April 25, 2005

LG Develops Health Care Battery Pack for Mobile Phones

lge_wellbeing_03.jpg LG Electronics announced on Monday that it is launching a battery pack for taking care of people's health. The pack can be used to measure diet, stress control and blood sugar.

LG also unveiled a new handset, the LG-KP3400, sporting the health care battery pack, which will provide customized service for each user.

LG said that the phone will be helpful for busy people to keep their body in check against obesity, stress and diabetes. Users can be connected to health care management and counseling service through KTF, the nation's second largest mobile carrier. [via Telecoms Korea].

Related:

-- 'Well-Being' Fad Hits Cell Phone Market, Too - Handsets providing various sorts of health care functions such as measuring fat layers and blood-sugar level are being released one by one.

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