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Sharp's 'healthcare pod' gives health check-ups a futuristic touch Oct 1st 2013, 14:26, by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service Putting a futuristic spin on the basic elements of a health check-up, Japan's Sharp has developed a sort of healthcare pod that allows people to look cool while their vital signs are measured. The pod-shaped device, on show this week at the Ceatec show just outside of Tokyo, measures a person's weight, pulse, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen saturation in their blood. Users sit in the device and settle in for the measurements. Blood pressure is measured the conventional way, with a band around the arm, and pulse through a sensor that touches the user's finger. The results are displayed on one of three flat panel displays that hang down in front of the user. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: id-2050920-1001-ceatec-sharp-02-100056332-small.jpg

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