Trends: Just scan to be rewarded

Too many cards in your wallet? Next time, just point your phone for your loyalty reward chop.

EVERYONE loves a good deal, whether buying groceries eating out, getting a car wash, or getting a haircut.

This is why loyalty cards are so popular these days, especially loyalty stamp cards which essentially enable retailers or merchants to reward regular customers with a free service or product after a certain number of visits or purchases.

New app measures heart rate via iPad camera

PHILIPS recently launched an iPad app dubbed Vital Signs Camera that can measure your heart rate and breathing via the Tablet's camera.

Released last week in the iTunes Store, the $0.99 (RM3.20) app claims it can measure heart rate by determining the blood flow to your face based on the colour of your skin along with your breathing rate as detected by the motion of your chest.