Quote Originally Posted by longboardjim View Post
and then the medical industry will turn around and patent the device making several billion dollars ...
Actually, its just the opposite. "The idea is to take advantage of the increasing power of mobile devices to make health care more accessible and easier to understand. With the equivalent of a board of physicians in your pocket, wireless sensors and imaging, you will be able to assess health and determine health care needs with a device in the palm of your hand. "

These guys are famous for their big prize budgets to drive down the prices of future technologies.