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Gadget Ogling: Custom Kicks, Heartbeat Tricks, and Office Picks
2015-12-05 19:00:00| TechNewsWorld
I'm hardly the most stylish gent around town, but even I would consider wearing a pair of sneakers I could adorn to my liking at any time through their customizable display. ShiftWear's sneakers allow you to choose from myriad colorful or even animated designs through an app. Since the display is E-Ink-based, battery consumption is low, and a charge lasts around 30 days.
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Wireless routers could spy on your breathing and heartbeat
2015-04-22 20:45:07| Wireless - Topix.net
A radar-like system that fits inside a Wi-Fi box can record health data and keep tabs on your mood - without you even noticing IT HAPPENS the moment you walk in: without you being aware of it, an undercover system discreetly records your breathing and heartbeat. Welcome to the Katabi Lab, part of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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VIDEO: Is heartbeat key to secure banking?
2015-03-13 02:07:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Simon Gompertz tries out a new system from the Halifax, which allows customers to use their unique heartbeat pattern to access secure banking.
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MIT perfects cheap, accurate through-wall movement and heartbeat detection with WiFi
2014-06-13 17:17:49| Extremetech
MIT's rather fabulous Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), after using humble WiFi waves to sense movement behind a wall, has now improved its technology to the point that it can remotely -- from behind a wall in another room -- can detect heart rate and respiration. MIT has successfully used this technology to noninvasively check a sleeping baby's breathing and pulse, and even to track the breathing of two adults simultaneously. Yes, there are videos of both feats embedded below.
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Pollution tie to irregular heartbeat
2014-06-05 01:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Air pollution is linked to increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lung, research suggests. The impact of air pollution on the risk of heart attack and stroke is less clear, say UK experts. Analysis of data from England and Wales shows air pollution is particularly harmful in the elderly. Further research is needed on pollution and cardiovascular health, says the British Heart Foundation. A team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine analysed...
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