Posted on 10/25/2009 11:39:33 AM PDT by GonzoII
Not even kidding - talk about a revolution in sidewalk pro-life counseling technology:
The Star Trek Tricorder, a device that allows medics to check their patients in the field in the sci-fi TV show, took a step closer to becoming reality today thanks to a new device being shown off by General Electric in the US.
The device, which is a cross between a mobile phone and an iPod was shown at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Called Vscan, the clamshell designed gadget is aimed at doctors, and possibly would-be parents who could use it in their office or in the field to check the progress of unborn babies or other medical instances, rather than sending their patients to a specialist department for a scan.
Jeff Immelt, GE's CEO, said that the device, which will be available sometime next year, will be "very digitally capable", coming with a small screen and the ability to save the images. It won't, however, feature Wi-Fi connectivity which would give it the ability to send images to others. (Pocket link)
See a glimpse of it in action after the here.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanpapist.com ...
Ping.
Nice little machine, but larger “portable” ultra-sound devices have been used to pregnancy check horses for years....
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Cool gadget— I wonder if it could be used outside abortion clinics to give would-be “clients” a chance to see their babies.
Oops, didn’t notice that you’d already made that point!
This is going to cause heartburn for a lot of people, using a GENERAL ELECTRIC device?
Never to be seen again after health care legislation passes...
Don’t be so sure. GE (Government Electric) is in Obama’s backpocket, and thus is sure to profit from any socialist healthcare legislation that gets signed. GE is one of the largest recipients of TARP and stimulus money out there.
there is a dark side to many things...
Ultrasound is widely abused in China to discover the gender of the baby...and based on the 60/40 birthrate, it appears that 5% of girls are summarily aborted.
Yea, But can it play MP3’s?
GE in Bammy pocket?
OR
Bammy in GE’s pocket?
So hard to tell these days....
Can’t imagine someone who is going for an abortion would likely have an ultrasound done at the ready, but you sure could show her an ultrasound of a little one off the screen and maybe she’d soften to having one done on herself. Nifty gadget!
It’s cool that it’s so small but you are right. I’m not a horse, but 5yrs ago, a portable ultrasound ruled out a breech presentation during my labor. It helped me avoid a csection.
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