Although peripheral devices now allow smartphones to serve as everything from weather stations to eye-examiners, it’s typically thought that genuine purpose-built tools still perform best. In the case of stethoscopes, however, that may not be the case. Researchers with Florida-based Orlando Health recently determined that HeartBuds – a new stethoscope device/app – performed as well as traditional stethoscopes, and better than a commonly-used disposable model.
via Gizmag
Image: HeartBuds
