Scanadu ramps up hiring in anticipation of 2015 consumer launch of the first medical tricorder: the Scanadu Scout

Having a powerful computer in the form of the smartphone that’s always in your pocket is empowering, but what it also does is open up the possibility to use the device as a hub to use by other accessories. One such smartphone-connected accessory is the Scanadu Scout, an ambitious device aimed to bring the dream of the Star Trek tricorder (an imaginary medical device that futuristic doctors use for scientific diagnosis of a person’s medical condition) into reality.



The Scanadu Scout is designed by Yves Behar, and is basically this fairly small box that you hold ...