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iPhone heart monitor is a creative way to use iPhone sensors

This one belongs in the "what will they think of next category". Some enterprising programmers managed to make a heart monitor out of the microphone in the iPhone headset.

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While this is a cool idea and fun for most, we wouldn’t recommend it just yet for those with heart conditions.

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