Measure Heart Rate With Your Camera! Nokia Lumia 800 demo of easyHeartRate

easyHeartRate is a cool Windows Phone app I've been showing off to friends. It measures your heart rate using your phone's camera. How is that even possible? You just need to press a button and cover the camera lens with your fingertip. Watch my demo with the Nokia Lumia 800 to see how it works.

A closer look shows that our fingertip pulsates and changes color against the camera lens. I'm assuming the easyHeartRate uses that data for the measurement.

I've never seen anything like this before. The idea behind the application is unique, but I think the user interface needs some improvement. easyHeartRate is 99 cents at the Marketplace, but also comes with a free trial.

Check it out and let us know what you think. Is there anything like this on the iPhone or Android?

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[queensfan93]

Is there any proof about the accuracy about this?

[thenokiablog]

@queensfan93 you can check the accuracy by measuring your heart rate yourself and comparing the results with the app.

Look at a clock or stopwatch then touch your wrist to find the pulse. Count how many times it beats in in a minute and compare that with the number from the app.

[grandmasterj5]

@saksharma89 hmmm. I think I'd still rather a doc stick a thermometer up my arse, than a mobile phone :D

[slickjaia]

@themokiablog mate their is an app available at the apple app store called "heart fitness" . it first appeared in the app store on the 17th of march 2011. Amazing app, but I reckon the lumia version is probably going to be more effective due to the second gen LED Flash

[ultraslano]

@mitchtube76 hey apple fanboy. when apple announced its first multitasking iphone, Nokia got it since 2003 with the nokia 6670...

[mitchtube76]

this kind of app isn't a news... on iPhone there's since iPhone got a led flash... look for "heart rate" on appstore

[KDaem]

84 bpm in rest: time to hit the gym my friend

[saksharma89]

ooohh god ....if they keep developing apps lyk this ...the time is not far when stethoscopes and other instruments will be in a museum !!!

[187UmKillaa]

Yes, there's a free android app like this one, i tried it a year ago and its really works

[hydacanal]

Dude i've seen one app in apple store. Using front camera.