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GE VScan portable ultrasound earns the Leonard McCoy seal of approval

Well, would you look at this little beaut from from the Web 2.0 summit. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt swung by the event last night pocketing the not-quite-flip phone tricorder Vscan, which all kidding aside is one of the smallest functional ultrasound machines we’ve seen. The goal is for doctors to have better access to specialist tools, reducing the number of referrals and improving diagnoses, etc. — and we’re sure selling an absolute ton of these is probably on the to-do list as well. See a glimpse of it in action after the break.

[Via Pocket-Lint]

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GE VScan portable ultrasound earns the Leonard McCoy seal of approval originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tricorder PMP-09 won’t analyze data or call Starfleet, will lift your spirits with music

Let us tell you, this isn’t any ordinary Star Trek tricorder prop, if such a thing exists. The Tricorder PMP-09 looks an awful lot like the Mark X model from the series, has a 2.8-inch TFT screen, plays up to 12 hours music / 4 hours of video and supports AVI, MP4, JPG, BMP, and WAV files. It boasts 12 different LCARS / themed interface, and from what we can see on the site, at least six different skins, including Starfleet, Borg, Workbee, and Marine. Starting price is $362.50 for US orders / $384.50 for international. It probably won’t help you in the event of a Sith or Dalek encounter, or if you find yourself in need of medical assistance, but the next time you run into a Deep Space 9 crew member on the street, you better believe this’ll make for a great ice breaker. Videos of the packaging and working display model, flashing LEDs and all, after the break.

[Thanks, Anthony]

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Tricorder PMP-09 won’t analyze data or call Starfleet, will lift your spirits with music originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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