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Wireless Sensors and Mobile Apps in Healthcare

Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. When you combine cheap sensors with the computing power and interface capabilities of modern iPhones and Android smartphones, you can get powerful mobile diagnostics.  When you add in smartphones’ data transmission capabilities to feed data […]

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VGBio Vitalink: Medical Wearable Sensors & Mobile Apps

FDA, Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. One of the trends from the 2012 MHealth Summit I briefly touched on last week was the growing number of Bluetooth and wifi enabled wearable medical devices.  I think this trend will become extremely important […]

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Trends from the 2012 MHealth Summit: Mobile Momentum

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I attended the 2012 mHealth Summit in Washington DC earlier this week and came away impressed with the how fast things are moving in this space. The conference itself, now in it’s fourth year, has […]

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Going Native isn't Always the Right Move in Mobile

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In my work helping companies practice lean innovation, I talk to a lot of folks who are launching mobile products and they chose to build a native app instead of a mobile web app.  For […]

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Turbocharge Your Mobile App Sales

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Todd Wyder and I gave a talk on marketing mobile apps at Mobile Mondays Chicago  at Morningstars swanky offices on State Street. Selling mobile applications is far more difficult than selling SaaS applications. Currently, there […]

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Using Constraints to Brainstorm Designs for Mobile Apps

Human Factors & UX, mobile medical apps, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. While a mobile app may do a lot of things, it’s essential to design the app so it feels simple to the user at any moment during its use. But how do you generate ideas […]

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Designing Mobile Apps Using Quick Scale Prototypes

Human Factors & UX, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Mobile apps need to be designed and tested to scale to avoid surprises when actual human hands start operating the app. Designs crafted or presented on large monitors can be deceiving, because it’s hard to […]

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Moving Your Apps to Mobile: Part 3 - Mobile Opportunities

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In part one of this series, I wrote about how mobile should be central to your development strategy because of the major shift that is happening to people’s computing habits. In part two, I cover […]

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Moving Your Apps to Mobile: Part 2 - How Mobile is Different

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In part one of this series, I wrote about how mobile should be central to your development strategy because of the major shift that is happening to people’s computing habits. In part two, I cover […]

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7 Questions to Ask When Designing Mobile App

Human Factors & UX, mobile medical apps, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Feel Can Make or Break a Product Imagine you are shopping for a new car. You found a model that looks great and has all the features you want. It’s even in your price range. […]

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Moving Your Apps to Mobile Part 1

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Many companies we talk to are struggling with their mobile application strategy. It’s similar to the early days of the web, where some companies ignored it and struggled, and some got disrupted. For mobile, the […]

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Designing for Touch: The Science of Tap vs. Click

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. We know intuitively designing for a touch interface is different than a mouse driven interface. But why are they different? Let’s wrap a little bit of science around these two worlds. Both interfaces, tap or […]

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