Color PDAs for Wireless LANs?

David Macfarlan asks: "My father owns a small medical practice and has always desired to get information to himself and his patients rapidly. With recent advancements of 802.11b and powerful Pocket PC's he's developed an itch for information-on-demand through a wireless handheld (preferrably color) while he is in the examination room. A database for the knowledge he's looking to access already exists, and can be queried via any browser. He has approached me on implimenting a system of reliable, fast PDA's which could deliver a browser-based wireless access (within 100 feet) of this system. Is there anyone who has experience with the PPC's, and could offer any suggestions as to which is best suited to such an application?"

Comments

issues...

[kevin lyda]

when i first left uni, i worked for the dental school. some interesting issues cropped up when we discussed computers and patients. i only really remember these two, but make sure you work out the medical issues with your dad.

how do you sterilise a pda? pda's don't like autoclaves.

what resolution do you need to store x-ray's at? if your dad misses a tumor because the resolution isn't good enough, what will the lawyers say? and i doubt he has x-rays now online, but he might want them in the future.