A video interview taken with Muhammad Farooq of The University of Alabama at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event, presenting his poster “A Wearable Sensor System for Monitoring of Food Intake”. BitWearLabs is a University of Alabama spin-off. The AccuBite is a food intake tracker that analyses eating habits – the sensor pairs with a smartphone app to provide actionable feedback. For more information see http://bitwearlabs.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Category: Health
NanoVivo Smartwatch photonics sensor to monitor Health & Wellness
Posted by – April 18, 2016
An interview with NanoVivo, Inc. at the IDTechEx Wearable USA exhibition. NanoVivo, Inc., is a Silicon Valley-based health monitoring company, focused on the design, engineering and development of wearable wellness, fitness and health monitors based on photonics technologies. In 2015, NanoVivo introduced a monitoring device that can non-invasively measure through skin, integrating real-time blood chemistry monitoring into a wristwatch. Applications include: monitoring chronic diseases, blood count testing, food/nutrition, digital cosmetics, diet monitoring, athletic performance, pregnancy monitoring, food safety, etc. Data can be wirelessly uploaded to the Cloud for remote monitoring by physicians. For more information see http://www.nanovivomd.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Komura Tech 2µm Printed Electrodes and Bio-sensors at Printed Electronics USA
Posted by – April 3, 2016
Komura-Tech at the Printed Electronics USA exhibition develops printed electronics, a fusion of the latest printing technologies and electronics technologies. Komura-Tech’s scope encompasses not just electrical equipment and communications but also medical care, the environment and more.
FlexEl Flexible Batteries
Posted by – April 3, 2016
FlexEl develops battery solutions for companies that have unique power, biocompatibility, form factor or other requirements. FlexEl aim to facilitate the market entry of emerging technology products through battery innovation. For more information see http://www.flexelbattery.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
BeBop Sensors: Printed Electronic Sensors for Music, Medical and Automotive
Posted by – March 5, 2016
Interview with BeBop Sensors at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event. BeBop uses smart fabrics to create sensor solutions for OEMs. Where things or people interact, BeBop Sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, shape, motion and presence across any size, resolution and geometry. BeBop uses a proprietary Monolithic Fabric Sensor Technology that integrates all of the sensors, traces and electronics into a single piece of fabric. BeBop technology senses and displays 3D maps of pressure, bend, location, rotation, angle, and torsion. For more information see http://www.bebopsensors.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Garmin Varia Vision Smart Glass
Posted by – February 24, 2016
Garmin Varia Vision is a Smart Glass for Bicyclists, it is a water-resistant, very light module at only 29.7 grams that can be attached to the side of any sunglasses and it can mounted in the left or right side of your existing cycling glasses, support display the navigation and rider’s peripheral vision on the in-sight screen, support vibration notification for all incoming calls, message navigation cues and other alerts, it comes with a glove-friendly touch panel on the side for users to change different information on the screens of the Smart Glass. The battery life is up to 8 hours. Reference price will be around $400, starts shipping in the next few weeks.
EMS shows MIMO Baby by Rest Devices, Wins Best Commercialization Award at the IDTechEx Show!
Posted by – February 18, 2016
Engineered Materials Systems won “Best Commercialization Award” at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA. This award was given for the use of their stretchable conductive ink in the successful commercial product MIMO Baby, made by Rest Devices. Rest Devices developed breakthrough wearable technology that combined capacitive sensing, blue tooth transmission of real-time biological data, and a clever way to integrate chip and power. What they lacked was a conductive ink that would meet their requirements of soft, stretchable and durable. Engineered Materials Systems submitted their flagship silver conductive ink, CI-1036 which worked very well according to Rest Devices engineers and was a key enabler to commercialization of MIMO Baby. CI-1036 is applied to proprietary film and insulated with a proprietary top-coat. This combination is reported by Rest Devices to withstand 90 wash/dry cycles of the MIMO Baby kimono with the failure mode not due to the conductive circuitry. Engineered Materials Systems, Inc. (EMS, Inc). is a global manufacturer of conductive inks, insulators, conductive adhesives for the printed electronics market. EMS has developed a highly stretchable/ flexible conductive ink for wearable electronics. For more information see http://emsadhesives.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Sensoria Smart Socks, coaching runners
Posted by – February 18, 2016
Interview with Sensoria at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event. Sensoria’s vision is The Garment is The Computer. Headquartered in Redmond, (WA) Sensoria Inc. is a developer of IoE (Internet of Everyone) wearable solutions that improve people’s lives. Sensoria’s proprietary e-textile sensor platform enables Sensoria powered garments to deliver actionable information to health and fitness users in real-time. For more information see http://www.sensoriafitness.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Brainco Focus1, Wireless Brain Wave Detector,Translate Your Brainewaves to Electronics Signals
Posted by – February 6, 2016
BrainCo Focus1 is a headband with a wirelss EEG(Electroencephalography) brain wave detector inside can translate your brainwaves into electronic signals, you can turn the light on or off just by focusing on it. These signals can been used to control objects like prosthetic hand.BrainCo’s products can be applied to improve life quality like attention improvement, sleep management, smart home control etc. BrainCo is designed by a group of scientists from Harvard and MIT. Estimate retail price will be less than $200 for BrainCo headband focus 1 and prosthetic hand, mass production probably ready in end of 2016.
