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Back in March 2009 at the iPhone OS 3.0 debut event, Apple's Scott
Forstall pointed out medical devices specifically as one of the more
interesting class of peripherals that could leverage the new custom
app interface capabilities. And while it's certainly an interesting
concept -- keeping tabs on your general health from the comfort of
your own home -- we haven't really seen it catch on (only a couple of
products come to mind). That isn't stopping iHealth; the company's
blood pressure dock, available today from its online store (we're told
it should be filtering through Apple's own channels later this month)
ties in with a specialized iPhone / iPod touch / iPad app to monitor
and track blood pressure from the comfort of your home, where
theoretically there shouldn't be a stranger in a white coat making you
extra nervous. In our brief time with the device, the interface seemed
fairly intuitive and the whole process simple and not at all
intimidating. The cost of entry is $99.95 for the hardware; the free
app should be hitting iTunes today. Press release after the break.
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