In the near future, your doctor will be able to track your vital signs via electronic skin worn on your body. Researchers in Japan say they have developed a new ultrathin, lightweight e-skin that’s worn on the chest area utilizing water spray and may be worn for every week at a time.

This research was led by Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering.

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Wearable electronics that monitor heart rate and other vital health signals have made headway in recent years, with next-generation gadgets employing lightweight, highly elastic materials attached directly onto the skin for more sensitive, precise measurements. However, although the ultrathin films and rubber sheets used in these devices adhere and conform well to the skin, their lack of breathability is deemed unsafe for long-term use: dermatological tests show the fine, stretchable materials prevent sweating and block airflow around the skin, causing irritation and inflammation, which ultimately could lead to lasting physiological and psychological effects.

"We learned that devices that can be worn for a week or longer for continuous monitoring were needed for practical use in medical and sports applications," says Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering whose research group had previously developed an on-skin patch that measured oxygen in the blood.

Made from a flexible material — polyvinyl alcohol — with a layer of gold, the e-skin is a wearable sensor that can pick up signals such as heartbeat and electrical impulses from muscle movement.

A small wireless transmitter strapped to the chest will send heartbeat data to a nearby smartphone or laptop, or to the cloud, allowing a doctor to monitor it remotely, reports CNN.

"E-skin is the next generation of wearables," Someya tells CNN Business. "Today's mainstream wearables are in the form of smartwatches and glasses, which are bulky. In contrast, e-skin is thin, lightweight, stretchable, and durable."

Designed for older people

Someya said he designed his e-skin with Japan's rapidly aging population in mind. For remote health care to be most effective, Someya says it is important to monitor older people's health for long periods with high precision.

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Someya is also developing an LED display, in partnership with Dai Nippon Printing (DNPCF), to be worn on the back of the user's hand. This is designed for older people or those with who have difficulty using a smartphone. The device will show heartbeat data transmitted by it in the form of large and easily understood graphics. It can also display simple emojis — including a heart and a rainbow — sent by friends and relatives from a smartphone, to help older people feel connected to their loved ones, according to the CNN report.

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Sonova, the world’s biggest hearing aid maker, based in Switzerland, announced it will buy the consumer unit of German headphone and microphone maker Sennheiser for 200 million euros ($241 million) to reach younger customers through the emerging segment of in-ear wearables.

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Subject to regulatory approval, the plan is to complete the transfer of the business to Sonova by the end of 2021. Sennheiser had announced in February that it would focus on the Professional business in the future while seeking a partner for the Consumer Electronics business.

The Sennheiser brand has been a synonym for first-class sound and excellent product quality for over 75 years. With the takeover of the Sennheiser Consumer business, Sonova is adding headphones and soundbars to its hearing care portfolio, which includes hearing aids and cochlear implants, among other hearing solutions. Sonova will also take over the development and production areas of Sennheiser Consumer Electronics so that Sennheiser customers will continue to benefit from this in the future, reports Sennheiser.

"We couldn't have asked for a better partner than Sonova for our Consumer Electronics business," says Daniel Sennheiser, co-CEO at Sennheiser. "Sonova is a strong, well-positioned company. Not only do we share a passion for unique audio experiences, we also share very similar corporate values. This gives us an excellent foundation for a successful future together." Co-CEO Dr. Andreas Sennheiser adds: "The combination of our strengths provides a very good starting point for future growth. We are convinced that Sonova will strengthen the Sennheiser Consumer Business in the long term and capture the major growth opportunities." Both partners see great potential in particular in the market for speech-enhanced hearables and for true wireless and audiophile headphones.

Arnd Kaldowski, CEO of Sonova, says: “I am very pleased that Sennheiser has chosen Sonova to further develop the well-renowned Consumer Division. We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues and to building on the combined strengths of both organizations to successfully shape our joint future. The fast-growing market for personal audio devices is rapidly evolving. Combining our audiological expertise with Sennheiser’s know-how in sound delivery, their great reputation, as well as their high-quality products, will allow us to expand our offering and to create important touchpoints with consumers earlier in their hearing journey. Combining our market-leading technology with the strong brand and well-established distribution network of Sennheiser creates a strong foundation for future growth.”

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Sonova, headquartered in Stäfa, Switzerland, is a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions. The Group operates through its core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics, and the brands of the Audiological Care business, e.g. AudioNova, Geers, Boots Hearing Care, Connect Hearing, and Lapperre. Sonova offers its customers one of the most comprehensive product portfolios in the industry – from hearing instruments to cochlear implants to wireless communication solutions.

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If you’re afraid of misplacing your vaccination card, don’t worry. An enterprising company has developed a smart bracelet that could carry your COVID-19 vaccination card's information and tell others around you that you've been fully vaccinated.

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The ImmunaBand is a stylish blue silicone bracelet emblazoned with the words "COVID-19 Vaccinated." Each bracelet has a metal tag with an engraved, unique QR code which, when scanned by a smartphone, directs users to their personal password-protected vaccination record. To purchase an ImmunaBand, customers must complete a COVID-19 vaccination that has received FDA Emergency Authorization and upload their vaccination card documenting that status to ImmunaBand's HIPAA-compliant server. The vaccination card storage process is end-to-end encrypted to ensure data privacy and security, the company said in a news release.

“These vaccines are a culmination of some of the best work the scientific community has ever seen. But with its tremendous benefits come challenges—as it stands, quick, easy access to documentation of vaccination status is lacking,” said J. Tashof Bernton, MD, President of ImmunaBand. “After a year defined by divisions, we deserve to feel comfortable and safe in public. ImmunaBand will serve as the passport that returns us back to normal life.”

The creators of ImmunaBand developed the technology to restore trust, bring people back together, and help collectively move toward a post-quarantine world. Immunaband offers a visible solution not just to individuals but to businesses who are eager to safely reopen their doors.

