Re: MED: Practical Biomonitoring Garment

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Mon Dec 20 1999 - 20:27:23 MST


GBurch1@aol.com wrote:

> A VEST which monitors the health of its wearer, measuring 35
> bodily functions including blood pressure, heart rate and breathing
> patterns, is due to go on sale in Britain next year.

COOL!

> The vest, which weighs the same as normal clothing, will cost £160,
> plus £19 a day to pay for the monitoring costs, ...

The 160 pounds is not a show stopper, but the 19 a day definitely is.
I imagine soon there will be available a version which you download
your data into your own computer for your own uses, so the £160 is
pretty much the only cost. Whats that in dollars? In kilograms? {8^D
spike



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