Company Pitches Sensor as Solution for Measuring Temperature Using a Smartphone

Leman Micro Devices is pitching its V-Sensor for measuring temperature via smartphone. The V-Sensor measures blood pressure and other vital signs, including temperature, “with medical accuracy,” said the company. V-Sensor uses the Riva-Rocci technique to measure blood pressure, but instead of using a cuff on the arm, the user presses an index finger against the V-Sensor inside a smartphone, it said. The V-Sensor app gives a reading in under 60 seconds, without additional accessories or equipment, and a thermopile inside the sensor, used to measure body temperature, also could be used to measure the temperature of food, wine “or anything else,” it said.