Neutrogena SkinScanner iPhone attachment features 30x lens, 12 LED lights, skin moisture s...

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in iPhone edited January 2018
Skin care company Neutrogena has introduced an iPhone attachment and companion app that are used in tandem to evaluate a skin condition, and suggest products and care routines to help the user's complexion.




The SkinScanner iPhone attachment has an array of sensors to give the user a magnified image of facial skin. The Skin360 app that is associated with the attachment will monitor the change in the user's skin over time, and suggest improvements for the skin care regimen.

The scanner itself uses a 30x magnification lens, illuminated by 12 LED lights. Accompanying the lens is a moisture sensor in a ring around the lens designed to be pressed directly up to the user's face.

Machine learning is used to compare pore size, moisture, wrinkles, and other factors to other users of the system in the same age range.

Besides beauty and skin care, there is little practical use for the system. It can't, or won't detect melanoma or other medical conditions, nor can it be used to diagnose or treat acne. Diagnostic tools for both would require U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, which the device does not have.

At present, the app recommends only Neutrogena products. It may expand to parent company Johnson & Johnson's other brands, but when or if this may happen isn't clear.

Pictures of the device show what appears to be an iPhone 7 Plus. It is unclear if there are different models for other iPhones, or if there is some form of sleeve to make them fit. The penetrations shown on the promotional materials are clearly incompatible with the iPhone X "notch" and the dimensions of the iPhone SE.





The Neutrogena SkinScanner will be demonstrated at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. It will ship in the summer of 2018 for $50.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 13
    toysandmetoysandme Posts: 243member
    Stamp collectors and document examiners will be very interested in this device. 
    mknelsonStrangeDayswatto_cobraanton zuykov
  • Reply 2 of 13
    racerhomie3racerhomie3 Posts: 1,264member
    Will women be interested? I can't even get my mom interested in a music streaming app. She just keeps her screen active on her phone when listening to songs on YouTube!
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 13
    Rayz2016Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member
    Direct from Neutrogena’s “First World Problem” range. 
    mknelsonwatto_cobraanton zuykovbaconstang
  • Reply 4 of 13
    seanismorrisseanismorris Posts: 1,624member
    It might be useful for an amateur dermatologist, but it’s hard to imagine people buying this.

    It’s a bit early for April Fools.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 13
    rare commentrare comment Posts: 206member
    At $50, if it really provides some value, this will sell well. Skin care budgets are large and cost points are high; a small (.5 oz) vial of cream can go for $75.
    colinngwatto_cobrabaconstang
  • Reply 6 of 13
    mknelsonmknelson Posts: 1,139member
    Why do… most phones are in cases! They need to design theses for cases!
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 7 of 13
    eightzeroeightzero Posts: 3,129member
    Slow day at CES apparently.
    watto_cobrapscooter63
  • Reply 8 of 13
    MustSeeUHDTVMustSeeUHDTV Posts: 308member
    eightzero said:
    Slow day at CES apparently.
    Well, officially CES does not start until January 9th, but that doesn't stop companies from announcing stuff.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 9 of 13
    williamhwilliamh Posts: 1,041member
    racerhomie3 said:
    Will women be interested? I can't even get my mom interested in a music streaming app. She just keeps her screen active on her phone when listening to songs on YouTube!
    Damn straight they'll be interested, up until they try it and it guesses their skin age to be at or older than their actual age.  Then it goes to the trash.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 10 of 13
    eightzeroeightzero Posts: 3,129member
    MustSeeUHDTV said:
    eightzero said:
    Slow day at CES apparently.
    Well, officially CES does not start until January 9th, but that doesn't stop companies from announcing stuff.
    Eh. Just reacting to the "CES" tag. No one goes to vegas early, right?
    MustSeeUHDTVwatto_cobra
  • Reply 11 of 13
    maciekskontaktmaciekskontakt Posts: 1,169member
    Let me know when you stop removing posts. For now... good bye with reading this. ZDNet has also news section so back to them after 15 years.
  • Reply 12 of 13
    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele Posts: 6,917administrator
    maciekskontakt said:
    Let me know when you stop removing posts. For now... good bye with reading this. ZDNet has also news section so back to them after 15 years.
    While I do not specifically know what you are referring to, we do not remove posts that adhere to our posting guidelines.
    watto_cobrajSnively
  • Reply 13 of 13
    StrangeDaysStrangeDays Posts: 13,033member
    mknelson said:
    Why do… most phones are in cases! They need to design theses for cases!
    Since cases can be any size, that would be problematic, other than some chunky-ass variable vice-gripy type thing. Nah. People who want to use it will take the case off. That's the right approach.
    watto_cobrabaconstang
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