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The 100 Best Android Apps of 2012

April 25, 2012

Apple fans are always braggin on their apps. And I admit the scope and variety of apps for i-Phone and i-Pad are amazing. However there are thousands of Android apps as well. Some are great for everyday use, like calculators and alarm clocks. Some are fun like Angry Birds, some are for specific niches, like my [...]

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Medscape Mobile App

April 23, 2012

A free App for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Kindle Fire.

The App is designed for physicians but has many applications for dentists as well including drug reverences, interaction checker and disease guide.

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Credit Card Reader and Mobile Credit Card Processing with PayPal Here™

March 27, 2012

HT Jason Lipscomb
PayPal Here
Introducing PayPal Here, the simple way to accept credit and debit cards, PayPal and checks -
via Credit Card Reader and Mobile Credit Card Processing with PayPal Here™.
This could be a great way to introduce point of service payment into the dental office. The patient could pay in the treatment rooms or the [...]

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More Americans Have Smartphones Than Feature Phones

March 9, 2012

Hmmm
Still don’t have a smartphone? Well, then you’re in the minority among U.S. mobile phone owners, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
The survey of 2,253 adults revealed that there are now more smartphone owners in the U.S. than there are basic “feature” phone owners.
via More Americans Have Smartphones Than Feature Phones [...]

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Dentrix Mobile enhanced for the Apple iPad

March 9, 2012

A Guest blog from Dentrix. The opinions expressed are from Dentrix not Dr. Larry Emmott. However I believe it is valuable for dentists to get various takes on technology issues in order to make good technology choces.
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If you are an Apple iPad user and want to use it as part of your Dentrix practice management, you [...]

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3G vs. 4G: What’s the Difference?

March 2, 2012

4G phones are supposed to be even faster, but that’s not always the case. There are so many technologies called “4G,” and so many ways to implement them, that the term is almost meaningless
via 3G vs. 4G: What’s the Difference? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.
I spent the extra bucks for a Sprint 4G and [...]

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Patient Use of Smartphones Increasing

February 16, 2012

From DoctorBase
We’ve already seen the number of mobile phone users in the U.S. eclipse the number of people who use computers. Now there’s a shift happening within mobile itself with the movement from ‘dumb’ feature phones to smartphones. Over the past year, smartphone usage has increased 7% in the U.S. And, these smartphone users are [...]

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Visible-light communication

February 4, 2012

Interesting concept. I can see many possible uses in the dental office but wonder about the direct line of sight issue. Reminds me of the old IR devices. If they could not “see” the receiver they did not work.
AMONG the many new gadgets unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a [...]

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Mobile Browsing

January 30, 2012

Here is another important statistic from Sesame Communications.
Mobile web browsing is expected to exceed desktop browsing in 2014
That means if you are a dentist setting up or upgrading a practice web site you need to have a mobile version of the site. Although it is possible to access a standard web site on a smart [...]

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Yankee Dental Congress Mobile App

January 16, 2012

Great Idea. I will be presentung at Yankee Jan 28.
The 2012 YDC Mobile App is now available. With a simple touch, you can:

View all the course offerings and locations
Conduct searches for exhibitors and show specials
Explore the Exhibit Hall Floor plan
Review Shuttle Bus Schedule
Deals from Local Restaurants
Latest Traffic Reports

via Yankee Dental Congress 2012 – Mobile App.

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The Best Products of 2011

November 18, 2011

From PC Magazine:
Perhaps the greatest distinction we give, however, is our Best of the Year Awards, which are presented to those products that truly dazzle us.
Best of the year in these catagories:
Desktops
Laptops
Tablets
Peripherals &
Components
Audio
Digital Cameras
Ebook Readers
GPS Navigation
HDTVs
Cell Phones
Mobile Devices
Mobile Apps
Security
Software &
Internet
Networking
Printers
Projectors
Scanners
Gaming
Some of these, like the printer, will have a direct dental office application. Others, like Gaming, [...]

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Apple Unveils New iPhone 4S

October 5, 2011

The big tech news yesterday was the new iPhone. The linked PC Magazine article has details.
Apple on Tuesday finally unveiled a new iPhone—the iPhone 4S
What does this mean for dentists? Mobile devices (a better or at least more accurate name than “phone”) are continuing to advance and people will want to connect with their dental office [...]

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Regulation of Apps?

September 17, 2011

Dr. Bicuspid reports om an FDA meeting to develop regulations for mobile medical / dental apps.
How should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate mobile medical apps?
How about…not at all.
via DrBicuspid Imaging.

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Vudu Streaming Video

August 25, 2011

If you want to use video to entertain or distract patients in the dental office do not get a DVD player just use your Internet connection and stream movies or TV to them via a treatment room monitor, an iPad or even video glasses. The newest online movie system is Vudu which is reviewed below.
Vudu, [...]

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Do You Live In An Android State Or An iPhone State?

August 6, 2011

Southern and Western states like Florida, Texas, California, and Oregon over-index for Android. Whereas the Midwest and New England states are dominated by Apple devices. Strangely, New York state is neither.

via Do You Live In An Android State Or An iPhone State? | TechCrunch.
Related: Windows phone use drops to less than 6%. I tried a [...]

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Mobile Case Study

July 20, 2011

Take a wild guess. That is the way most of us have determined which communication or marketing plans were most effective. Now with digital marketing and the Internet everything can be easily tracked. You can determine which communication methods actually work and which are ignored without tying up hours of staff time and spending scads [...]

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Mobile Dental Websites

July 11, 2011

According to Sesame Communications:
Moms with kids spend, on average, 6.1 hours per day seeking information online using their smartphones.
With that in mind grab your smart phone and look up your practice:
Was it easy to find your practice? That is do you show up on maps or search or can the prospective patient only find you [...]

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Who owns that phone?

June 22, 2011

The linked article by law professor Glen Reynolds discusses the recent kerfuffle with Apple possibly attempting to control the use of iPhone video.
It also raises a question of ownership. When Americans buy an iPhone or other gadget, we tend to think that, since we paid for it, we actually, you know, own it. But the [...]

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No Power? Go Mobile

June 10, 2011

I just heard of an unexpected benefit from using a mobile app for your dental practice management system. One of my lunch table mates at the Dentrix Users Conference, Dana, is an office manager for a dental office in Port Lavaca, TX which is on the gulf coast. This last winter they experienced severe weather [...]

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