Drew Cullen reports in the Register today that 500 Australian medical staff will be trialling the use of iPads next year in hospitals in Victoria, following the example of a hospital district in Visalia, California, which ordered 100 of the things.
Well, I can see the attraction of an iGadget that’s not very much more expensive than a low-end netbook, looks way cooler (even if it doesn’t have the full functionality of a netbook – yes, I know it has some features that a cheap netbook is unlikely to have), and is much cheaper than a medical tablet PC specifically designed for rough treatment in a demanding hospital environment.
I can’t help wondering, though, how many of these machines are going to be still around and functioning correctly six months after they’re first allocated.
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