Tech | August 12, 2009 | 16 comments

Computerized pill can track your health

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The pill is imbedded with a digestible computer chip, activated by gastric juices after the pill is swallowed.

"We're making a computer chip out of food ingredients, basically things that you'd find in a multivitamin bottle so they're very safe. They're things you swallow every day," said Proteus founder and CEO Andrew Thompson.

The chip then sends data through body tissue to an adhesive patch placed on the back or stomach. The circuits on the patch then connect to a wireless network, like a cell phone.

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