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Philips shows off health and wellness concepts at Simplicity Event

Philips' regular Simplicity Events have never seen a shortage of futuriffic concept devices in the past, and this week's event in London looks to be no exception, with it focusing on health and wellness in particular. Among the concepts on display is a 'Celebrating Pregnancy' scenario which, among other things, consists of a so-called "Presentation Bump" that allows for "4-D Baby Visualization", and a seat with an integrated scanning belt that enables "fast, hygienic scanning." Other concepts include an 'Ambient Healing Space' for patients recovering in the hospital, which includes a body sensing blanket that replaces other monitoring devices, along with a HeartStart portable heart monitor and resuscitation device, a whole 'Care for Guests' scenario, and even a newfangled espresso machine and a juicer/blender. Click on through to the gallery below for a closer look at each of those, plus a few other things Philips foresees in your future.

[Via Pocket-lint]

Monica's AN24 monitors unborn child's heart remotely

While Monica Healthcare's AN24 fetal / maternal electrophysiological monitor won't go down as the first device to take a pulse on one's heartbeat outside of the hospital, it is being dubbed the "world's first" device to allow "mother's-to-be to keep a regular check on their baby's heartbeat without having to go into the hospital and be attached to a machine." The pocket-sized device operates on battery power, weighs under 100-grams, and specializes in "non-intrusive passive monitoring." Moreover, it can detect and differentiate between the mother and the baby's signals, and can transmit real-time FHR / MHR analysis data to via Bluetooth or USB to any applicable handheld / PC. Notably, the AN24 has gone from "a research device into a medically approved product in only two years," and if the EU testing continues to go well, the company expects the device to hit the market in the October timeframe.

[Via MedGadget]

The new Baby Boom fertility watch from Laks

As much as we love to integrate superfluous technology into our everyday doings, we've gotta say that this new "Baby Boom" fertility wristwatch from techno-watch extraordinaire Laks has us just a little bit creeped out. Maybe it's the concept of a cold little digital device helping out with tracking fertile days, pregnancy weeks and finding baby names, or the fact that the watches look decidedly man-ish, but whatever it is, Laks seems to have packed in some hefty fertility-centric capabilities -- and we're just not sure how we feel about that. Anyways, we're guessing the black and grey watch is a sort of "him and hers" setup, since they're sold in a two pack for 149 Euro ($189 US), while a single watch goes for 90 Euro ($114 US). They should be shipping now.



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