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The smartphone is already the Swiss Army knife of the digital age, replacing the need for alarm clocks, GPS units and even digital cameras with the flick of a finger. 智能手机已经是数字时代的瑞士军刀，它用手指轻轻一点，就代替了闹钟、全球定位系统，甚至数码相机。 Can it do the same for home medical devices? 它能跟家庭医疗设备发挥同样的作用吗? At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, iHealth Labs, a start-up in Mountain View, Calif., has unveiled the iHealth Blood Pressure Dock, an attachment for iOS devices that can measure and record heart rate and blood pressure. 在拉斯维加斯举行的国际消费电子展中，加州山景城新创立的公司iHealth Labs上市了个人专用的血压测量器，它是能够测量和记录心率和血压的iOS装置连接器。 Dr. Andrew Brandeis, a practicing doctor in San Francisco and a medical consultant and spokesman for iHealth, said that although the device is primarily aimed at people with hypertension or other chronic health conditions, it can also be helpful for anyone trying to live a healthier life. 旧金山一名执业医生，同时也是iHealth的医学顾问和发言人Andrew Brandeis教授称，尽管该装置起初是针对患有高血压和其他慢性病的人群，但是它对任何想健康生活的人都有帮助。 | 
