Eric Topol, MD, from Scripps, did a remarkable presentation at a meeting I attended a couple of years ago on the potential for this type of monitoring and early warning using mobile tech.

No visuals, but here's a link to an interview he did on the subject.  Fascinating stuff.

I agree! I did see a lot of his articles and found them fascinating, Daiwa.

This scanner has great potential for Paramedics and first responders as well...in poisoning, chemical spills and even military uses.

Hey Doc, finally, you get a tricorder to go with your badge!   

I suspect one of the first widespread uses of your new tricoder will be by drug enforcement police/military personnel. 

All these new techs, rolling out so rapidly - we really are creating a brave new world (negative connotation not intended).  I recently watched a very old move, one of the very first to be made:  Things to Come.  We are creating so many new tools and wonders.  Drop one of the passengers from the Mayflower into any modern city and they would most likely feel they are surrounded by magic.  We make and do such wondrous things.  Such wonderful potentials. 

I embrace all this wonder, ingenuity, and the drive of the human spirit (or intellect) to seek out the mysteries of the universe and adapt the new knowledge to make things better.  Lets just hope its better for all of us, and not just the chosen few.

Indeed...

very cool! 

Would be good if said scanner could test politicians for bullshit.

Oh wait, we don't need to test em' for that, do we! 

Okay, can this gadget tell us how deep it is, then?

Seriously, though, this little scanner could prove ever-so useful in hundreds of situations across the spectrum. As has already been suggested, the authorities checking suspects for drugs, etc, but more importantly, how useful such a device could be for doctors who need quick results in order to complete a diagnosis of patients presenting with various ailments/symptoms, etc.

Had me worried there.

For one sentence.