Wello, a health trcker mobile case launched at Rs. 12,350

Your smartphone could soon be all you need to perform a quick check-up following the release of a new mobile phone case which turns your device into a health tracker. The Wello protective iPhone case can measure heart rate, temperature and blood pressure as you hold it in your hands.

The thin and ultra-light case is compatible with all iOS phones with Bluetooth LE, which include the iPhone 4S, 5 and 5S. The technology will also work with all Android KitKat devices, however not as a case, but as an independent insert the size of a business card.

Your fingers line up effortlessly with sensors on the back and top of the case. Those sensors gather data that the software algorithms can extrapolate to around 20 vital signs, including your heart rate, ECG, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, and temperature. The data is send by bluetooth to the smartphone.

Wello can also connect with other health and fitness devices such as pedometers and sleep trackers to help identify how different behaviours can affect a user’s bodily state. The device also offers ‘safe and secure’ remote access for users, meaning that it can be used to monitor the health details of others (such as family members) too.

According to Hamish Patel, Founder and CEO, Azoi Inc, "Wello is a not-so-small engineering feat in microelectronics, nanosensors, imaging, data analytics and design, that we hope will make a big difference in helping the world become a healthier place. We have effectively put health monitoring equipment, typically in large form factors, into a highly convenient and accessible mobile phone case."

Wello is available to pre-order now in the US, Canada, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Britain and across the European Union via the company's website for €145 ($199). 

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