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The 48th Fighter Wing division of the U.S. Air Force that operates out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom has issued a request for information (RFI) concerning plans to outfit its aircrews with a wrist-worn biometric device capable of measuring and capturing data about the wearer’s health. The 48th Wing aims to […]
Sweden-based eye-tracking wearables specialist Tobii has announced its new Tobii Pro Glasses 3, which have better recording technology than their predecessors along with being smaller, to about the same size as a regular pair of aviator-style sunglasses. Tobii is touting the Pro Glasses 3 as an ideal solution for outdoor visual attention research due 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, […]
A team of researchers from Boston University (BU) are studying bacteria in an effort to develop advanced biosensors that operate around the clock to monitor all of the indicators of physiological health. BU biomedical engineer and team leader James Galagan says the team was inspired by continuous glucose monitors (CGM), commercially successful biometric devices that […]
A new project by UC San Francisco (UCSF) is asking for volunteers to share their biometric data in an effort to track the spread of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Citizen Science project is an initiative that welcomes anyone over the age of 18 to participate by downloading an app and signing up through UCSF’s Eureka Research […]
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 […]
Smartwatch and fitness band maker Huami has debuted several new wearables this week at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Although its Amazfit brand has up until now been reserved for its line of fitness bands and smartwatches, Huami unveiled its first foray into the earbud market with the new Amazfit EarBuds line. The Amazfit PowerBuds — which are of […]
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 — […]
French technology company Chronolife has announced the commercial launch of Nexkin, a smart shirt equipped with 10 biometric sensors, as well as funding from investment fund iBionext, French insurance company Adrea and Swiss family office Celeste Management, though the amount secured was not disclosed. Nexkin uses the biometric sensors onboard to monitor six physiological indicators […]
During the group stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Visa found that fans across the host cities in France made purchases using contactless payment technology 51 percent of the time. The financial services giant, which is FIFA’s Official Payment Services Partner, says these purchases were performed using a variety of mechanisms, including smartphones, wristbands […]
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