Wearable wireless health sensor for remote bio-monitoring
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 03. Feb, 2010 | 4 Comments
WIN Human Recorder Co Ltd, a Japan-based venture firm, launched a health monitoring service that uses a sensor network. In the service, Health-related information is collected and analyzed by a small sensor attached to a human body, and it is viewed and managed on a mobile phone or a PC. The company commercialized the health [...]
Get lost? Not likely with the Lok8u multi-m8 GPS wristwatch
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 27. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
It’s a big world out there and for many different people in society that means a big risk of getting lost. Following the release of its nu.m8 GPS location device for children, Lok8u has announced its adult counterpart, the multi.m8. The device, worn as a wristwatch, aims to make a range of people from lone [...]
Time to relax with the StressWatch
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 22. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Most of us need a little bit of stress in our lives to operate effectively – the saying: “if it wasn’t for the 11th hour I’d never get anything done” rings true for many of us. But those with highly demanding jobs, or who live in stressful environments, know how damaging long-term exposure to stress [...]
Vuzix display Wrap 920AR augmented reality glasses
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 14. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Forget looking at the world through rose colored glasses – try these on for size. Video eyewear manufacturer Vuzix has unveiled its Wrap 920AR glasses prototype that features cameras mounted to the lenses that project real world images onto LCD’s inside the glasses, seamlessly mixing real-world and computer generated imagery. The glasses incorporate a camera [...]
I see what you’re saying – NEC’s ‘Tele Scouter’ retinal-display translation glasses
Posted by admin in Wearable electronics on 18. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
The days of a Universal Translator like the one that made communication between alien species a non-issue in Star Trek might be some way off yet. But a new device from NEC is definitely a step in the right direction for those of us on planet Earth looking for a way to communicate with other [...]
