Pregnancy meets the Geekworld.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Check out this... PTeq - USB Pregnancy Test

I thought it was pretty cool and needed to be shared

[{sarah}]

OMG how cool!

[Beach Mama]

Wow!! I feel old saying this but whatever will they think of next!!!

[Rouge]

Very cool

When I was TTC early on with seth (2 yrs prior to his conception) I dreamt about a digital pregnancy test, I was always spewing that I never got to use one.

Very cool indeed

[*Nikki*]

lol that is great

[Liz]

Wow! Not a bad price too with 20 test strips.

[Olive]

thats so neat!!!

[Shanti]

Carbon-Based Lifeforms Detected

One line or two. Yes or no. Pregnancy tests are binary by their very nature. So when we found p-Teq's USB Pregnancy Test Kit that's chock full of extra scientific information, we knew we had to get this geeky goodness to our potentially spawning fans.

The process starts off like most pregnancy tests. You pee on a stick, specifically the absorbent test strip at one end. But everything's different after that first step. Remove the cap from the other end of the stick (cleverly provided to keep you from accidentally contaminating the wrong end) to reveal the USB connector. Pop it in your computer. The power from your USB port starts the electrospray ionization process, creating a spectrograph of the various masses for your analysis. Get it? Your analysis? Urinalysis? *rimshot* Moving on.

You don't actually get to see the spectrograph yourself. The mass analysis happens inside the device. And p-Teq's device only analyzes for specific chemical makeups, so you don't have to worry about this thing busting you for that "poppy seed bagel" you had yesterday. The mass spectrometry software on the device comes with several sequenced hormones, including hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin), hCG-H (hyperglycosylated hCG - for detection before your first missed period), and LH (luteinizing hormone - for detection of your most fertile days). We like the fact that it does all three. After all, if you're not pregnant and you wanna be, you need to know if now's the time to be gettin' it on.


While most home tests can detect a level of 15-50 mIU/mL of hCG, the enhanced methodology of the USB Pregnancy Test Kit can detect 5-50 mIU/mL, and will show you the exact concentration via its friendly onscreen interface. In addition, the LCD display on the device itself will light up and show you the symbol of a baby, no baby, or multiples and your Estimated Delivery Date based on the concentration of hCG, hCG-H, and LH in your urine. So you can clear your calendar in advance.

After you're done reviewing your test results, just pop the device out of your computer and change the test strip. The display will remain lit for five minutes and then automatically power off. Note: We recommend the use of horizontal USB drives for this product to prevent accidental moisture transference.

No batteries required - draws power from USB
USB 2.0 compatible
Plug and play, easy operation
Operating Systems: Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux 2.4 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher
20 test strips included
99% accuracy*
* 99% accurate in detecting hCG, hCG-H and LH. However, these hormones do not necessarily indicate pregnancy or ovulation, respectively. Extenuating circumstances can affect levels of these hormones in your body.



Now how cool is this???? I want one now... I wanna know when we can purchase one cos i want one!!!

(found this info on a website called thinkgeek dot com)

[Tanya]

sounds awsome!!

[Nadine216]

how do you clean it afterwards .. just rinse Sorry!!!! It's disposable strips - thank you for the idiot moment LOL

Interesting.

[Shanti]

Oh no!!!! It's an April Fool's thing!!!! HAPPY APRIL FOOL's DAY
( I had no idea and actually got very excited about buying one! It's only when I clicked on the 'purchase' section it said - April Fools!) aw thats mean

[Antheia]

Oh my! What are they going to come up with next!

For someone like me i think it would be bad considering how many early m/c i have had.

But technology wise, it is very clever.

ETA: missed your post Ren. LMAO!

[Shellbelle]

That is mean!!! What a great idea though!!

[Shanti]

Ah! I posted about this and then a moderator deleted the thread as it's already in here!!! Ah thats why my thread disappeared!!! i thought i was going silly....

I was sooo excited about this and then realised it was APRIL FOOLS joke how mean is that!!!!

We got done over by GEEEEKS!!!!

[Rouge]

Its FUNNY! I want the Beta Max to HD-DVD converter... considering HD is about to suffer the same fate that Beta did that is HELL funny Gooooollld!

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Oh man.... really???

Thought it was too good to be true lol!

Ahh i'm too naive

[Nadine216]

I was reading and I thought ... Could that be done???? Surely it must be strange that they put this out today of all days, but in al honesty, you never know with tecnology these days!!

[Shanti]

It seems like such an awesome idea!!!! I can't believe we got stung by GEEKS lol