Wearables
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Scientists Develop Flexible Radiative Cooler for Thermal Protection in Wearable Devices In a new approach to thermal protection in outdoor wearable electronics, scientists from Korea and the US have developed an innovative solution, the radiative cooler that keeps wearable devices cool even under direct sunlight. Led by Professor Young Min Song from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea, the team produced a nano-/micro-voids polymer (… |
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Health Sensor Platform 3.0, Reference Design from Maxim Integrated to Reduce Development Time of Healthcare Wearables Save at least six months of development time using the Health Sensor Platform 3.0 (HSP 3.0) also known as MAXREFDES104#, this ready-to-wear wrist form factor reference design monitors blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate (HR), body temperature, and motion using various Healthcare sensors ICs from Maxim Integrated. Included algorithms provide HR… |
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Wearable Contactless Body Temperature Measurement Device for Remote Patient Monitoring System using nRF52832 BLE Chip from Nordic According to the World Health Organization (WHO), fever is a symptom in around 88 percent of confirmed Covid-19 cases and the frontline of the healthcare industry is putting themselves at risk during this Covid-19 pandemic. For contactless measurement and continuous monitoring of patient temperature, Nordic Semiconductor’s first official module partner in India, CWD… |
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New Form of Wearable Electronics can be Directly Drawn on Skin with Multifunctional Sensors and Circuits Wearable bioelectronics has become a vital part of diagnostics and treatment but even the most flexible wearables are limited by motion artifacts or the difficulty that arises in collecting data when the sensor doesn’t move precisely with the skin. As a solution to this problem, a team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical… |
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Thin Dual-Photo Detector with Optical Sensor and Integrated Algorithms for Wearable Health and Fitness Products Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has introduced the MAXM86146 dual-photo detector optical sensor solution for fast and easy designing of sensors to make them fit with the thinnest optical sensors in wearable health and fitness products. The new device allows the designers of advanced wearable products to achieve a 45% thinner optical design instead of a discrete approach. The… |
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Wearable Brain Sensing Development Kit for Game Development and AR/VR Applications The Neurotechnology startup-NextMind demonstrated its groundbreaking technology, brain-sensing wearable at CES last year. The latest news is that the company is all set to make it available for developers on pre-order. The first-of-its-kind, non-invasive, brain-computer interface translates brain signals instantly from the user’s visual cortex into digital commands for any… |
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Wearable Glove with Stretchable Sensors can Translate Sign Language into Speech in Real-Time Bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have come up with a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real-time through a smartphone app. The system includes a pair of gloves with thin, stretchable sensors that run through the length of each of the five fingers. The sensors on… |
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Wearable Technology - Where we are Today and what the Future Holds for us? Technology has brought about a drastic change in the way we communicate with each other facilitating mobility and connectivity. The development of information and communication technologies has ignited a new type of human-computer interaction. How? In the form of wearable technology, it has been here for quite some time now and its popularity is increasing day by day. … |
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Reference Design from ST Microelectronics Enables Compact and Cost-Effective Wearables for Social-Distancing, and Contact-Tracing
Scalable solution leverages Bluetooth LE SoC, MEMS accelerometer, and Sub-GHz RF transceiver for accuracy, anti-tampering, remote notifications, and long battery life
Suited to bands and bracelets for use in open-air or closed professional environments such as factories, offices, and medical facilities
STMicroelectronics announces the availability of a compact and cost-… |
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Low-power Smart Wearable Device with 5DoF Gesture Ring and Wristband for Precise and Fine Finger Tracking Researchers at the University of Washington have taken wearable technology to another level with a smart wearable device called AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that can detect the precise location of someone’s index finger and continuously track hand movements. It is a wearable 5-DoF electromagnetic tracker with a resolution of 0.1 mm and dynamic accuracy of 4.4mm… |
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Flexible Ultra-Thin Image Sensor for Biometric Authentication and Vital Sign Measurement in Wearable Electronics Japan Display in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo has developed a new type of Biometric Sensor which is ideal for both authentication and vital sign measurement. Using the low-temperature polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistors (LTPS TFT) technology with high mobility and high-sensitivity organic photodetectors, the sensor is… |
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New Wearable Device called "Circular Smart Ring" enables effortless activity tracking Pushing the wearable technology products from just wristwatches and bands, a new circular ring-like device called ‘Circular Smart Ring' is all set to meet the market. This new ring is a 24/7 activity, sleep, and wellness monitoring device that is specifically designed to keep track of day-to-day activities and get personal recommendations. The sleek and seamlessly designed… |
