The Star Trek tricorder was a good example of a McGuffin. It did anything needed to support the plot or, in some cases, couldn’t do things also in support of the plot. We know [SirGalaxy] was thinking ...

The data includes heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, oxygen level and an ECG The device sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone via Bluetooth After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the ...

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According to Star Trek, 23rd century doctors will diagnose most illnesses and determine the general state of health via a device called a Tricorder. But as with many of Star Trek’s futuristic ...

OK, don’t color me a Trekkie, but I did enjoy watching the show occasionally when I was young. In high school, we played an intricate drinking game based on the Next Generation series (woe if Captain ...

Qualcomm Foundation and the X Prize Foundation are challenging technology and medical innovators to develop a real-life mobile tricorder that can diagnose 15 diseases without any poking, prodding or ...

Some people believe that if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself. So that’s exactly what maker Mangy Dog dog did when they built a replica of a Star Trek tricorder that looks ...

The list of the Tricorder X Prize applicants supports this. Stephen Johnston, from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, has developed a finger-prick blood test that takes an "antibody ...

Throughout the myriad voyages of the crews of the Starship Enterprise, medical officers always carried with them a futuristic little device, about the size of a cellphone, that allowed them to ...

From CNET Magazine: An XPrize competition aims to turn a 50-year-old science fiction concept into a powerful medical device that's accessible to all. Jennifer Guevin was a managing editor at CNET, ...

Before the idea for the Tricorder X Prize came about, Diamandis sought advice from experts across disciplines. He talked to Larry Brilliant, the doctor and technologist who worked with the World ...