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kronas

17-04-2004 20:18

Mr laforge, come to the bridge immediately

ever wanted to use that communicator on star trek....... the button press on the chest, known as a lapel, shout a name and be connected to that person ?

well now you can, thanks to a technology firm it has created a network using WiFi and servers to enable it to be used in various areas such as hospitals..

source: BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3628517.stm

:cool:

Maggy

17-04-2004 20:28

Re: Mr laforge, come to the bridge immediately

OH no! I can't think of anything worse.At least you can leave the mobile behind when you go to the loo.Now the boss can get you whenever he feels like it.There's no getting lost or incommuncado with one of these.

Incog. :)

homealone

17-04-2004 20:43

Re: Mr laforge, come to the bridge immediately

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

lol - it's not intended to be implanted, Incog, you can take it off ;) :)

- just a fancy pager, really, the suggested use in hospitals sounds like it could be a good idea?

kronas

17-04-2004 20:51

Re: Mr laforge, come to the bridge immediately

Quote:

Originally Posted by homealone

- just a fancy pager, really, the suggested use in hospitals sounds like it could be a good idea?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

according to the article you would have to push the button to communicate..... simply ignore him, make an excuse up......and continue :pp

homealone

17-04-2004 21:03

Re: Mr laforge, come to the bridge immediately

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronas

yes its good for hospitals, instant contact with doctors, suregons, instead of the current paging system, it can be of a benefit to patients as well as people who work in the hospitals for a fast efficent response to emergencies, and even possible patient consultation and checkup efficency.

according to the article you would have to push the button to communicate..... simply ignore him, make an excuse up......and continue :pp

anywhere that's a big site & needs good communication, oil rigs, chemical factories etc could benefit from this, noise cancelling might be a problem, though.

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