World's first ECG mobile phone

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Designed by Singapore company Ephone International, the EPI Life stands out with a built-in electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement function linked to a 24-hour health concierge service. It takes 30 seconds to complete a reading, which can be sent back to the firm via GPRS anywhere in the world. The collected data is analyzed by a team of 10 cardiologists round-the-clock for life-threatening conditions, and an appropriate emergency response will be rendered by its call center. This includes private ambulance service, expedited patient admission into any of its three partnering local hospitals, and on-call doctors.

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ECG measurement in action.
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This nifty device can also be utilized to monitor blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol with easy access to an online repository dubbed EPI Virtual Health Folder via Internet, while a global network of physicians and hospitals comes as a value-added service for frequent flyers.

The phone is available in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong for S$498 (US$400.13), but requires an additional monthly subscription for the health concierge service. A basic S$99 (US$79.54) plan limits users to 10 EGCs per month compared with an unlimited upload version at S$300 (US$241.04) bundled with a free handset. A higher-end model will be available in Q4 with more mainstream lifestyle and health-centric functions in the works.

Ephone is also planning to offer this technology to other mobile phone manufacturers in the market.
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Hi, This is a wonderful gadget. I would love to introduce it to the East African Market. Let me know how to go about this.

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