Teddy the Guardian by IDerma Tracks Children's Vital Signs
Meghan Young — July 20, 2013 — Life-Stages
References: teddytheguardian & fastcompany
With all of the fitness and health technology on the market, it was about time there was one created that targeted the well-being of children; enter Teddy the Guardian. It is chock full of electronics and sensors designed to measure heart rate, blood pressure amongst other important medical data. In a way, Teddy the Guardian will help prepare children for the quantified lifestyle their parents themselves are starting to enter.
Designed by Croatia-based firm IDerma, Teddy the Guardian connects to parents' smartphones via Bluetooth in order to relay their kid's vital signs. It "can also provide long-term data on background health stats to physicians," as pointed out by Fast Company.
Teddy the Guardian just received FDA approval to be outfitted with the necessary medical tech.
Designed by Croatia-based firm IDerma, Teddy the Guardian connects to parents' smartphones via Bluetooth in order to relay their kid's vital signs. It "can also provide long-term data on background health stats to physicians," as pointed out by Fast Company.
Teddy the Guardian just received FDA approval to be outfitted with the necessary medical tech.
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