The U.S. Air Force wants to hear about possible commercial-grade wearables that can help contain dangerous virus infections. It has…
Wearable Technology
Smart wearable devices are becoming an increasingly popular form of identification using biometric measurements and are set to replace traditional password and chip and pin authentication methods while continuing to assist both the fitness and medical industries.
Whoop gets intimate with biometric health-monitoring underwear
Whoop, maker of wrist-worn fitness trackers and analysis software, has expanded into clothes with built-in biometrics readers. The news comes…
Apple Watch to introduce more extensive biometric health data-tracking
Apple is currently working on new biometric features for the Apple Watch, including a tool for blood pressure measurement and…
Sleep biometrics, remote healthcare, sports visualization draw millions in investment
Biometric health monitoring with wearables could reach potential new users numbering in the hundreds of millions as sub-$100 smartwatch sales…
Oppo patents vein biometric security for its wearables
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has been granted a new patent for a hand vein biometric-based unlocking system for wearable applications,…
Apple studies integrating biometric health sensors in AirPods
Apple’s Machine Learning Research team has published a paper, spotted by Patently Apple, that hints at the integration of biometric…
No muss, no fuss wireless EEG setup used to control a game with thoughts
Soft, wearable and wireless electronics have been used to control a simple virtual reality game with thoughts. It could become…
Wearable biometrics to power health studies and astronaut monitoring
Wearables for tracking health biometrics are being developed through new partnerships by B-Secur and BioIntellisense, while Biostrap’s technology is being…
Slashing glances + head-swiveling = danger. Biker biometrics could help city planners cut injuries
Claims that AI could solve most problems can be a bit rich, but one factoid about federal rules for improving…
Biometric health devices driving cost-effective healthcare delivery: report
IoT consulting firm Parks Associates hosted a virtual session about personalization in connected health devices after sharing results of the…
