A mobile phone that monitors the user's skin
condition, checking for blemishes and colour, was unveiled in
beauty-conscious Japan on Thursday.
The "Hada Memori" (skin memory) programme
allows women to keep tabs on their complexion and track changes over
time by storing records in the cloud.
Users can also share their data through
social networking sites, said IT giant Fujitsu, which plans to use the
information to target advertising of beauty products.
A spokeswoman said the skin system comes with
a small card that has a 15 millimetre (0.6 inch) hole, which must be
pressed to the cheek. The smartphone's camera then takes a picture of
the skin and analyses the result.
The Hada Memori is the first of a series of
devices that will measure users' stress levels, exercise habits and
quality of sleep, helping the company gather a significant pool of
health data which it can then sell on.
"We will be able to offer the data to service
providers eventually," said Hayuru Ito, senior manager of Fujitsu's
strategic planning division.
Fujitsu is aiming to have one million users of the system in the next two years.
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