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August 4th, 2006 at 7:42 am

The Ingestible Temperature Monitor

Designed for athletes to monitor their internal body temperature, the CorTemp consists of a small pill that you gulp down with some water, and a handheld device that thankfully stays external.

The CorTemp data recorder picks up the wireless signal from the pill and keeps track of 99 different sensors simultaneously and stores data for downloading onto your PC to analyze later.

The pill consists of sophisticated instruments and a battery, which probably makes it not so cheap to make. However, we’ll be willing to trade a few more bucks to ensure that these pills aren’t reusable—Even if CorTemp says it’s "designed for human use only."

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CorTemp™ Ingestible Core Body Temperature Sensor
Wirelessly transmits core body temperature as it travels through the digestive tract. The sensor’s signal passes harmlessly through the body to the CorTemp™ Data Recorder worn on the outside of the body. Designed for human use only. 262 kHz.

CorTemp™ Data Recorder
Wirelessly picks up the signal from the CorTemp™ sensor and converts the signal into digital format. Displays temperature in real time and stores data for download and later analysis. May be used as a personal monitoring device or to record manual readings on multiple subjects. Stores up to 99 individual sensors. System includes carry pouch, storage case, data transfer cable, CorTrack™ II data-graphing software, user manual and full customer support package.

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