Body sensors, some built into shirts, are letting doctors remotely monitor and diagnose vitals.

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Electronic health record vendor athenahealth partners with review site Vitals, in which it also has an investment.

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Humans in the field checked my vitals and did basic diagnostic procedures and did not think I was having a heart attack.

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While loading, players are treated to a preview of the game's vitals -- year released, originating console and number of players supported.

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Wahoo Fitness' iPhone cycling system allows users to monitor all the vitals including power, speed, cadence, heart rate, pace, distance, location, course and more.

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Even if it never surfaces, though, we can get behind the idea of smartwatches that track vitals -- or perhaps fitness trackers that do a little more.

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There are free Android and iOS apps for those that just want to check their vitals and be done with it, but tinkerers can have a field day with the open-source hardware and upcoming API.

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Scout now pulls your vitals in ten seconds using just optical sensors, which enables it to read the vital signs of others -- as opposed to the prototype which utilized an EEG sensor and could only record the info of the person holding it.

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The N100's vitals, if you need a refresher, include Windows CE 5.0 Core Version as the OS, a 2.8-inch TFT, 300MHz processor, SiRFstar III chipset, 64MB RAM, and an included 1GB microSD card -- all in a slight 2.4 x 3.5 x 0.6-inch package weighing just under four ounces.

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