Who needs a smartwatch? This tech uses your selfie camera to track your health

Credit: NEC

• Japanese company NEC has revealed the ability to track your well-being via your selfie camera.
• The solution apparently analyzes your face and pupils to track various metrics.
• This isn’t the only solution that claims to offer health insights via a phone’s selfie camera.

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We’ve seen plenty of smartphones capable of measuring your vitals in some way. Samsung’s older Galaxy phones offered a dedicated heart-rate sensor, while some Android phones can measure your heart rate via the in-display fingerprint sensor or rear camera.

Now, Japanese corporation NEC has recently announced the ability to track your well-being via your phone’s selfie camera. The company’s so-called Face & Facial Parts Monitoring System is purportedly able to detect early signs of “abnormality” by analyzing your facial patterns and pupil conditions with the selfie camera.

Author: Hadlee Simons. [Source Link (*), Android Authority]

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