ECG or electrocardiogram function is usually found in any standard fitness tracker or smartwatch, but thanks to MobilECG, it's now packaged in a compact business card.
Called the MobilECG Business Card, it has a pretty straightforward moniker, and as the name suggests, it can measure a person's pulse. Instead of using LED and an optical sensor like the setup found in wearable techs, it takes on a different approach. It makes use of two conductive pads, where the user will have to place two fingers on it to measure their heart rate.
This goes without saying, but this is far from a diagnostic tool. However, it's nonetheless an interesting device that gives an idea of the direction where the technology can go from here, not to mention that it's one of the coolest business cards that a doctor — or anyone else, at this point — can hand out.
"While it is not a diagnostic device, it is good enough to clearly capture the P, Q, R, S and T waves of the ECG signal, as shown in the video," MobilECG says.
The people behind the device revealed their creation on 9GAG, and the post quickly garnered 20,000 upvotes in one day. More than that, they made their resources available to the public, from the hardware and firmware on GitHub to the schematics [pdf].
It's not exactly the easiest thing to make, but it's not really rocket science either. At any rate, the developers are also determining whether the public will be interested in it or not, indicating that they have plans to mass produce the product and sell it.
As for the price, it's apparently going to go for approximately $29. It's definitely awesome, and also certainly expensive, but that could change, as the makers did mention that the price would go down if a lot of people showed some enthusiasm for the device.
Well, anyone who wants to have this as their business card will have to invest quite a bit to do so.
Don't forget to hit up the video below and see the MobilECG Business Card in action.
