For all of you hypochondriacs and good patients with iPhones, theFrench company Withings revealed last week that its Blood PressureMonitor is now available in the United States. Withings, best knownfor its Internet-connected Wi-Fi Scale, says its Blood PressureMonitor, also called BPM, will also work with the iPad and latemodel iPods.
To operate the BPM, just wrap its sleeve around your arm, plugits attached cable into your Apple gadget, and the BPMautomatically launches a free app to record your blood pressure andheart rate.
The sleeve automatically inflates and releases pressure on yourarm while taking readings. There is no ball to squeeze, and the kitrolls up neatly for storage or transporting.
The Withings app saves your readings to your iOS device, alongwith the times and dates they were taken. That kind of data, whichthe app displays in simple graphs, can help you detect patterns andchart your progress if you're engaged in health-enhancing exerciseor other activities.
The Withings app also has a sharing feature, so you can pass yourresults along to your doctor via e-mail, or to your account withGoogle Health or Microsoft HealthVault. (My doctor is with BethIsrael Deaconess Medical Center, which has partnered with bothonline medical information services.)
The Withings BPM, which has FDA clearance, is available for $129.
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