Some will find the concept useful, others anxious. Regardless, after the smart tattoo able to measure your state of health, here is the mobile phone that measure your pulse. The advantage with this new gadget, developed by the Japanese, is that you don’t need to stick it on your skin. A simple glance at its touch screen is enough to know its hemoglobin level.
Unbelievable ? The system works by measuring changes in facial shine related to blood flow. If you have an aspirin-white complexion, you might have some concern. Ditto if you prick a make-up.
Heart rate: soon measurable on your TV screen
Another essential benchmark for the proper functioning of the phone, the movements of the head which serve as a basis of calculation to estimate the heart rate.
Not sure that the tool is as efficient as the traditional ones blood pressure monitors but the originality of the concept leads to curiosity. Ultimately, Fujitsu researchers would like the system to work on a mirror or a television screen … “Applications are possible in the security sector, for example in public places or at airport checkpoints, to detect people who are sick or behaving suspiciously, ”Fujitsu said in a statement.
The invention should be marketed later this year.
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