading about two autistic boys and their robots: Middle-schooler Kyle Gilland (Arizona) helped to make a miniature robot with his fellow students and some engineering students. 12-y... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=580546 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:18:31 +0100 580546