Tricorder - my ass! :D

This article compares a kit to analyze molecules to a tricorder...

I think the author should re-watch an episode or 2 of star trek TOS.
There was quite a substantial difference between this gadget (surely very cool) and an actual portable MRI machine, that a tricorder should be!

Some links about tricorders:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorder
- http://www.stim.com/Stim-x/0996September/Sparky/tricorder.html
- and an actual medical tricorder