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Date: 17th Apr 2011
Advantech ports its healthcare infotainment
terminal to Android Froyo
Advantech Applied Infotainment Terminal Division has announced
that it has completed porting its Healthcare Infotainment
Terminal (HIT) series to the Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS kernel.
This marks the first Advantech product series that supports
the growing Android platform. An application-ready software
development kit (SDK) and drivers are also available for
the Android operating system, bringing greater opportunities
for cloud computing services in digital healthcare applications,
such as patient infotainment systems, electronic patient
data retrieval, patient identification systems and home
care.
In just under two years, Android has become a widely used
mobile operating system, powering everything from net-books,
to smart phones, to tablets. People are using all kinds
of Android applications ("apps") on surprising
types of systems. At first, gaming and entertainment devices
adopted Android, but as the operating system grew in popularity
many new, creative and useful "apps" have hit
the market; quite a few are serious business applications.
Near Field Communication (NFC) Payments on Android Will
Become a Mainstream Business Model in the Not Too Distant
Future
With Google's strong support and promotion, Android devices
are surfacing that feature near field communications. By
embedding a small RFID sensor in the device, it can act
like an electronic wallet, RFID debit card, or VISA Wave
card, extending Android's domain to point of sale use at
the Metro, convenience stores, or for building security
access, or anywhere else RFID smart technology can be used.
In a determined move, Google has recently teamed up with
MasterCard and Citigroupto bring the NFC Payment System
to the United States, launching a program in the San Francisco
Bay and New York City areas. Soon customers using Citigroup
cards will be able to activate an "app" designed
specifically for NFC-enabled Android smart phones. The "app"
will allow users to pay for purchases by waving their phones
over a contact-less reader.
With built-in RFID read/write sensors, and now with the
power of Android, Advantech's HIT series systems are perfectly
poised to take advantage of the new NFC Payment "apps"
entering the market. And with other features like built-in
Wi-Fi and a Smartcard reader.
For more information visit the website at: www.advantech.com.
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