HRS-I monitors your health, wirelessly
What you see here is the HRS-I, it is designed by a group of body monitoring products collectively called the WIN Human Recorder.
I suppose it is called the Human Recorder because it can monitor the human body which includes eletrocardiographic signals, body-surface temperature, and even overall body movements.
This device can communicate wirelessly to a remote base. I’m not certain what kind of wireless tech it uses, but it certainly is small enough to be worn underneath one’s clothes without anyone noticing. As for the battery life, it is good for three days on a single charge.
Now, this HRS-I can be yours for just $331, but the monitoring service is a $110 monthly fee. I suppose that the wearer of this device probably has to have some sort of debilitating medical condition to justify those fees.
I can see the WIN Human Recorder System as the future of medicine. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if I live to see a future where people wear these constantly. Then some sort of database keeps track of our health and updates us through e-mail or text message when it detects some sort of anomaly.
That may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but considering the mobile and digital age that we live in, is it that much of a stretch?
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Cazare Covasna Says: March 25, 2010 at 4:49 am
If you can imagine 600 people, most of them with heart diseases, in one place, then you know that is something very usefull.
In Covasna it is a cardilogy hospital (well, is mostly a clinic, but the romanian language does`t use it for this kind of facility).
How helpfull would that be in such a place.
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topcat Says: June 17, 2010 at 10:12 am
A really well focused and balanced article – well done and keep it going
Dermot Says: September 24, 2010 at 2:11 am
Intriguing device but I can’t imagine their aren’t many other similar devices on the market. Who’s the target market anyway? If there’s a monthly subscription fee it seems as though they are targeting individual patients, but if you have a condition requiring this kind of round the clock monitoring wouldn’t you be under a doctor’s care already? I’d like more information if possible.
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