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[–] dan@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

plastic clip with a spring mechanism that lets the user squeeze the device and two light channels: one to direct a flashlight to your finger and the other to direct the reflected light to the camera for image processing

That’s so fucking clever.

[–] sub_@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Wait, this looks very nifty. But digital blood pressure monitor with air pump is quite cheap nowadays and very easy to get one.

Also this seems to be the extension of measuring heartbeat with camera + flashlight that was out there like 10 years ago (you measure it by placing your thumb over your phone's camera). I wonder if eventually smartphone maker would just have it built in.