| Nov 29, 2012 |
Mobile phone introduced in Japan will monitor skin condition
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(Nanowerk News) The “Hada Memori” (skin memory) programme allows women to keep tabs on their complexion and track changes over time by storing records in the cloud.
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Users can also share their data through social networking sites, said IT giant Fujitsu, which plans to use the information to target advertising of beauty products.
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| Phone’s camera takes picture of skin, analyses result when a card that has 15 millimetre hole, is to cheek.
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A spokeswoman said the skin system comes with a small card that has a 15 millimetre (0.6 inch) hole, which must be pressed to the cheek. The smartphone’s camera then takes a picture of the skin and analyses the result.
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The Hada Memori is the first of a series of devices that will measure users’ stress levels, exercise habits and quality of sleep, helping the company gather a significant pool of health data which it can then sell on.
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“We will be able to offer the data to service providers eventually,” said Hayuru Ito, senior manager of Fujitsu’s strategic planning division.
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Fujitsu is aiming to have one million users of the system in the next two years.
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