iPad 1 VS iPad 2 ISYS 100 Assignment 3

iPad in a Mercedes S600 modded by Brabus

Now that’s tech! Tuning company Brabus has packed enough gear on this Mercedes-Benz S600 to make Steve Jobs proud.

The Brabus iBusiness is equipped with two iPads with Bluetooth keyboards, a slim Mac Mini under the rear shelf and a 64GB iPod touch. The Mini uses a 15.2 inch display with 2 USB ports at the rear for your other gadgets so they can sync to your carputer.

Internet connectivity is through UMTS and HSDPA. The iPads are loaded with control apps for the car’s Brabus multimedia system.

Some engine-related specs include a 12-cylinder Brabus SV12 Biturbo 720 engine that can handle  1,350 Nm of torque and 750 hp / 552 kW of power, 0 to 100km/h in 4 seconds  and a top speed of 340 km/h.

This built-to-order system can be rigged on a new vehicle or on your existing S-Class model Mercedes-Benz. This car sure takes wardriving to a whole new level.

Source: Chrisdata

iPad in a Mercedes S600 modded by Brabus

Now that’s tech! Tuning company Brabus has packed enough gear on this Mercedes-Benz S600 to make Steve Jobs proud.

The Brabus iBusiness is equipped with two iPads with Bluetooth keyboards, a slim Mac Mini under the rear shelf and a 64GB iPod touch. The Mini uses a 15.2 inch display with 2 USB ports at the rear for your other gadgets so they can sync to your carputer.

Internet connectivity is through UMTS and HSDPA. The iPads are loaded with control apps for the car’s Brabus multimedia system.

Some engine-related specs include a 12-cylinder Brabus SV12 Biturbo 720 engine that can handle  1,350 Nm of torque and 750 hp / 552 kW of power, 0 to 100km/h in 4 seconds  and a top speed of 340 km/h.

This built-to-order system can be rigged on a new vehicle or on your existing S-Class model Mercedes-Benz. This car sure takes wardriving to a whole new level.

Source: Chrisdata

How Hospitals are Using the iPad

By Nicole Martinelli (6:00 pm, Oct. 19, 2010)

Dr. Richard Watson shows Gustavo Pinor an X-ray of his sprained ankle on an iPad. @Chicago Sun Times.

Next time you go to the hospital, your doctor might whip out an iPad to show you X-rays,  check drug interactions or review your medical history.

These are just some of the uses doctors are finding for Apple’s handy tablet computer in the Chicago area where three local hospitals are iPad early adopters.

At MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, the device “went through here like wildfire,” once doctors realized they could use the device to quickly access hospital records said Dr. Richard Watson, who works in the ER room. “At least half of our staff here in the emergency room has their own iPad and carries it and uses it.”

Docs use the iPad to access the hospitals’ e-records, but sensitive personal info isn’t stored on the hand-held computer. To lower the likelihood that patient records can be stolen or read by non-staffers, both the iPad and hospital servers are password protected.

Some doctors even find the iPad useful enough buy their own to use on the job.  Plastic surgeon Dr. Julie Parker, for example,  uses her own personal iPad to help  breast-cancer patients preview the effects of reconstructive surgery.

“The touch screen is intuitive and gives a hands-on experience for patients as they navigate through the pictures,” Parker said.

Shortly after it launched in April 2010, hospitals across the US started launching iPad programs. One of the first was a pilot program where some 20 doctors now use iPads to keep track of patients at a California hospital district.

At Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, doctors and staff already use smart phones, including the iPhone, to access the hospital’s network.  During the launch, a small group of doctors in a trial run were given iPads to keep abreast of patients, whether they are off site or in another wing of the hospital.

Technology director Nick Volosin has already ordered another 100 iPads to equip hospital employees including home health and hospice care workers, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists.

The iPad has many plusses for hospital use, Volosin says: it’s easy to carry on rounds, has a 10-hour battery life and costs just $500. Volosin said that similar touchscreen devices have price tags close to $3,000.

