French drone maker Parrot confirms an exit from the toy drone market to both The New York Times' Wirecutter and The Verge, meaning it stopped the production of all consumer drones other than the Anafi line.
But why would Parrot stop making small drones such as the Mambo or Swing? After all, the consumer drone market is currently booming, as Reuters reports the global non-military drone market with reach $14.3 billion over the next decade. However the companies benefiting from such sales hail primarily from China, with DJI taking the biggest chunk.
The BPM Core features a traditional arm cuff design, and can both measure blood pressure and take ECG (electrocardiogram) readings. The result, Withings says, is a device allowing customers to identify serious heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation. Another interesting feature is a digital stethoscope able to detect valvular heart disease, or damage to one of the four valves inside the heart.
The Kevlar used in the cables is K29, an industrial version of the material found in body and vehicle armour. Nomad says it uses Kevlar both inside and outside the cables, since the material makes both the braided exterior and the central internal core. Meanwhile the connector plugs are in metal alloy, and all applicable cables are MFi-certified.