Holst Centre Smart Clothing with flexible displays and sensors
Posted by – January 31, 2016
Category: Displays, Sensors, Health, Printed Electronics, Smart Clothing, Exclusive videos, IDTechEx
Holst Centre at Printed Electronics USA, shows wearable technology applications of their products and prototypes. Holst Centre is an independent R&D center that develops technologies for wireless autonomous sensor technologies and flexible electronics. The Holst Centre’s business model is to partner with industry and academia based around roadmaps and programs. For more information see http://www.holstcentre.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Tricella PillBox Medicament Taking Reminder
Posted by – January 31, 2016
PillBox aims to remind users to take their pills and to alert users families and friends to remind them also. Featuring slots for a day of the week or specific types of tablets or for night and day, this nifty-looking piece of hardware is also very power efficient: it uses a standard CR2032 battery and then lasts for a year and four months on regular usage. They display the mechanism for the slots, controlled by magnets. The PillBox connects to smartphones via Bluetooth 4.0 and has its own app, that can even alert family members if another forgets to take a pill or opens the slot for the wrong time/day/pill category.
Ohmatex world’s thinnest USB Cable and Astronaut Monitoring Kits
Posted by – January 25, 2016
Interview with Ohmatex at IDTechEx Wearable USA. Ohmatex develops products and solutions for integrating electronics into textile. Ohmatex products include textile cabling and washable connectors which provide conductivity and connectivity for smart garments and wearable devices. Ohmatex currently has a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a garment with NIRS (Near Infra-Red) and EMG sensors to monitor leg muscle activity during astronaut training. In 2012 Ohmatex developed a medical compression stocking that measures changes in leg volume for patients suffering from edema (fluid retention) of the lower limbs. For more information see http://www.ohmatex.dk and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Lumo Smart Pants analyse running
Posted by – January 13, 2016
Lumo Bodytech present the Lumo Run smart shorts, partnering with elite runners to improve training by collecting and analyzing their individual digital signatures in running using advanced wearables technology. Lumo Bodytech’s apparel embedded wearable biomechanics sensor technology leverages sensors, algorithms, big data and coaching in real-time to gain deeper insight on human movement, this wearable technology can facilitate behavior change and help improve individuals quality of life.
Omron Wrist BPM Smartwatch takes blood pressure on the wrist
Posted by – January 5, 2016
Omron is the worldwide leader in selling home blood pressure monitors for consumers to use by themselves, Omron Project Zero Upper Arm is a blood pressure monitor where everything is integrated, you put it on your arm, press start and in about 30 seconds it measures your blood pressure and synchronizes it to your smartphone or tablet. Then Omron releases their Omron Bloor Pressure Smartwatch with steps, calories burnt, distance and sleep monitoring, it can measure the blood pressure through the radial artery in the wrist, it inflates a little bit to measure the blood pressure on the wrist also within about 30 seconds by just pushing a button, making it easy to take ones blood pressure directly on the wrist! The price is going to be below $200 for release in 2016.