“This is going to make my day easier and patient safety better because not only now I don’t have to find a work station to do what I need to do. What I need to do I can do it right there, right then, right now,” kidney specialist Dr. Roger Haley said.

Sources: Chicago Sun times, ABC News

Hyundai Equus manual only on iPad

By Antuan Goodwin on December 21, 2010

When Hyundai announced its range-topping Equus luxury sedan for the US, the automaker also made the grand claim that it would be ditching the paper owner's manuals in favour of a 16GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad and an app.

Now prospective buyers can test-drive the Hyundai Equus iPad Owner Experience app, which is available for download in the US iTunes App Store.

Demonstrated in the video below, the app is shown playing promotional videos, giving users access to a 3D vehicle walkaround, and running animated and interactive demonstrations of vehicle safety features, such as adaptive headlights that turn to aim into a bend.

There's also a map of Hyundai dealers and service centres, detailed information about specific vehicle entertainment, navigation functions and what appears to be some sort of tilt-sensor-based driving simulator. As the app also has to function as an owner's manual, we assume there's more mundane but still useful information included too, about such things as oil changes and where to find the spare tyre.

Shame that none of Hyundai's rear-wheel drive range, the Equus and Genesis sedans, as well as the Genesis coupe, are scheduled to go on sale in Australia.

Shame that none of Hyundai's rear-wheel drive range, the Equus and Genesis sedans, as well as the Genesis coupe, are scheduled to go on sale in Australia.

Source: CNET US

Five reasons to buy an iPad 2

By Joseph Hanlon on March 3, 2011

Earlier we published an article with five reasons not to buy Apple's second generation tablet, but this is hardly the final word on the subject. With this in mind we present our counterbalance, five reasons the iPad 2 could be the best tablet to buy this year.

The iPad 2 with its snazzy Smart Case.

1. It is different to the iPad

One of our major complaints after reviewing the first iPad was the size and weight of the tablet. iPad is designed to be lugged around, pulled out during meetings, sat with in bed, and its 750g weight made this, not difficult, but unpleasant.

In height and width, iPad 2 is basically the same, but Apple has managed to make it a fair bit slimmer and lighter. It now measures up at 8.8mm deep and the Wi-Fi-only version weighs 608g. This, hopefully, will make it a more comfortable computer to hold on long plane trips.

Let's not forget that the iPad 2 also has a huge boost in processing power as well. The new A5 dual-core processor and improved graphics processor should provide a real bump in performance. This may be hard to tell when you're navigating the homescreens, but when you're playing HD videos or 3D games the new power will definitely come in handy.

2. HDMI

For some people, the opportunity to connect their tablet to a TV means very little; for us it is a very big deal and we're not alone. We always believed the iPad was best as a display device, rather than a productivity tool. Professionals who rely on sharing images, like real estate agents or graphic artists, will get a real boost from the new ability to connect the iPad 2 to a TV screen.

3. It's 'appening!

Apple's twelve-month headstart on the Android tablet market has produced a staggering 65,000 iPad-specific applications on the Apple App Store. Though we've heard of plenty of developers shifting focus to Android in 2011, this is still a very compelling reason for developers to keep working on iPad, and for us to buy one.

4. It will be (slightly) cheaper

AU$650 is a lot of money for anyone to spend, but comparatively speaking the iPad 2 should be a little cheaper. That is to say, that Apple will offer cheaper options. In the US Motorola recently launched its Xoom tablet for US$799 - US$70 more than a comparatively specced iPad. But the real clincher is that if you'd prefer to save some money you can opt for a 16GB Wi-Fi only for US$499.

5. It gets released in Australia first

Perhaps the most persuasive reason to buy an iPad 2 this year is that you can have it before we'll even see its competition. Apple will launch iPad 2 in Australia on 25 March, and unless Motorola sneaks in beforehand, this should be weeks before the Xoom, and months before we see the Galaxy Tab 10.1 or the HTC Flyer.

Source: CNET Australia