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Sapient Donkey

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4. As mentioned above, that would require some some hardware phones usually don't have now

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:44 PM

Aug 2020

Could easily create a piece of hardware that does that and interfaces to the phone. Could be done wirelessly with bluetooth or wifi, or could use the audio jack or something to communicate. I'm willing to bet that already exists. Let me go check

Here's an example
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Non-Contact-Thermometer-Fever-Children/dp/B07XPH8D6Z

That may defeat the purpose of what you're going for, though.

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Anyone an APP builder? Design an APP in the phones that take temperatures [View all] demtenjeep Aug 2020 OP

Phones would need infrared to be able to do that. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #1

Temperature screening for covid19 is almost useless. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #2

my local hospital used to hand scan with hand scanners , now they use a infared cam AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #3

As mentioned above, that would require some some hardware phones usually don't have now Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #4

Uganda and China have made a phone with a built-in infrared sensor for this muriel_volestrangler Aug 2020 #8

Nice. I expect we'll see more phones with these built-in sensors in the future. Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #9

It's a cool idea thinkingagain Aug 2020 #5

that is what we have been realizing going back to our school buildings. We teachers are back demtenjeep Aug 2020 #7

It already exists, doesn't it? nuxvomica Aug 2020 #6