$120 Merlin VR with Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Trainer(on indiegogo now)
Posted by – December 12, 2015
Merlin IntelliSense Coherence Kit is a VR can monitor your body’s autonomic nervous system (ANS) and measures your heart rate variability (HRV). It can detect your pulse electronically and sends the data to the IntelliSense HRV app (available for both Android and iOS). Based on this, it can help you balance your nervous system function, while being measured real time. The visual feedback through the Coherence Kit 3D headset allows you to relax and helps you enforce positive thoughts as you watch the stress melt away. Merlin IntelliSense Coherence Kit is on indiegogo campaign now with $120 early bird price for the basic kit including the Merlin VR and Heart Rate Monitor:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/intellisense-hrv-virtual-reality-biofeedback#/
Distributors can contact Merlin here (please let them know you watched this video):
sales@merlin-me.com
http://merlin-digital.com
$30 Heremi R7 Smart Ring with Phone call, Drinking Water and UV Intensity Alert
Posted by – December 4, 2015
Heremi R7 is a smarrt Ring with LED light and small engine inside support flash or vibrate if incoming call from your phone. Heremi R7 also can reminder drinking water and UV intensity by private setting in Heremi custmized app. Battery life up to 7 days, bulk price at $30 for 500pcs.
The Heremi S3 is a Smart Bracelet with 12 LED light to show the time like normal clock. It support all the features of Heremi Smart Ring R7,Battery life up to 3-6 months, bulk price at $35 for 500pcs order.
You can contact heremi here: (Please let them know if you watch this video)
Ella Zhang, Sales Manager,
ella@heremi.com.cn
Mobile:+86 180 0250 8281
Flexible Circuit Technologies in wearables: Nike Fuel Band, Skin Patches, Oxygen Sensors
Posted by – September 29, 2015
Robin Lemson from Flexible Circuit Technologies being interviewed by James Hayward at IDTechEx Wearable Europe. Flexible Circuit Technologies, Inc. (Flexible Circuit) are a supplier of flex circuit design, rigid flex circuits, and flexible circuits and heaters. For more information see http://www.IDTechEx.com
Flyshark Smartwatch with Calling, Text, Heart Rate, Sleep Monitoring, Bluetooth
Posted by – August 30, 2015
Successfully funded on Kickstarter, the Flyshark smartwatch got 700+ backers and raised nearly 70K USD! The smartwatch already sold 15,000pcs in 2015! the Flyshark Smartwatch includes functions like calling, texting, heart rate testing, exercise tracking, sleep monitoring, built-in camera, Bluetooth synchronization with Android and iOS and more. Using the MediaTek MTK6261A and a 1.54″ 240×240 touch screen display.
The new Flyshark smartwatch comes with more colors, new firmware with new GUI and icons(the 1st version Flyshark smartwatch also get firmware upgraded).
For more information, You can contact Flyshark here:
Ms Mary, Sales Manager
Mobile: +86 13714507573
Phone: +86 755 89485250
Email: sales@flyshark.mobi; manager@flyshark.mobi
WhatsApp: +86 13714507573
Facebook: Flyshark.ilepo@gmail.com
http://www.flyshark.mobi
Nordic Semiconductor ARM Cortex-M0 Ultra Low Power Wireless IPv6 over BTLE
Posted by – July 9, 2015
Nordic Semiconductor shows their ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy, Ant, 2.4Ghz ARM Cortex-M0 based system on chips for trying to simplify the development of Wearables, Internet of Things devices, they are working to make things as simple as possible. One of the features that Nordic Semiconductor is able to demonstrate is to send voice over Bluetooth Low Energy. Nordic Semiconductor’s implementation of Thread and mbed are being demonstrated.
Bainisha Body Motion Capturing using Printed Electronics
Posted by – May 15, 2015
Bainisha is a high-tech start-up dedicated to the development of a new paradigm in Body Motion Capturing. This interview, taken at the IDTechEx event on Wearable Technology, shows some of the product they are working on. Based on a thin hyper-stretchable film version of an Inverse Artificial Muscle, it delivers a set of new and hitherto unattained functionalities in terms of accuracy, speed & differentiation. The on-body concept guarantees an Absolute Body References Frame and hence sets a new standard for Medical Quality Data. Because the system has no “wake-up”-threshold and no filtering and/or damping combined with a +kHz capturing speed, it allows capturing such minute displacements as muscle tremor, pre-natal contractions, fatigue induced tremble etc… as well as explosive kinetics. Learn more about the technology and event at http://www.wearabletechnologyinsights.com
