Who could have imagined years ago that we could call each
other from anywhere via the cellphone? In fact, nowadays we can even see each
other via the cellphone, no matter where we are and for as long as the signals
are present.
What can I say? I'm fortunately in the relatively "untouched" back waters of Hawaii where lack of technology is not necessarily bad.
My friend Pete Haberly sent me an interesting story about
how we can now do even more amazing things with our ubiquitous cellphones. A special application that can be bought for
a little under $200 can transform our cellphone into a medical instrument.
Through the app, the phone can do heart, blood and saliva tests among others.
It can even be hooked up to devices and produce
scans, ECGs and ultrasounds.
The technology definitely saves money and time. Medical analyses and screening can be done
instantaneously and remotely. A special
sensor can be applied to one's chest, for example, and the phone produces a
cardiogram that can be messaged or
emailed to one's doctor. There is no need to visit a lab and wait for
the result to be processed. I've been imagining also how the phone could be of use for pregnancy tests.
Still on the health subject, I was wondering if one day those imaginative tech geeks will come up with an app that
a girl can use to tell if a love interest is serious or merely stringing her along.
Imagine a world with a minimum of heartbreak and rancor over failed relationships simply
because the phone eliminates the fatal danger of making wrong assumptions. Time to make love not war!
For example, the phone would be able to tell through a
special sensor attached to a man's chest or wrist if the dream house boyfriend says he will
build (to impress girlfriend) is really
merely a house of cards. The phone could be a
handy and convenient lie detector gadget and every girl's best friend. No, it is not enough that your nose extends a bit every time you lie, Pinnochio.
The phone could also be every guy's
buddy. With the help of a special app and a
sensor, a guy could even predict how his evening will turn out
based on a digital reading of his partner's "romantic indicators."
Now don't get all excited guys and gals. Be patient with our
current smart phones but keep watching. Definitely, "phonedocs" are just around the corner and,
hopefully shortly after,
"lovephones."
Be sure to click on this link to "digital medicine":
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=r13uYs7jglg
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=r13uYs7jglg
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- Ariel Murphy
I have enough trouble figuring out how to use the apps already in use! Haha.
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