Phone vibrations detect spoiled milk – without opening the carton

An app will accurately detect if your milk has gone bad using an off-the-shelf smartphone’s built-in vibration motor – and you don’t need to open the carton. According to the researchers behind the tech, it could help prevent sickness and liters of the… Continue reading Phone vibrations detect spoiled milk – without opening the carton

AI smartphone tool spots strokes in seconds by analyzing facial videos

If someone has suffered a stroke, the sooner they get the appropriate medical attention, the better. A new smartphone tool may help ensure that happens, by allowing first responders to determine if a patient has indeed experienced a stroke.Continue Rea… Continue reading AI smartphone tool spots strokes in seconds by analyzing facial videos

App detects heart failure vibes via a smartphone’s existing sensors

Detecting the first stages of heart failure could soon be as simple as placing a smartphone on a patient’s chest. That’s the conclusion of an ongoing study, which is aimed at developing an app for diagnosing the potentially lethal condition as early as… Continue reading App detects heart failure vibes via a smartphone’s existing sensors

All-in-one gadget sees the invisible to accurately spot problem wounds

When Captain Kirk stepped out with a tricorder in hand in the very first episode of Star Trek in 1966, the data-sensing, -scanning and -analyzing gadget seemed to be a rather useful but very far-in-the-future piece of technology.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading All-in-one gadget sees the invisible to accurately spot problem wounds

Ten-cent BPClip may soon let smartphones check blood pressure

While it’s very important for some people to monitor their blood pressure, individuals living in remote or impoverished regions may not have access to an arm-cuff-equipped clinic. A simple and inexpensive new device could help, as it works with the pat… Continue reading Ten-cent BPClip may soon let smartphones check blood pressure

Low-cost system uses a smartphone and earbuds to check infants’ hearing

Checking the hearing of newborns can be challenging, in that the infants can’t tell you which sounds they do or don’t hear. A new system offers an inexpensive solution to that problem, by utilizing a smartphone, earbuds and a simple microphone.Continue… Continue reading Low-cost system uses a smartphone and earbuds to check infants’ hearing

How a smartphone could predict your risk of dying within 5 years

Your smartphone likely vibrates multiple times a day with various notifications – messages from friends, bank account payments, weather warnings. But in the future there may be another kind of notification coming from your smartphone, a message from an… Continue reading How a smartphone could predict your risk of dying within 5 years

App turns smartphones into electronic stethoscopes

The Echoes app captures recordings of a user's heartbeat through the smartphone's microphone

Smartphones are beginning to have a real influence on the way we manage our day-to-day health, and one area they may have a significant impact is in monitoring our hearts. A new study has demonstrated that an app designed to turn smartphones into electronic stethoscopes can capture reliable, quality recordings of user heartbeats across the population, which doctors can then use to remotely monitor progression of heart conditions.

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Pfizer pays almost $120 million for app that detects COVID from a cough

Pharma giant Pfizer has shelled out nearly US$120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analyzing the sound of a cough.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & W… Continue reading Pfizer pays almost $120 million for app that detects COVID from a cough