"Innovation and technology play a vital role in getting our economy, and society, back to normal again. Immunaband is a great example of this, by providing companies of all sizes—from small businesses to those in leisure, hospitality, and travel—with a novel and visible way to demonstrate their commitment to a safe environment for their employees and customers," said ImmunaBand Board Member, Daniel Charles.

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ImmunaBand is available starting at $19.99 plus shipping and handling. Quantity discounts are available for employers. More information is available on the company’s website.

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In the cement industry, production takes place where natural limestone deposits are found. The base material is crushed, ground, homogenized, calcined, and fired at 1,500 °C. Therefore, the construction sites are noisy, dusty and, can be very hot or frosty.

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thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions deployed polysius® connect solution based on oculavis SHARE to provide efficient remote assistance and ensure that machine and plant downtimes are minimized. The fact that machine-related challenges can be mastered remotely with a professional Augmented Reality platform like oculavis SHARE was quickly recognized by skilled workers and managers.

The integration of oculavis SHARE provided a huge advantage. Customers benefitted from fast service by reducing valuable downtimes of machinery and equipment and minimizing costs (e.g. travel expenses for flight, hotel, etc.), writes Daniel Mirbach in oculavis.

Confidence led to more complex use cases

Polysius connect was rolled out for further use cases in the life cycle of complex plants. The machine-related processes assisted with remote service to:

• Support for commissioning with regional offices,
• Preparation of inspections for upcoming repair and maintenance work,
• Guidance in preventive maintenance activities to ensure the availability of the production plant or to maintain the manufacturing process,
• Consulting and realization of plant optimizations to alternative fuels and combustion processes in order to reduce CO2 emissions,
• identification of spare parts in order to be able to supply customers optimally at short notice

Freedom in the selection of hardware

For live support with customers, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions does not use smart glasses exclusively. If the customer does not have one at hand, he simply takes a smartphone or tablet to use oculavis SHARE. The purely voice-controlled RealWear HMT-1 smart glasses are utilized. The HMT-1 is IP66 waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and temperature-resistant. The high-resolution camera, active noise canceling, and long battery life are optimally supported by the smart glasses app optimized by oculavis. The biggest benefits are hands-free working and the free field of vision so that the contact to the environment is not affected, according to the oculavis report.

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Breaking new ground in service and showing attitude towards customers

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions demonstrated its attitude and ability to act amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Processes and structures that existed before the crisis were questioned, redesigned and an innovative path was taken in service through the implementation of oculavis SHARE. The cement technologies business unit gains a competitive advantage by having not only a quick helper with remote service in times of need, but also a solution that reduces plant downtimes, increases the first-time-fix rate, and generates new revenues in sales in the long term. And less traveling also contributes to climate-neutral cement production by 2050.

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With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia, beachgoers wearing electronic technology while in the water is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuries which could save the lives of up to 1063 Australians along the coastline over the next 50 years, new study on shark bites reveals.

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The modeling research, published in the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, shows that while shark bites are rare events, strategies to reduce shark-bite risk are also valuable because they can severely affect victims and their support groups – with one-third of victims experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

There were 985 incidents reported in the Australian Shark Attack File from 1900 to 2020 from 20 different species, reports Flinders University.

The researchers analyzed per-capita shark bites around Australia from 1900 to 2020 and developed models to estimate the preventative impact of electronic deterrents if they were worn by water users, to predict how many shark bites could be avoided.

Lead author Professor Corey Bradshaw of Flinders University says efforts to reduce the risk of shark bites, even if they are extremely rare, are valuable with electronic deterrents capable of reducing the likelihood of a bite by about 60%, potentially saving hundreds of lives over the next 50 years.

"Avoiding death, injury, and trauma from shark bites over the next half-century would be a realistic outcome if people use these personal electronic deterrents whenever they're in the water, and as long as the technology is operating at capacity."

"Given that governments are applying multiple approaches to mitigate shark bites such as drones, SMART drumlines, and acoustic monitoring, our simulations suggest electronic deterrents could make a valuable contribution to overall mitigation, and so help allay community fears."

"This is especially so when you consider the additional costs associated with the loss of recreational, commercial, and tourism revenue in the tens to hundreds of millions of dollars following clusters of shark-bite events. "

"For example, the New South Wales Government recently invested AU$16 million to mitigate shark bites in part due to lost revenue from businesses benefitting from water users and tourism."

Despite the low probability of being bitten by a shark, the rising number of people spending time in waters frequented by sharks increases shark-bite risk to an extent.

The researchers point out this approach relies on many assumptions, the biggest factors being stability in the abundance of sharks, shark behavior, shark distribution (potentially influenced by climate), and human use of the ocean.

Shark scientist and co-author Associate Professor Charlie Huveneers, who leads the Southern Shark Ecology Group at Flinders University, says the electronic deterrent devices can be beneficial, as long as people understand their effectiveness and how much they actually reduce the risk of attacks.

“Although several studies have demonstrated that electronic deterrents can reduce the probability of shark bites, device efficacy varies among manufacturers and even between products of the same manufacturer.”

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“When testing these products scientifically, we need a large number of interactions to (i.e., using robust statistics) assess efficacy confidently. As a result, we often need to use bait or berley to attract sharks, which likely motivate sharks to bite more than in situations when sharks encounter a swimmer or surfer.”

“Therefore, the ability of electric deterrents to reduce shark bite risk might be greater than the 60% decrease we observed in our studies, further increasing the number of lives saved.”

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During quarantine, obsessive health tracking has become a hobby for people with means. Adelene Cheng is a 40-something Toronto bank executive. She uses Oura ring to monitor her sleep, heart rate, and overall health. The Oura app tells her how prepared her body is for activity that day. Cheng hopes to achieve triple crown which is an award given when readiness, sleep, and activity each has a score above 85.

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“I do work out quite a bit, so sometimes my body says I'm not ready," she said. "And I'm not the greatest sleeper. That's why I got the ring.”

