Alas, Poor Yorick! Works OK but only in really GOOD lighting ... for a FREE Heart Rate Monitor it's alright ... iSO6: Cardiograph - Heart Rate Meter [acronym=EYE See! To w00d's Photo Musings, my pages][shadow=grey,left][size=1em]w[/size][size=1.25em]00[/size][size=1em]d[/size][/shadow][/acronym]
The cardiograph the doctor uses in the video isn't optical so it doesn't need any light. The doctor states it only costs $199. That's pretty darned inexpensive. It appears to be available now. The GE portable ultrasound "VScan" looks to cost around $8000 each.