With the advent of so many i-gadgets, it won’t be long before our race will be dubbed as i-humans by the future generations. The latest ‘i’ ground breaking invention is the iPill capsule. Coming from the house of Philips, the world's biggest hospital equipment makers, this intelligent pill is designed to make a significant difference in the world of medicine.

This pill encases a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body. For a patient suffering from acidity, this smart pill will navigate through the digestive system and find the correct problem spot and shot out the specific drugs to combat the problem.

Delivering drugs to treat digestive tract disorders such as Crohn's disease directly to the location of the disease means doses can be lower, reducing side effects. It is also tweaked with the ability to measure the local temperature and report it wirelessly to an external receiver.

The iPill is a capsule, the same size as a camera pill, and has been designed to be swallowed and to pass through the digestive track naturally. It can be electronically programmed to control the delivery of medicine according to a pre-defined drug release profile.

The combination of navigational feedback, electronically controlled drug delivery and monitoring of the intestinal tract promises to make iPill technology a valuable research tool for drug development. iPill might make its commercial debut as a research tool for drug developers, at a cost of as much as $1,000 a pill. The cost could come down to about $10 if thousands of people were taking iPills every day.

So, what we have to do is sit back and wait to see what course will the evolution of the iPill take.