A category of apps, wearables, content, and workout equipment make up what's known as the high-performance lifestyle (HPL) market. The market has seen a boom during the pandemic as people with disposable income increasingly turned to tech to optimize their performance, reports Bartie Scott and Hillary Hoffower in Business Insider.

An Oura spokesperson told Insider that ring sales doubled in the last year to a total of 300,000 since the company's launch in 2018.

During the pandemic, the fitness tech startups raised a record $2.3B in 2020, per CB Insights, and connected fitness raised nearly $900M.

Monthly visits to Peloton’s US site soared from two million in March 2020 to 10 million in November 2020, according to Bank of America Research.

In San Diego, California, a 33-year-old biotech manager, named Justin Flowers, bought an Oura and a Whoop and took up running during the pandemic.

"I've learned a lot about my body from both devices," Flowers said, citing the impact of late-night exercise, blue light glasses, melatonin supplements, hydration, and the effects of alcohol. "These are all things that my Series 5 Apple Watch, which I also wear, can't tell me.”

Back in Toronto, Cheng thinks before having a glass of wine in the evening. She's noticed it increases her heart rate, which disrupts her sleep and hurts her readiness score the next morning, the Business Wire report said.

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"I didn't make those connections in normal real-time, because I wasn't getting a hangover," she said. "I was ready for work the next day." Now, she said, the Oura data will tell her that even though she may feel okay, her body is still struggling to recover.

"My ring told me this morning that I was delayed in readiness. And it said, 'Did you have a late meal?' I did. "It allows me to see how certain activities help me or hinder me for the day ahead," she said.

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Fitbit is getting ready for its latest research initiative. The new research will focus on how the company’s smartwatches can measure blood pressure without the traditional arm-cuff method, Fitbit said in a blog post.

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Starting this month, Fitbit Labs is launching a study to look at how Fitbit devices can potentially measure something called Pulse Arrival Time (PAT), which is the time it takes for a pulse of blood to reach your wrist after your heart beats, and explore the potential link to tracking blood pressure. U.S. Fitbit Sense users who are at least 20 years old can participate in the study.

High blood pressure is called a silent killer for a reason. Symptoms are rarely obvious but uncontrolled high blood pressure can increase the risk for heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for people in the United States. Nearly one out of two adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure, but many don’t know they have it, Fitbit said in its blog post.

While the ability to easily measure and monitor blood pressure in a wearable, non-cuff device has been of great interest, it has been rather elusive to date, and the ability to capture blood pressure readings in a non-cuff wrist-wearable has not yet been achieved.

Previous research has found a correlation between PAT and blood pressure, but the correlation was not strong enough to predict blood pressure. These investigations were limited to either small data sets or specific environments like an intensive care unit. Fitbit Labs also found a correlation between PAT and blood pressure in a small, 3-week internal study. The new study will extend this work to a broader population in order to learn more about how PAT measurements change under a variety of conditions.

“If high blood pressure was easier to measure, people could manage it earlier, which might help avoid preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke,” said Shelten Yuen, Principal Scientist at Fitbit, who is leading this work “It’s a hard scientific challenge, and a lot of work remains to be done to understand the best way to do this, but we have a history of advancing technology to make previously inaccessible health metrics available to Fitbit users from their wrist, so it’s a challenge we’re very passionate about solving.”

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Having easy access to blood pressure readings is important for people with hypertension, so, assuming we can correlate PAT and blood pressure, being able to track PAT with a Fitbit device might give people more power to manage their condition in between doctors’ visits.

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We’ve witnessed the transformation of the cellphone. A mere mobile phone has now become a portable computer. From emails to step count, cellphones of today can perform a wide variety of tasks. However, we’ve never imagined that the same functions will one day be performed on a watch. The birth of wearable technology has changed everything.

The popularity of wearables has made India the only country in the top 20 to see triple-digit growth in wearables in 2020, according to IDC report. Last year, the Indian wearables market posted a remarkable growth of 144.3% (YoY) with 36.4 million units in shipments. Not only this, with this remarkable growth the country continues to be the third-largest wearables market globally, reports SME Futures.

The major portion of wearable tech growth in India was due to the increased sales of hearables and smartwatches. Hearables’ shipments grew more than threefold in 2020 compared to the previous year.

Smartwatches are now more popular than wristbands in India. With 46.7% of the market share, Xiaomi continued to lead this category in 2020. Realme, which entered the segment in 2020 finished second with a 12.3% share, states the IDC report, according to the IDC report.

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“Hearables became one of the most sought-after electronic categories in 2020. The newer version of hearables is much better in managing the increased audio usages and improved aesthetic and design also made them the trendsetter,” said Anisha Dumbre, market analyst at IDC India.

India, as a leader in the tech market, always catches up with the tech trends. With a rising disposable income of Indian consumers, a huge number of them are shifting their behavior towards wearables, giving smart devices a lot of traction. Apple is currently leading in the smartwatch category and other companies such as Fitbit, Realme, Xiaomi, Fossil, Garmin, Samsung are significant names in this arena too.

In the hearables and smartwatches category, Indian companies such as BoAt and Noise have been leading the charts. As per the IDC report, “Noise led the watch category with a 24.5% share in 2020 followed by Realme with a 15.7% share in the same year. While BoAt emerged as the biggest player in this category, accounting for one-third of the category in shipments.”

Actofit is a Navi, Mumbai-based company that makes connected ecosystems and wearable gadgets around health and fitness. The company has been witnessing a surge lately. For them, 2020 has been a good year but in a surprising way.

Pratik Saraogi, Founder and CEO told SME Futures: “With the pandemic being a huge part of 2020, we, like many other businesses, took a conservative approach in terms of our expectations. However, what we could not predict is how health-conscious and health-focused this pandemic has made consumers, especially those that are from India. The caveat here was that consumers were not only worried about their own health, but a lot of times it was for the health of the people around them (family & friends). This health fear that the pandemic catalyzed gave a great boost to our Smart scale (body composition analysis checks) sales.”

Fire-Boltt, an Indian company that makes earphones, earbuds, headphones, and smartwatches, has been recognized as a top 5 selling brand on the e-commerce platform Amazon.

