BBC News - TED 2013: Uchek app tests urine for medical issues ⇢

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A smartphone app that uses a phone’s camera to analyse urine and check for a range of medical conditions has been shown off at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference in Los Angeles.

With a blazing speed cheap new individually based tools for self diagnosis are appearing everywhere. Many of them are using the capability of smart phones like the iPhone and is distributed globally through the Appstore. Health care is up for a perfect storm here, and it seems to be sooner than many of the people with that sector thinks.

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  1. leetucksing reblogged this from futuramb and added:
    Mobile apps and medical devices It’s all coming together.
  2. massivelux reblogged this from emergentfutures and added:
    Some really useful tech
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    //bit.ly/WEmp7r
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  5. parkotaku reblogged this from futuramb and added:
    Cool shit that’s coming out for the future
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  7. cereal-is-my-escape reblogged this from emergentfutures and added:
    Does it have a “share” feature?
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