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Originally Posted by citius
So out of curiosity, what do medical professionals really want out of an e-book reader? Something to read charts, look at x-rays, etc? What do you need?
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For me, I want something that will give me portable, reliable and
usable access to the many medical reference sources I use in my discipline (psychiatry). Carrying my T3 lets me pack 65lbs. worth of books in my hip pocket. What gets difficult with the Palm is gathering a collaborative consult with others around it's tiny screen, it's plenty big enough for me when I'm working alone, but often the situation is sharing an opinion or clinical info with three or more staff members at once. Having a large, bright, highly portable screen, something that could be passed around would be great in those situations. It would need to have great battery life, bulletproof construction and an idiot-proof interface/OS...
--ryan