This cool business card will also tell you your pulse rate

These days, regular business cards just won’t cut it. You need to have a unique design and make it convey what you do with more than just words. If you’re a cardiologist, now you can hand your patients a business card with a built-in electrocardiogram.

Made by MobilECG, this self-funded ECG business card uses your thumbs to give you a readout of your pulse and beats per minute on a tiny screen built into the card

While this is a neat invention and a great way to leave an impression on somebody, MobilECG makes it clear that this is a toy, and not something that can replace a professional ECG. Routine ECGs in the medical industry require 10 different electrodes attached to your limbs and chest to get an extensive diagnosis of your heartbeat. Read more...