Aayushi Kishore, co-founder of Fire-Boltt says that the company emerged as one of the frontrunners in the wearable and audio segment during this period. “Our smartwatch with SPO2 features was ranked among the top 4 selling smartwatches on Amazon within days of its launch. Other than our fitness wearables and smartwatch, our audio products also did well.”

Innovation is trending

Indian consumers prefer variety, style, unique features and trendy products. Therefore, Indian companies are diversifying their portfolios in order to stay ahead of the competition.

Lalit Arora, co-founder and CEO of Vingajoy, a Delhi-based consumer electronics and mobile accessory brand, says:

“We keep on doing research to fulfill the demands of the market and continuously strategize to deliver the best-in-class. The best part is that the consumers are gravitating towards the emerging brands and are actively experimenting with our new products. The feedback from their end was quite appreciative and encouraging.”

Spotlight on medical wearable devices

Wearables have now become a part of healthcare. The pandemic has made wearables ever more necessary as they provide remote monitoring. Globally, various companies working on wearable medical products are constantly innovating and creating new devices.

Sanjeev Swamy, founder and CEO of Livinguard AG, a hygiene tech platform, professes:

“People have become more conscious about maintaining a healthy day-to-day lifestyle; thus, this has led to a big surge in the wearable tech market in India. According to me, textile tech can play a vital role in this segment. Antimicrobial, antiviral and antibacterial solutions for textiles and apparel have been some of the major trends in the wearable tech market.”

5G revolutionizing the wearables industry

Seeing the soaring interest in wearable devices, Gartner predicts that users will spend $81.5 billion on fitness devices in 2021, up 18% from $69 billion last year.

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Manufacturers are designing wearables to be sleeker, smaller, and superfast. With embedded sensors, wearables now come in the form of smart clothes and shoes. Wearables generally come with mobile connectivity and have been upgraded from 3G to 4G. So, it is conceivable that 5G implementation is the next step.

The 5G connectivity will take wearables to a new level. Wearables powered by 5G will deliver improved data and insights into our health in real-time. Additionally, the IoT system will be at the center of this technology with a multitude of sensors, which will make gadgets more powerful and accurate.

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Researchers at Stanford University are partnering with wearable device-maker Empatica and a COVID-19 saliva test manufacturer, Clinical Reference Lab, to gauge how wearable devices like smartwatches can detect the virus even before symptoms appear.

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Tejaswini Mishra, Ph.D., Research Scientist in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous to discuss the use of wearables to detect COVID-19.

“We're using biometrics measured by these consumer smartwatches, such as heart rate, skin temperature, blood oxygen saturation, activity, electrodermal activities of skin conductance. And we're looking for changes in these biometrics to then detect COVID-19 infection at a pre-symptomatic stage before people develop symptoms. And so we look, for example, increases in heart rate,” Dr. Mishra told Christoforous.

Just a month ago, MIT Media Labs spinoff Empatica Inc. secured the CE mark for its Aura system, a wearable solution for the monitoring and early alert of respiratory infections, including COVID-19. For use with people 14 and older, Aura is commercially available in Europe and the U.K., and for pilot purposes in the U.S. – pending FDA authorization.

Empatica, Fitbit, and Garmin are working with the Stanford team, according to Dr. Mishra.

How early can these devices detect COVID19?

“We're able to detect it on an average of four days in advance using our algorithms, and we're able to see it as far as nine days in advance in some cases. Now, mind you, these are studies we did on symptomatic individuals. So we did an initial study that we published in November 2020,” Dr. Mishra said.

How effective are these devices?

According to Dr. Mishra, the current devices are already pretty good at detecting COVID-19. She said that 80% of the people in their initial study, were able to detect COVID-19 with wearing only Fitbits. “And so, the current devices already work. And the cool thing about using devices that people were already wearing is that you have a year or two of retrospective data on these people. So we're able to compare their heart rate during the COVID infection to their own personal baseline and then try to see changes or elevations in heart rate compared to their own baseline. So it's a very personalized, individualized, tailored monitoring process,” she said.

How about the asymptomatic Carriers

A large group of people do not show symptoms of COVID-19 even after they’ve been infected with the virus. These asymptomatic individuals can spread the virus much more easily. What kinds of symptoms do asymptomatic people have?

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“Even if you don't have symptoms, your body's still fighting an infection. Your body's trying to clear the virus. You're making tons of white blood cells to try to fight the virus. And so that's where we expect your heart rate to go up. Even if you don't have a fever, even if your skin temperature or body temperature doesn't go up, you still have a heart rate increase because your body's working a lot harder to fight these germs, and that's what we're able to detect,” Dr. Mishra said.

“Think of it as a thermometer. Your temperature is high, and you don't know why it's high, but you know that it indicates something. And so that's really what we're catching. And then the future is really, really big, and you could do any number of things with these wearable devices,” she added.

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Wearable technology is fast becoming a part of our lives. From a sweat sensor that detects stress levels to a wearable that tracks your sleep, soon there’s going to be a wearable technology for tracking and measuring almost anything you can think of.

Wearable technology can play an important role in monitoring the health of the elderly. It can be used to monitor their heart conditions and early detect Alzheimer’s disease.

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Monitoring heart disease of the elderly

The American Heart Association (AHA) conducted a systematic review of studies of older adults who used mobile health technologies to manage their cardiovascular disease. It included 26 studies that examined mobile health technologies for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease among participants 60 years and older, reports MobiHealthNews.

The AHA review found that mobile health interventions, especially those that use texting, can improve health behaviors like exercise and diet, as well as medication adherence in older adults.

“We know that controlling blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol are essential secondary prevention strategies and often require medication management,” Eric Schorr, Ph.D., BSBA, RN, the lead author of the scientific statement and associate professor in the Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, said in a statement.

Age is one of the largest risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Therefore, it is crucial to effectively manage heart disease and take preventative steps.

