Bluetooth find of the week: "Mood" watch gauges your emotional state

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A new wristwatch that reads vital signs can alert caregivers via SMS to sudden changes in your numbers. Exmocare, which will release the Bluetooth watch on August 1, also claims the thing can guess your emotional state using some fancy algorithms.

Exmocare admits the wristwatch is ***not a medical device.*** In fact, it apparently does a crummy job of guessing your emotional state. Exmocare’s own tests claim an accuracy rate of only 75 percent.
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BioPatch + Treo "smartphone" = freedom for cardiac patients

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Phone can relay your cardiac data directly to the doc

Don’t let that bum ticker keep you off the links this summer!

Telzuit Medical Technologies has developed a patch that sends your vital signs to your doctor, via your cell phone.

From the Telzuit website:

The BioPatch system…combines powerful, state-of-the-art technology to transmit, receive, and store a patient’s biometric cardiac data.

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