November 2002
Phones Fan Out
New software turns cell phones into wireless data gatherers.
By Wade Roush
Soon anyone with the latest cell phone will be able to check Grandpa's heart monitor, seek a diagnosis of that rattle under the hood, or make sure the hot tub is hot enough. That's because phones now coming onto the market can plug into sensing devices-from health monitors to automotive diagnostic units-to run software that reconciles a hodgepodge of data formats and translates the data for uploading onto wireless networks and the Web.
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