Dementia is not a normal part of aging, and although visible symptoms manifest themselves later in life, the diseases that cause it often develop much earlier, reports AZO Sensors.

Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms show

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate, resulting in memory loss and cognitive decline. It is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80% of dementia cases in the U.S. In the U.S., Alzheimer's kills more people than diabetes and more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

Alzheimer’s Research UK and Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centre (BU ADRC) has entered into a three-year partnership to use smartwatches and headbands to collect digital data to detect Alzheimer’s years before symptoms show.

The devices will be used by up to 200 participants with or without dementia for two weeks every three months for one year. The wearables will monitor their sleep, neural activity, fine motor skills, speech and language, and physical activity.

The data will be shared with the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative, which aims to develop a robust machine learning model capable of detecting subtle patterns in people’s digital data, acting as a red flag for early disease.

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“The diseases that cause dementia can start in midlife, but we currently don’t have inexpensive and non-invasive methods to detect this early disease,” states Dr Jesse Mez, Clinical Core Director for BU ADRC. “Digital technologies like smartphones and wearables could provide a low cost, easy-to-use way to pick up some of the very subtle early changes in diseases like Alzheimer’s.”

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Last week, Max Weinbach of Android Police found references to Samsung’s next TWS called Galaxy Buds2 in the latest version of the Galaxy Wearable application. Weinbach also spotted a few details regarding the forthcoming Galaxy Watches, which he shared on Twitter.

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A bunch of strange terms like "Water", "Merlot", "Wise" and "Fresh" appear in the code of the current Wear app from Samsung, reports Netzwelt. Weinbach, who’s a well-known leaker, now claims to have cracked Samsung's secret language and reveals to us in a series of tweets what is hidden behind the terms:

"Wise" and "Fresh" are said to be upcoming Samsung smartwatches. These are believed to be marketed as the Galaxy Watch Active 3 and Galaxy Watch 4.

"Merlot" is said to be the code name for a new processor that is used in wearables.

With "Water" Samsung is supposed to designate a compatibility layer of the products.

Both of these wearables will be available in two sizes and in Bluetooth as well as cellular variants.

According to Max’s findings, the Galaxy Watch4 and the Galaxy Watch Active4 are codenamed Fresh and Wise respectively:

Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (Fresh)

• Sizes: 41mm, 45mm
• Variants: Bluetooth, Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 (Wise)

• Sizes: 40mm, 44mm
• Variants: Bluetooth, Cellular

Furthermore, the smartwatches should also be able to determine the blood sugar level without drawing blood from you.

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According to rumors, Samsung will use Google's WearOS instead of the in-house Tizen system for its upcoming smartwatches.

“So when I found the Buds 2 leak, I found a few things about upcoming Galaxy Watches,” Weinbach twitted. “There's a new plugin codename 'water.' I believe 'water' is the Samsung wearable/WearOS compatibility layer. It mentions 'merlot,' which I believe is the chipset for 'wise' and 'fresh'"...

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TCL’s wearable display prototype that’s been in the works for years, is now close to reaching the market. After having shown off its Project Archery concept several times at various tradeshows over the past few years, TCL is finally ready to bring its heads-up display to the general public.

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The Wearable Display will be available commercially later this year, though the company hasn’t yet disclosed information about the price and launch information.

The first commercially available follow-up to Project Archery, the TCL Wearable Display is a light and stylish pair of glasses that come with dual 1080p Full HD micro OLED displays built-in. From virtually anywhere, users can enjoy a 140-degree inch view from 4 meters away, and with a density of 49 pixels-per-degree (PPD), visuals are sharp and incredibly vivid.

The Wearable Display is capable of connecting to hundreds of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and 2-in-1 PCs from most manufacturers whose devices have a display port over USB-C that can support 1080p resolution. Once connected, the device enables you to watch movies, play games, and more from at home, on the road, or anywhere else, enjoying a truly immersive experience.

Read more Niantic Labs CEO’s Twitter Post Hints At New AR Glasses

Australian first look at the TCL Wearable Display

EFTM’s Trevor Long tried out the glasses as an Australian first look at the TCL Wearable Display. He describes the glasses as:

“When you put them on, what you see is like a desktop computer. Icons for your apps on a screen. Similar to how a Samsung phone looks when you enable Dex and plug into a desktop monitor.

Your Smartphone screen then becomes a touchpad to move the mouse or pointer around on the screen. Tap to click.

Launch Netflix, and you can scroll with two fingers, move the pointer with one and tap to play.

When you play, you get a full view of the show. Sound comes out the ear-stalks similar to how the Bose Frames work, but the stalks aren’t as chunky as Bose.”

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The growing need for soldiers’ coordination, training and health, the increase in asymmetric warfare, and modernization programs in the military, among others, are some of the factors that are fueling the growth of the military wearables market. Wearable devices play an important role in improving the capabilities of the soldier.

Related: US Army Uses Modified HoloLens 2 for Real-Life Video Game

The U.S. military is turning to wearable technology to enhance soldiers’ capabilities and prevent injuries.  In recent months, various Defense Department components have been cautiously applying diverse wearable technologies to gauge soldiers’ stress, monitor for COVID-19 spread, and other health- and performance-related purposes.

The Pentagon’s primary developer of advanced military, medical material products is exploring how it might operationalize wearable Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, prevention devices.

Specifically, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Device Activity’s Warfighter Brain Health Project Management Office is exploring technologies — designed with the intent to be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — that can protect service members from such traumas or at least reduce the severity of them, reports Brandi Vincent in NextGov.

“Identification of medical device technologies with such capabilities are essential to protect the warfighter and is vital to force protection and strength,” officials from that office wrote in a request for information.

In another story, the U.S. Army is conducting several studies designed to use wearable devices -- special watches and rings that track heart rate, body temperature, and other physiological data -- to evaluate how soldiers respond to stress and physical exertion.

These devices also can be used for cognitive training to help soldiers learn how to cope with stress more effectively, increasing their physical performance, according to the experts from Booz Allen Hamilton, a firm that offers consulting, analysis, and engineering services to the public and private sector organizations.

