# Urine-Analyzing Postcards 'Testcard' Can Determine Whether or Not One Has a UTI By Ell Smith | Published 2017-09-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/testcard References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/19/testcard/) & [testcard](http://www.testcard.com/#sign-up) Testcard is the product of a small health and technology start-up that can can determine whether or not an individual has a [urinary tract infection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urological-conditions). The card is equipped with four pull-out tabs -- each tab, containing three small pads and a QR code. Users simply urinate on the card or [dip the card in urine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dengue-home-test-kit) and wait to see if the three small pads change color. If a color change is witnessed, users can log into [the accompanied app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uriflow) and scan the QR code with a smartphone. After a brief 20 seconds, the app will be able to relay the analyzed data back to the user, confirming whether or not the individual has a UTI. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personal Urine Analysis:** There is an opportunity to disrupt the personal health market by creating other low-cost, easy-to-use urine analysis products. - **App-integrated Diagnostics:** Other health diagnostic services can integrate with an app to offer quick analysis and interpretation of user-collected data. - **Smartphone-enabled Testing:** Using a smartphone's camera or other features, there is potential to create other diagnostic tests that can be analyze and interpret data using a smartphone app. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Healthcare:** Innovations in personal diagnostic testing could greatly improve efficiency and accessibility in clinical healthcare settings. - **Consumer Electronics:** Smartphone-enabled testing expands the potential for the use of smartphone technology in other industries and settings beyond diagnostics. - **Education:** There is an opportunity to create educational tools and resources that help users better understand what their collected data means for their overall health and wellbeing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Non-Invasive Urine Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/u-scan.md) - [At-Home Urine Analysis Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/withings-uscan-nutrio.md) - [Comprehensive Urinary Health Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stix-uti-test-and-treat.md) - [Toilet Tablet Health Tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urify1.md) - [At-Home UTI Tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/at-home-uti-test.md) - [Disease Detection Toilet Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urify.md) - [Pebble-Shaped Urine Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uscan.md) - [Health-Tracking At-Home Urine Tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athome-urine-test.md) - [Urinary Health Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peetracker.md)