Implications of regulatory requirements for smartphones, gaming consoles and other devices

摘要

Technology is progressing at an unprecedented rate. Drivenby a healthy consumer appetite for all things digital,technology is becoming smaller, more mobile, morepowerful, and is increasingly being equipped with sensorssuch as accelerometers and gyroscopes, cameras, highquality microphones, and amazingly vivid displays. Amongthe most popular of these technologies are smartphonesand video game consoles. Parks Associates (2010) haveestimated that, in 2014, smartphone users will have topped1 billion worldwide. Sensor-based gaming consoles arealso becoming more popular with 76 million Wii devicesand over 600 million games sold to date (Nintendo 2010).With their exceptional processing power, versatility, andfeatures, these devices are starting to be used for medicalapplications. Some of the most popular applications on theApple iTunes store include AirStrip, which allows remotecritical care and cardiology monitoring, and ResolutionMD,a medical image visualiser for the iPhone.