"We know that performance originates in the brain; by knowing that, we, as performers, can either set ourselves up for success or failure simply based on these conscious thoughts," Lindsay Blaine, cognitive performance coach at Booz Allen Hamilton, said during a webinar focusing on the cognitive training and the mind and body connection.

Jannell MacAulay is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and expert in human performance training. She believes self-awareness is the key to coping in high-stress situations, writes Matthew Cox in Military.com.

"There is some stress that is actually good for us. And so when we get that ... anxiousness, our performance will actually go up," she said.

The U.S. Army is conducting a study to measure the mental health of troops operating in extremely cold environments. As part of the study, about 1,000 soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division in Alaska are wearing Whoop biofeedback devices.

Another 530 members of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, are participating in a yearlong human performance study that has them wearing similar devices to track not just physical exertion but also how their heart rate responds to stress.

Related: US Army Is Testing AR Goggles for Dogs To Give Remote Commands

According to Michael Baum, branch chief of the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center, the Army is hoping that some of the data taken from these biofeedback devices will help the service design more effective training scenarios as part of its synthetic training environment, an effort to create realistic training simulations using gaming technology.

Alvalux Medical, a Belgian medtech wearables company, announced that it has been awarded its second Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its wearable ocular insert device.

Read more Wearable Sensor Collects Data from Tears or Saliva to Treat Eye or Mouth Diseases

The invention (US Patent 10,953,240) is a small, energized, ocular insert designed to deliver home-based Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy to treat retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy which affect approximately 20 million people in the USA alone, says a press release.

"This patent represents an important contribution to the future of 'on-eye' miniaturized therapeutic wearables, and it also spawned two other inventions including our on-market, award-winning, CicaLux® product line," said Michel Alvarez – CEO and inventor. He added, "I would like to congratulate co-inventor – Professor Denis Flandre – ICTEAM institute at the Université catholique de Louvain (UC Louvain) - for his contribution and shared vision to bring smart, small, wearable, home-therapy devices to people around the world."

"This was a great basis for our deeper collaboration and further innovation in smart medical wearables involving ultra-low-power thin-film electronic circuits and sensors," said Professor Flandre.

Alvalux's first patent award announced last month (US Patent 10,953,238) is a wearable dermal repair system marketed under the CicaLux brand that delivers energized combination PBM therapy to treat various skin-related conditions, diseases and disorders. First product CicaLux Energized Scar-Care is available for sale in the European Union, USA and other countries.

Read more Nasal Neurostimulating Device to Treat Dry Eye Syndrome

About Alvalux Medical

Alvalux Medical is a Belgium-based medical device company founded in 2015 by medtech veteran Michel Alvarez.  It aims to be a global leader in smart, wearable, energized, therapeutic devices for use at home, at work, or on the go.

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Mictic is a wearable wristband that can translate your gestures and movements and turn them into musical tones and sound effects in real-time. Mictic has started a Kickstarter campaign.

“We’re coming to change your relationship to music. Mictic is the Swiss-made XR wearable that turns your movements into sound. It doesn’t matter if you already have a Grammy or have never picked up a musical instrument, with Mictic you’ll be expressing yourself the minute you put the wristbands on and connect via Bluetooth,” Mictic says.

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Mictic claims to be the first wearable device that is a true musical instrument and not just a controller for Midi or other interfaces. The wristbands translate your arm movements into included instrument sounds like electric guitar, drums, cello, and genre-based soundscapes like EDM and hip-hop. We have pending patent applications capturing this technology.

How does it work?

The wristbands contain sensors that detect movement and motion with supreme precision and accuracy. You can connect the sensors with your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

• Strap Mictic to your wrists
• Connect your smartphone via Bluetooth
• Pair with the Mictic App
• Pick your Instrument or sound experience
• Let the Magic happen

Who is this for?

You don’t have to be a musician to use Mictic. The wearable device is easy to use and can be used by anyone. “Our mission is to give everyone the power to express themselves no matter what kind of music they enjoy, and whether they are already Grammy-winners, or have had no training at all. Mictic can be used for any age range and you really don't have to be a musician to enjoy it,” Mictic said.

What type of sounds can Mictic generate?

Below a list of features that are integrated into the first app version:

Instruments

• Acoustic Guitar
• Electric Guitar
• Cello
• Drums
• Violin

Sound Scapes

• Hip Hop
• Trap
• Latin
• EDM
• Rock

Games

• Kung Fu
• Robot
• Safari / Zoo
• Lightsaber
• Tennis

The company is planning to deliver many more features shortly after launch.

Related: Music Fingers Wearable Lets You Make Music With Your Fingertips Even While You’re On The Go

You can connect and use Mictic via Bluetooth as Midi controller for your favorite digital audio workstation (DAW) such as Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools, Garageband, or 100s of other MIDI-compatible apps.

For more information, please check out their Kickstarter campaign.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed liquid metal for processing with a 3D printer.

Soft, stretchable materials that are also electrically conductive are hard to come by. It’s even harder to create a circuit that withstands damage, going as far as to heal itself. For Carnegie Mellon University researchers, however, these kinds of innovations are just another day at the office. The new material they created has high conductivity and the collected energy can be used for the manufacture of wearables, for example.

Read more Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Autonomously Self-Healing Material for Robots

In 2018, Carmel Majidi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his team created a circuit that was able to electrically heal itself—that is, it could continue to function even after the main paths had been cut or damaged. Building on that development, Majidi and his team at Carnegie Mellon University’s Soft Machines Lab (SML) have made a liquid metal material capable of conducting electricity and repairing any physical damage it incurs.

“We can now suspend liquid metal in virtually any polymer or copolymer in order to tailor their material properties and enhance their performance,” Majidi said. “This has not been done before. It opens the door to future materials discovery.”

