Studying for USMLE Step 1 or 2? There are a few options for mobile “flashcard” type apps for iPhone and iPod Touch out there. Some cost $20-$45 (Lange Q bank -Step 2 $33; Dr. Conrad’s Disease Deck $20; First Aid Q& A series $45), another is under $3 (USMLE Buzz Flash Cards). The folks at [...]
“The next billion people who will be getting online will be using cellphones, not computers,’’ says one of the experts quoted in a Boston Globe article about an MIT project using mobile phones to help health professionals and farmers in developing countries. Because of the ubiquity of cell phones in the developing world, they provide [...]
Medscape Mobile looks like a competitor to Epocrates. Check it out if you are looking for something different on your iPhone or iPod Touch for drug info and CME: http://www.medscape.com/mobile/about.
Just found the iPhone Medical App Review blog, which is authored by a resident and 4th year. Looks interesting and honest in its assessments of medical apps for Apple devices. Would love to see comments from some of you on whether you think this resource is a good one, and if we should link to [...]
A company called CourseSmart has been getting some notice for offering a free iPhone/iPod Touch App to students who purchase electronic textbooks through their service. I checked several UVA SOM titles and did not find them on the site, but other disciplines may have better success. If you check this out and find titles for [...]
Macworld has a nice posting today about the top 10 iPhone/iPod Touch apps for students of all levels. So go beyond Epocrates and our own m.hsl.virginia.edu, and check out their must-have list which includes a flashcard app, calculators, and an assignment tracker.
In today’s Chronicle of Higher Education, Medical College of Georgia is noted for their own iPhone apps, including medical ones just for their students and faculty. The advantage to having their mobile resources packaged in an app, as opposed UVa HSL’s mobile-optimized web page, is that the app is available even when no internet or [...]
It came out last week, and could be coming to an iPhone or iPod Touch near you. Free for iPhones, $9.99 for iPod Touches. Read a review (MacWorld) to see if this update is worth it!
Apple announced yesterday that the iPhone 3G will now be $99. Want the newest, faster 3G S just announced? $199. See details from the Washington Post.
Palm’s newest entry into the smartphone market premiered Saturday. Talk is it is a good competitor for the iPhone market. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has an extensive review here:
http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090603/palms-new-pre-takes-on-iphone/
