EHSLibrary » Motorola http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Smartphone vs. water http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/10/13/smartphone-vs-water/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2010/10/13/smartphone-vs-water/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:50:39 +0000 Todd Vandenbark http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=420 Health care professionals providing direct care to patients risk having their mobile phones and other devices ruined when they come in contact with fluids — bodily fluids, water from washing up, fishing on days off, etc. Recently the Endgadget blog posted a video showing the Motorola Defy being immersed in water and still functioning. Warning: don’t try this at home with another mobile device!

This smartphone is running the Android OS, and while Apple’s mobile iOS may have the lead in overall sales, a waterproof phone may be enough to get at least some end users, in and out of the healthcare professions, to consider switching.

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