SML achieved these advancements using a liquid metal made of a gallium and indium alloy. This metal is safer than other liquid metals like mercury, authors say. These discoveries allow the technology to be expanded to other polymers, including gels. This widens the range—and effect—of their research. In fact, circuits made with liquid metals can be erased and re-drawn, making them highly adaptable, reports Madison Brewer at CMU Engineering.

These new materials can also be 3D printed. Sarah Bergbreiter, a professor of mechanical engineering, worked with Majidi and SML to print these materials using a new manufacturing process. Creating 3D structures of these self-healing and re-writable circuits will widely expand the range of applications. One such application is energy harvesting. Energy can be generated using electricity from contact between two surfaces.

What’s more, liquid metals are highly conductive, so they can easily produce large amounts of energy. And, because the electronics are soft and stretchable, they can readily be integrated into clothing.

The electrically conducive material was worked into the fabric from which shorts were made. One subject ran in the shorts on a treadmill. After 2.2 minutes, the shorts gave him enough power to operate a thermo-hygrometer sensor with a digital screen. The team assumes that further innovations could benefit from this development. Researchers from Asia also use 3D-printed wearable sensors to generate enough electricity for wearables.

Read more Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Flexible Wearable Patch That Sticks to the Skin Like a Band-Aid

The researchers say potential uses of their invention could include bio-inspired robotics, human-machine interaction, wearable computing, and solar cells. These soft robotics will be highly adaptable and durable, allowing for a wide range of applications.

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Rising consumer demand is propelling the supply chain industry to adopt new technologies. The supply chain companies are turning to wearables and robotics to increase accuracy, speed, and safety on the warehouse floor.

Read more: LUBA Workers’ Comp Using Oura Ring To Explore The Use of Wearables in Workplace

Industrial wearables: A huge market

In June 2019, a report published by Research and Markets predicted that the industrial wearable devices market will exceed $2.78 billion by 2024, increasing annually at a rate of 9.2%, with smartwatches holding the largest share of growth, reports SDCExec.

Similar market growth is expected with industrial robots, commonly used for tasks such as picking, loading orders, and transportation, among other order fulfillment jobs. Around $2.4 billion is spent annually on industrial robotic arms and automation machines, according to McKinsey & Company report. A few years ago, there were at least 2 million robots in use on factory floors, warehouses, and similar locations, and the report predicted that number to increase to 4.4 million by 2023.

The advancing wearable technology

TeamViewer uses AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented reality (AR) in its technology.

“TeamViewer helps companies like DHL, Coke or Airbus to improve quality, speed, and safety of their logistics, manufacturing, and maintenance operations,” says Percy Stocker, TeamViewer’s executive vice president, AR Americas. “Using AR-guided workflows and ad-hoc video collaboration, companies can digitize and streamline their processes, while offering a more ergonomic and intuitive solution to their frontline workers.

Companies use TeamViewer to improve quality, speed, and safety in their operations.

“For example, DHL managed to improve the speed of their logistics operation by 15% on average. Coke significantly improved their quality to 99.99% accuracy level,” Stocker says.

The rising popularity of safety wearables

In 2019, a CDC report nodded the use of wearables to monitor workers’ health, environmental hazards, and other issues. The report said that the tools can be valuable in maintaining the safety of workers in industrial settings. Kenzen makes wearables that can predict and prevent injuries on the warehouse floor.

Wearables can improve efficiency

In the near future, wearables will be considered essential to warehouse and distribution center operations, according to Ilhan Kolko, chief product officer at ProGlove.

“Wearable scanners enhance these processes at large because they easily cut the total scanning time in half,” Kolko says. “Aside from the massive time gain, workers always have their hands free, which is tremendous relief when you load or unload a truck.”

Wearables can maintain privacy

Heidi Lehmann, co-founder of Kenzen says that workers need to know their privacy is maintained while wearing the devices.

“We need to make sure the worker is very comfortable with our solution,” she says. “This begins with the actual comfort of the device when worn by a worker, to worker privacy and making sure the worker understands that the platform has been designed with their privacy in mind.”

According to Lehmann, the worker’s own biometric information can be seen only by the workers themselves in detail and in real time.

Read more: KINETIC-JLG Partnership To Deploy COVID-19 Safety Wearables For Industrial Workers

“Other user groups only see the information they need to keep the worker safe,” she says. “For example, a safety manager would understand, through the team dashboard, when a worker is calibrating in a dangerous direction and needs assistance or needs to rest, yet they don't see any specific personal health details, only that an intervention may be needed.”

VARTA has launched a new VARTA CoinPower A4 generation battery, opening up opportunities for the future development of wireless and mobile devices in a wide range of application areas. From wireless headphones and medical devices through measurement and safety systems and automotive applications, Varta manufactures batteries as prototypes or in large series, both as standard versions and in line with customer specifications.

Related VARTA Plans to Boost Production to More Than 150 Million Cells Per Year

VARTA CoinPower batteries are the first choice for a number of modern high-tech portable products. They provide a long-lasting, reliable main power source that is lightweight and occupies a minimum of space in the host device, reports VARTA.

VARTA CoinPower batteries meet the most important design requirements of these products: Reliable high-power output, design flexibility with a minimum of space requirement, and a round form factor.

Features

• High energy density
• Wound electrode design
• Built-in safety device with chemical safety components
• Fully automated production in Germany
• Worldwide branch offices with technical support

Advantages

• Lightweight and small size
• High discharge currents
• The market’s best safety performance
• High reliability and consistent quality
• Close customer relationship

Customer Benefits

• The best performance and long battery life
• Suitable for applications with high peak currents
• Additional cell protection in case the electronic circuit malfunctions
• High reliability in the field
• Local contact, local knowledge, local language

Applications

VARTA CoinPower batteries are especially suitable for modern electronic applications such as Bluetooth Mono/Stereo Headsets, Sensors for Fitness/Sport/ Healthcare, Smart Watches, Wearable Technology, Smart Car Keys, and many more. These cells are the ultimate power source for your electronic devices and make your products smaller, lighter, and more attractive. VARTA CoinPower provides outstanding performance and reliability, excellent quality along with very safe operation.1.3 Applications.

