Even so, its creators claim the DxtER package is better than Star Trek's fictional tricorder. Home; News. ... a Mono test kit, medical-grade heartrate and respiration monitors, ...

In Star Trek, the Tricorder was handled by a doctor, ... Scanadu is also working on another product, called the Scanaflo, which is a complete urine test kit that can be used at home.

The system’s not quite as compact as a Star Trek tricorder. But it’s a kit of tools that weighs less than 5 pounds and fits into a small box and which features tools for monitoring blood ...

A seven-member, self-funded team consisting of four siblings won the international X Prize tricorder consumer medical competition — yes, inspired by the “Star Trek” gizmo — besting 312 ...

The Star Trek franchise envisioned a universe rife with technologies both awe-inspiring and seemingly too advanced for us to use any time soon. Yet, as the show turns 50 years old next year, ...

In other words, he was pitching the legendary Tricorder (CNN) — In 2013, an Illinois man convinced several investors to fund a revolutionary medical device, to the tune of over $25 million.

The Race To Build A Star Trek-Worthy Medical Tricorder. In the future, you’ll be able to figure out what’s wrong with you (or your child) simply by scanning them with your cell phone.

The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, a $10 million, four-year long competition challenging teams to build their own tricorders, just announced a winner. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

A tricorder may soon be an essential part of every voyaging astronaut's tool kit, and not just on "Star Trek." Handheld diagnostic devices akin to the tricorders famously wielded by doctors in the ...

As for creating a truly singular device like the tricorder in Star Trek, Harris remains optimistic. “Even in Star Trek , the tricorder wasn’t invented until the 24th century,” he says.

Qualcomm XPRIZE competition to make sci-fi mobile medical device down to two finalists. I was never a big Star Trek fan, but apparently a multifunction device known as the Tricorder was a pretty big ...

A $10m (£6.5m) prize is on offer to whoever can create a Star Trek-like medical "tricorder". The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize has challenged researchers to build a tool capable of capturing "key ...