Lightweight Heart Monitor Needs No Chest Strap

Lightweight Heart Monitor Needs No Chest Strap

A spin-off from Nokia, PulseOn has developed a new heart monitor. Unlike traditional designs, the wrist-wearable device does not require a separate chest strap. And the PulseOn has been demonstrated to be as accurate as a standard ECG machine. One key to its accuracy...
Sony Demonstrates New OLED Microdisplays

Sony Demonstrates New OLED Microdisplays

Wearable computing devices must be small, lightweight, and energy efficient in order to be successful. When it comes to displaying information, the Google Glass is a prime example of what a head-mounted display can be. The lynchpin in such a design is the imager: a...
Samsung Demos New Wearable OLED Screens

Samsung Demos New Wearable OLED Screens

One of the main goals of any wearable health and fitness device is to gather information so that it can be shared. One common way to share this data is to send it to some other device — such as a smartphone — over a wireless connection. There are...