Pulse Phone for iPhone review

#77 | 1:09 |

60-Second App - Apple

Wednesday February 16, 2011

If you've ever wanted to turn your

iPhone into a heart rate monitor

(who hasn't?) then we've got an app for you. The

Pulse Phone iPhone application

allows your iPhone to

check your heart rate

simply by

using the iPhone's camera

. You can save your results in the history section and go back to review them whenever you want.

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Show Notes

Pulse Phone
iPhone
$1.99

- The Pulse Phone app for iPhone allows you to check your heart rate without using any additional hardware.

- Using just the iPhone's built-in camera and flash, the app will illuminate your finger when placed over the lens and check for fluctuations in opacity.

- While not 100 percent accurate, Pulse Phone is quite a bit of fun and shows off some interesting potential for future apps and developments.

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