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May 18, 2011

$10 million X Prize to be offered to develop a medical Tricorder

by Laura Domela

“The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm have teamed up to offer a $10 million prize to the first firm that can come up with a mobile medical diagnostic device with accuracy equal to or better than a panel of board certified physicians.” via geek.com

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(Pictured above: Star Trek Mark X Medical Tricorder Prop Replica, $999)

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