Storage

VARTA CoinPower batteries are delivered in a state-of-charge (SoC) of approximately 30% of their full capacity. This provides the best condition for long-term storage at the lowest self-discharge rate. Higher temperatures increase the rate of self-discharge. It is recommended to store the cell at a state-of-charge between 30 % and 50 % at room temperature (20 °C) or lower.

Related SAFEDI Wearable Clip Warns Against Too Much Proximity In Corona times, VARTA CoinPower Supplies Energy

About VARTA Microbattery

VARTA Microbattery is a leading manufacturer of batteries and provides professional support worldwide to customers to help them to design VARTA batteries into their applications. Quality, reliability, high performance and customer satisfaction are the main reasons for our leading position in the market. VARTA Microbattery provides solutions to major OEM companies for high-tech applications such as Bluetooth headsets, activity trackers, heat cost allocator devices, backup for memory, and the real-time clock in PCs/notebooks as well as alarm systems, medical equipment, consumer electronics, and many more product types. VARTA Microbattery produces all major chemistries in various form factors. We are fully equipped to produce customized batteries. We are confident that we can provide an optimized battery solution for most application requirements.

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The famous Apple leaker Jon Prosser has released a video that shows the first pictures of the upcoming Google Pixel watch.

The Google Pixel Watch, according to Prosser, could launch in October, alongside the rumored Pixel 6 smartphone. The smartwatch seems to have taken inspiration from Samsung and Apple offerings by including a wrap-around display and a crown, respectively.

Read more: Google Pixel Phones Will Soon Track Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate Using Your Phone’s Camera

In January 2019, it became apparent that Google was tinkering with its own watch when the company bought smartwatch technology from Fossil worth 40 million US dollars.

As per the rendered images, the Google Pixel Watch has the codename “Rohan”. (Rohan is the name of the horse kingdom from Middle-earth in the novel series " Lord of the Rings "- Note from the Red). In addition, Prosser received" an incredible amount of image material "from a Google source. The only condition of the source: Prosser should not publish the original images, but may create corresponding render images and use them with his For this reason he worked with the 3D render artist Ian Zelbo for the Pixel Watch. Zelbo not only recreated the design of the Pixel Watch but also first glimpses of the software and bracelets.

Prosser stirs up high expectations saying, it is the best smartwatch he has ever seen. That says a lot. The renders show the watch sporting a circular dial with multiple silicone band options, suggesting that Google may allow users to easily swap bands.

As per Prosser, Google will offer around 20 band options with the Pixel Watch. In an episode of his YouTube show “Front Page Tech,” the tipster says that the renders are based on marketing material he had seen from a source within Google. He collaborated with Ian Zelbo for the renders.

Nothing concrete is known about the specifications yet, but it is presumed that the Google Pixel Watch will run Wear OS by Google, the company's operating system for smartwatches, reports Gadgets360. It also may come equipped with a heart rate sensor and multiple sports modes.

After the Fitbit takeover, we became curious to see how Google and wearables will continue. Will Fitbit OS and Wear OS be developed in parallel? Will Fitbit continue to be offered at all if you'd rather push the Pixel line? These are some exciting questions for the rest of the year.

Read more: Google Announces Wear OS Update With Custom Third-Party Tiles

We will of course keep our eyes open and will submit more details as soon as we find out more on this story.

CyberLink has introduced biometric technologies for the prevention of COVID-19 spread with an update to its FaceMe facial recognition engine, a Canadian startup called Tevano, and Tiger Tech. Tiger Tech received emergency FDA approval.

Read more How Digital Technology Is Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19

Conferences are resuming at a Las Vegas conference center with the help of CLEAR. CLEAR is the trusted digital health passport that securely validates your ID, lab, and vaccination credentials, making a safer environment for employees, employers, and others.

CyberLink has integrated its face biometrics, mask detection and temperature measurement capabilities to enhance its FaceMe Security solution for user identification and contactless access control, reports BiometricUpdate.

FaceMe is uniquely positioned to integrate edge-based AI facial recognition into a wide range of IoT and AIoT solutions. FaceMe is optimized to run on most hardware configurations, from high-end workstations to low-power chipsets typically used in IoT devices. It is compatible with Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS systems.

FaceMe Security’s compatibility with a number of popular video management systems (VMSs) has been enhanced, and support for the cost-effective Nvidia Jetson platform and other chipsets optimized. The newest addition of FaceMe Security Workstation is also optimized to run on edge hardware for real-time biometrics.

The system is so simple that a small business owner can set up a single computer, single-camera system on their own. FaceMe Security’s robust and scalable architecture allows easy and rapid implementation by system integrators, the BiometricUpdate report said.

“Biometric and vision technologies are setting new standards for IP surveillance deployments. Not only can solutions using top-tier facial recognition accurately verify identity, even for faces partially covered by a mask, but they can also detect if the mask is worn properly,” states Dr. Jau Huang, CEO of CyberLink. “Powered by the world’s leading facial recognition technology, FaceMe Security is an all-inclusive solution that can completely overhaul existing IP surveillance infrastructures to deliver the latest security, access control, and health screening capabilities, for organizations of all sizes, across all industries.”

Tevano, a Vancouver-based startup, deployed Health Shield, which debuted commercially in December. The tablet-like device, mounted on a stand, can take someone’s temperature in less than a second and determine if they’re wearing a face covering. The Tevano Health Shield uses a cloud-based back end for centralized monitoring and can issue alerts, view email or text messages.

Read more COVID-19 Impact: Wearables Gaining Popularity During the Pandemic

CyberLink is a world leader in facial recognition and face attribute technologies. FaceMe® is a highly accurate AI engine – ranked one of the best in the NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (VISA and WILD tests). Through constant innovation, we ensure our technology meets the highest accuracy and security standards, for deployments across a wide range of industries and use cases. For over 20 years, CyberLink has built a stellar reputation in the IT industry for its R&D leadership.

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