Medical training on video iPods
SonoSite today announced that it will allow clinicians to refresh their training in specific ultrasound-guided procedures and goal-oriented examinations by viewing refresher courses on Apple's video iPod. "The rising cost of healthcare demands that physicians become more efficient, particularly at the point of care. This requires that they retain an extraordinary amount of information," said Daniel D. Price, MD and a staff emergency physician at Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California. "As a result, we see a great need for assistive tools that can fit in a lab coat pocket." Dr. Price and another individual will be presenting results from their study that examined the effectiveness of a brief bedside hand-held audio/video tutorial, used to teach emergency medicine interns and residents to identify the brachial plexus with hand-carried ultrasound for the administration of regional anesthesia in emergency situations.National gives 8,500 employees iPod
National Semiconductor today capped off its most successful fiscal year in history by giving every one of its 8,500 employees a 30GB video iPod. The devices will be used as a new training and communications tool at National, according to the company, providing a convenient real-time method for employees to download company podcasts and other employee communications. "We're looking for new and more effective ways to communicate with our employees -- and the iPods will help us do both," said Brian L. Halla, National's chairman and CEO. The firm announced record operating profits and gross margin last Thursday for its Q4 and fiscal year 2006 financial results. The Company's 1,600 Santa Clara employees celebrated the milestones at National's annual employee picnic Friday afternoon, where Halla announced the Company's iPod communications program at the picnic.Backbone Radio Pro goes Universal
Backbone Networks today released Backbone Radio Pro 4.1, its turnkey internet radio station software suite that now runs natively on Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. The latest iteration of the software is specifically aimed at increasing the revenue opportunities of online radio stations, with features such as clickable images/text and demographic feedback. Backbone Radio Pro 4.1 is compatible with iTunes to integrate automatic podcast generation into the radio mix. Broadcasters can simultaneously webcast streaming programs while using the software to create, annotate, and post podcasts made from the program material. The software creates podcast chapters and inserts images specific to each chapter, which are playable on iPod Photo or fifth-generation iPod models. Backbone Radio Pro 4.1 is priced at $4,500, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.Splasm releases ViddyUp! 1.6
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Claims of labor abuse at iPod factories
A new report entitled "The iPod City" states that Apple's iPods are constructed primarily by female employees who earn as little as $50 per month, but who work 15 hours per day. Foxconn's Longhua plant employs 200,000 workers who live in dormitories -- each housing 100 people -- which do not permit visitors from outside world, according to Macworld UK. Another factory in Suzhou, Shanghai rolls out iPod shuffles with workers who are housed outside the facility. Employees earn roughly $100 per month, but must pay for accommodations and food, which consumes half of their salaries. One security guard said that the Shuffle production lines are staffed by women workers because "they are more honest than male workers," while Apple's iPod nano is manufactured in a five-story factory that is secured by police officers, according to the report.
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ezGear debuts ezVision Video iWear
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