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Industrial internet of things (IoT) safety technology company Guardhat has announced a partnership with Atlanta-based real-time biometric monitoring startup FireHUD, Inc. The partnership will see FireHUD’s Biotrac monitoring system integrated into Guardhat’s KYRA platform to enable it to send and receive instant alerts in the event of an accident, to notify groups of workers of […]
A team of researchers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea has developed smart contact lenses for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. According to the research team, the wirelessly powered lenses can diagnose, monitor, and administer medicine that treats diabetic retinopathy, a condition that is caused by damage to […]
A new study out of Duke University aims to use biometric data gathered from smart wearables and smartphones to try and spot early symptoms of the COVID-19 virus that has swept across the globe in recent weeks. The study — called CovIdentify — will look at the biometric and health data gathered by smart watches, […]
Smart card manufacturer and digital payments provider Masria Digital Payments (MDP) has announced a partnership with biometric technology company Zwipe to help deliver biometric payment solutions in the Middle East and North Africa regions. The partnership will involve Zwipe helping MDP to roll out biometric payment cards, while eventually also supporting biometric-enabled wearable devices. “To […]
Wearable biomechanics startup NURVV announced that it has secured $9 million in Series A funding led by Hiro Capital. Launched last month at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, where it showcased its NURVV Run biometric insoles, NURVV will reportedly use the money to fund further research and development and help bring the NURVV Run product […]
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) and the Univeristy of Tokyo’s School of Engineering have partnered to produce what is being called the world’s first ultra-thin biometric sensor. Able to measure fingerprints, veins and pulse waves, the 15 micrometer thick sensor is as thin as a piece of paper as well as being lightweight and bendable, and […]
US-based biometric technology company Valencell announced at CES 2020 this week that it has developed a new blood pressure (BP) sensor system that can be integrated into hearable and wearable tech. The new system was developed in partnership with Sonion — a Danish company that specializes in the manufacturing of microacoustic and micromechanical components — […]
“Biometric identification will become an increasingly important part of our lives in the future.” – Arne Fleißner, Product Manager, Osram Opto Semiconductors Munich-based Osram Opto Semiconductors is looking to facilitate facial recognition on smartwatches with a new pair of infrared LED solutions. The LEDs, dubbed SFH 4170S and SFH 4180S, can each be used in […]
Nymi is teaming up with Rockwell Automation to bring secure biometric authentication to the latter’s ThinManager platform. Rockwell will specifically be incorporating the Nymi band, a wearable device that is able to verify the identities of users based on unique cardiac biometrics. ThinManager, meanwhile, is a Remote Desktop Server software management suite designed for modern […]
Goodix will be bringing a raft of new technologies to next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with a particular focus on wearable technology and the ever-expanding Internet of Things. The lineup includes an all-inclusive hardware and software security platform, as well as two new sensors intended for wearable devices. According to Goodix, the new […]
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