[Nfb-science] Vital Signs Article

[Michael Bullis]

Yes, this should open up many new areas of opportunity when it is tested and
vetted for professional purposes.
Thanks.
Mike Bullis
Baltimore MD

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The potential of where this could take is will be incredible I believe
Thanks for sharing Fred...even with all the turkey, you knew this was a
good one
Denise

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Fred Wurtzel <f.wurtzel at att.net> wrote:

> hi,
>
>
>
> Sorry too much turkey cloggimg my brain, here's the article.
>
>
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
>
>
> Fred
>
>
>
> Philips iPad 2 app takes your vitals
>
> Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
>
> by
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> Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
>
> November 22, 2011 2:22 PM PST
>
> Last year, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media
> Lab
>
> unveiled a novel pulse-measuring technique
>
> that used a low-resolution Webcam. It worked by imaging the human face to
> detect
>
> the slightest changes in brightness resulting from blood flow.
>
> (Credit:
>
> Philips)
>
> Electronics maker Philips is now is bringing a strikingly similar
> technology
> to market
>
> with its
>
> Vital Signs Camera App
>
> , though with the rather important disclaimer that said app should not be
> considered
>
> a medical tool.
>
> The app, released last week for 99 cents, uses the
>
> iPad
>
> 's built-in camera to detect those tiny changes in color--which Philips
>
> calls "micro-blushes"
>
> --that measure blood flow to indicate one's pulse. The camera also tracks
> chest movement
>
> to determine one's respiratory rate.
>
> To use the app, one simply needs to position one's face within the given
> brackets
>
> on the screen and hold still for a few seconds while the measurements are
> taken.
>
> The results can then be shared by Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail.
>
> One early adopter
>
> writes a telling review
>
> : "Don't know if the readings are correct, but still amazing to use."
>
> It is indeed hard to say exactly how accurate this technology is, and the
> disclaimer
>
> clarifies that measurements and statistics are provided for "entertainment
> use only,"
>
> but with Philips making its algorithms
>
> available for licensing
>
> , this will surely be the first of many vital-sign apps to come.
>
> For now, as we sprawl out on couches and under tables after the inevitably
> too-large
>
> Thanksgiving meal, measuring our vital signs could certainly become one
> form
> of holiday
>
> entertainment.
>
> Watch on YouTube
>
> Philips Vital Signs Camera App
>
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