DuoFertility skin patch keeps watch on ovulation
It's been quite a while since we've seen any significant advances in ovulation monitoring technology, but this new DuoFertility skin patch looks set to shake things up a bit, with it taking an always-on approach to keeping tabs on your (or your significant other's) fertility status. That's done with the help of a patch worn under the arm, which continuously monitors basal body temperature and can be read at any time in just a few seconds with the aid of the reader (pictured above). If you need a bit more information, you can then plug the reader into your PC and get your fertility status in chart and graph form. No word on a release 'round these parts just yet, but those in Europe will apparently be able to pick 'em up "later this year" for $1,000 apiece.
[Via Coolest Gadgets]
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Johan S @ Jun 9th 2008 7:24PM
I think they would sell a lot more if they priced it at $199 and then charged $30 monthly for a couple years.
Podaman @ Jun 9th 2008 7:29PM
No A2DP, no sale.
iEye @ Jun 9th 2008 7:27PM
Liks like that has an iPod scroll wheel... Apple has gone to crap... iPhone looks like cheap crap... Apple is rotten...
No more iPhone unless you sign up with crappy AT&T, so I guess you cannot buy the thing as a gift..
KEROLiUKAS @ Jun 9th 2008 7:31PM
LOL @ Apple fanboy
iEye @ Jun 9th 2008 7:47PM
Apple has no where else to go, that is why they are holding out on "features", so next year they release stereo BT, and then the next iPhone Cut & Paste...
Just look at the design of it, they have nothing left to give.. same with the Shuffle & Nano...
But yet idiots will be sleeping out in the night so they can give AT&T 2 years and a good $2,000 just so they can browse the internet, even though those nerds always have the MacBook air with them, they need another device...
That money is better of spent on an internet connection at home...
finnith @ Jun 9th 2008 8:13PM
God ****in damnit, decide which side you're gonna troll!
Jaque-o @ Jun 10th 2008 5:06AM
Lmfao @ ajumps!!!
You made my day..
*pokes iEye in the iEye*
Jaque-o @ Jun 10th 2008 3:38AM
Lmfao @ ajumps!!!
You made my day..
*pokes iEye in the iEye*
Gripen40k @ Jun 9th 2008 7:40PM
Heh, what ever happened to good ol' fashioned 'do it till it happens' approach to baby making. Call me old fashioned, but it sure is cheaper and a heck of a lot funner.
j_g_puff @ Jun 9th 2008 7:52PM
I'm sure it's not cheaper once you have 15 squiblings running around your ankles.
Regardless, how much can this thing really tell if all it measures is temperature? What happens if you go for a run or holiday in Greenland? And $1000 is just silly. For that amount you could buy a computer, a copy of excel and a thermometer and STILL have enough left over for a good-quality maternity bra.
iEye @ Jun 9th 2008 7:49PM
Too many babies on this planet... why do we need more?
Rick @ Jun 9th 2008 8:25PM
So they can buy the latest iPhone each year.
iEye @ Jun 9th 2008 8:29PM
No, humans buy gadgets... sheep buy Apple products...
puhsitch @ Jun 9th 2008 9:13PM
Aaand there are sheep who reject Apple products.
iFoo @ Jun 9th 2008 8:35PM
.... to manufacture more gadgets, but not limited to, Apple products and the iPhone?
donkamero @ Jun 9th 2008 8:43PM
damn and too late for mothers day present :(
Jonathan Sundy @ Jun 9th 2008 9:09PM
Blah, if you're trying to get pregnant just have more sex... why spend a grand on a device to tell you when you should have fun?
nth256 @ Jun 10th 2008 4:18AM
My wife and I have had fertility problems from the get-go. For anyone who's not gone thru the stress of turning love-making into a repetitive chore in order to procreate will never comprehend the level of frustration. Seriously, when you have to actually TRY to have a baby, sex loses all its fun.
Jonathan Sundy @ Jun 10th 2008 5:21AM
You're right I haven't gone through that, but I can understand what you mean. I hope everything worked out for you and your wife.
nth256 @ Jun 10th 2008 12:06PM
Wow, Thank you! I really appreciate that! Yes, we have an awesome little boy who's two now. We consider ourselves very lucky. We were about ready to throw in the towel and start saving up for adoption.
Windzilla @ Jun 9th 2008 9:29PM
huh, only 15 comments, apparently engadget readers aren't big ovulators
Jono B @ Jun 9th 2008 9:46PM
Why not just use the "mucous method"? - http://www.epigee.org/guide/cervicalmucus.html
bartoron @ Jun 9th 2008 9:54PM
My loser virgin uber-nerd alarm is going off, and the arrow on the indicator wheel is pointing into the "awkward" section!
Darkest Daze @ Jun 9th 2008 11:52PM
Is it just me or are there way too many vague symbols on this thing?
"Honey, I'm not sure, but I think you're fully charged....or your just fertile enough to give birth to Zeus"
av8or @ Jun 10th 2008 12:15AM
if this doesn't end up 'highest ranked' theres no karma in the world
oh wait, karma is just justice without the satisfaction, and i don't believe in jusitice
Coral @ Jun 10th 2008 9:20AM
I lol'd.
+1
Vic the One @ Jun 10th 2008 11:25AM
Clearly you win! So much for my "egg timer" joke, yours is much better. +1
intrusive @ Jun 10th 2008 12:30AM
seems to me this could also be useful in AVOIDING pregnancy...
bobbywigs @ Jun 10th 2008 8:30AM
this is actually really cool if you're familiar with the basal body temp concept, but it sure seems a bit pricey when the alternative is a $10 thermometer, a piece of graph paper, and the ability to remember to take your temp every morning.
Jesse @ Jun 10th 2008 7:32PM
You really don't know the pressure and stress from trying to conceive until you've tried unsuccessfully for three years. People say, "Stop trying and it will happen," "Just get drunk one night," etc. You really think infertile couples HAVEN'T tried that??
No, I will not be spending the $1000 for this device, but it sure is nice to know that SOME strides are being made for people who want to conceive without resorting to IVF and the like.
And yes, we are pursuing adoption as well. Have fun spending $25,000 or more on that.