Wearable
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Starfish-Inspired AI Heart Monitor Tracks Your Heart with 90% Accuracy Researchers at the University of Missouri have created a new heart monitor that sticks to the body with five arms, just like how a starfish holds onto things with its legs. The team, led by Sicheng Chen and Zheng Yan, designed this wearable heart monitor that is shaped like a starfish. Each of the five arms of the device has built-in sensors that pick up both the electrical and… |
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Fluid Pendant - An Interactive RealTime Fluid Simulation with STM32 A developer has made a small Fluid Pendant, a unique wearable device, that integrates real-time Fluid-Implicit Particle (FLIP) fluid simulation. This project demonstrates an impressive combination of advanced computational techniques and clever hardware design. The fluid simulation embedded in the pendant, balances particle-based and grid-based calculations to… |
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Become Anyone 2.0: Addressing Privacy Concerns with Wearable LED Technology In a world increasingly dominated by surveillance, privacy is a growing concern. Sean Hodgins’ Become Anyone 2.0 project explores a novel way to address this issue. While it leans towards being a novelty item, the mask demonstrates futuristic concepts reminiscent of science fiction. The Become Anyone 2.0 mask integrates 2,960 addressable RGB LEDs embedded into custom PCB panels, creating a… |
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TinyWatch S3 Yet Another Opersource Smartwatch to Play with Maker and and YouTuber Seon Rozenblum aka Unexpected Maker has just launched his new open-source smartwatch kit called the Tinywatch S3. We have seen many such smartwatch projects in the past and we have even made our own esp32 based smartwatch a year back. The watch kit comes with some impressive specs, it is powered by an ESP32-S3 Pico SoC featuring two 32-bit Tensilica Xtensa LX7… |
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ROHM Unveils Breakthrough RPR-0720: The Tiny Proximity Sensor Powering Wearable Tech ROHM has introduced the RPR-0720, a cutting-edge compact proximity sensor measuring just 2.0mm x 1.0mm, designed to revolutionize the functionality and miniaturization of wearable devices and IoT applications. In response to the increasing demand for small yet powerful proximity sensors in wearable technology, the RPR-0720 integrates a… |
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Researchers Unveil World's First Wearable Ultrasound System for Deep Tissue Imaging Researchers from the University of California San Diego, MIT, Yale University, and Stanford University have developed the world's first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system. This innovative device captures deep tissue images while the user is engaged in activities like walking, running, or cycling. Unlike previous systems, this… |
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Ultra Low power SoC with Dual Band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 for IoT Application Infineon Technology has announced its new Ultra-Low power SoC with dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 5.3 capabilities. The AIROC CYW43022 promises a reduction in power usage during deep sleep by up to 65 per cent, extending the battery life for IoT and wearable applications such as smart locks, smart wearables, IP cameras and thermostats. The… |
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DIY Smartwatch with multiple Watch Faces, Heart Rate Sensor, Compass and Games In the previous parts(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) of this project, we investigated different aspects of our smart watch projects and learned to integrate and test each individual part. In this we are going to use what we have learned to create our own smartwatch from scratch, using a combination of hardware and software components. Throughout… |
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Ultra-Low Capacitance TVS Diode Protects High-Frequency Antennas from ESD Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched “DF2B6M4BSL” that is an ultra-low capacitance TVS diode and protects semiconductors and other electronic components from static electricity and noise while suppressing signal deterioration. Designed for high-frequency antennas, this diode delivers a total capacitance of 0.15pF which is 25%… |
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New 13.56MHz Wireless Power Supply Chipset for Wearable Devices and Industrial Equipment ROHM Group company LAPIS Technology has developed a new chipset that utilizes the 13.56MHz frequency band for both wireless power supply and Near Field Communication (NFC) and contributes to improved design flexibility in devices with rotating mechanisms that would be restricted by wired designs, such as industrial equipment, PC cooling fans, and e-bike torque sensors.… |
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Digitally Controlled MEMS Oscillator Enables Up to 25% Faster Wireless Charging in Space-Constrained Mobile and IoT Applications SiTime Corporation has released the SiT3901 µPower digitally controlled MEMS oscillator (DCXO) for power-sensitive and space-constrained mobile and IoT applications. Ideal for wireless charging systems for smartwatches, activity trackers, hearing aids, wearables, portable medical devices, this new oscillator enables the charger to dynamically tune the resonant… |
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Compact Power Management IC with 300mA Switching Charger for 4x Faster Charging and 60% Reduced BOM Maxim Integrated has introduced compact single-inductor multiple-output (SIMO) power management IC (PMIC), MAX77659 that reduces the bill of materials by 60% and shrinks down the total solution size by 50%. This PMIC with an integrated switch-mode buck-boost charger from Analog Devices can charge wearables, hearables, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices… |
