This article originally posted 02 June, 2006 and appeared in Issue 283
LG KP8400 Cell phone with blood glucose monitor
LG
KP8400 Cell phone with blood glucose monitor
In an unusual, but sensible, marriage of technologies,
LG has released the KP8400 cellphone in Korea that
doubles as a blood test for diabetics. The phone includes
a tester into which users can place a blood test drop
on a strip, place the strip in a special reader on
the phone (located near the phone's battery pack),
and get insulin and blood readings on the phone display.
Readings can then be uploaded to an online database
for retrieval later on. Because of the added technology
the rest of the phone isn't anything to write home
about, but it's more than sufficient: 262k color TFT
display, CIF camera, and 64 voice polyphonic sound.
The CDMA KP8400 handset was co-developed with health
care equipment company Healthpia, and will sell for
the equivalent of about US$380 in LG's home market
of Korea.
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LG
KP8400 Cell phone with blood glucose monitor 
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