Sensors

Study reveals Valencell's PerformTek biometric tech delivers highly accurate heart rate data during activity, significantly outperforming the Apple Watch.

A pair of these smart stockings should cost no more than 250 Euros because the measuring system can be cost-effectively manufactured in series.

The lens features miniature sensors and a micro-thin radio antenna to track glucose levels, and is able to send the information collected to a mobile device.

The Victorville, California-based hospital is deploying Leaf Patient in its emergency department to help clinicians prevent hospital acquired pressure ulcers.

Patented monolithic fabric sensor can measure all aspects of physicality, including force, location, size, twist, bend, stretch and motion.

Using BITalino, anyone can build self-tacking applications based on its body information; the toolkit supports a number of sensors as well as Bluetooth LE.

What makes the M8 better than its predecessor is built-in barometer, which will enable improved tracking of one's motion, steps and so on.

Samsung's latest phablet can record user's blood oxygen saturation and sunlight UV levels, in addition to other metrics, and present them in the S Health app.

The sensor is only a few millimeters in length, and can be embedded into the synthetic lenses used to replace the natural lenses of people with cataracts.

Growing at a CAGR of 5.56%, the market is driven, the research firm is saying, by the rising healthcare costs, aging population and wide-spread diseases.