Arachno 1D Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hip hop artist Curtis ?50 Cent? Jackson teamed up with Intel to create new ?smart earbuds? ? wearable technology that tracks your heart rate and other health metrics while you listen to music. Wearable technologies are being designed for many parts of the body beyond smart watches and health trackers for the wrist, but who knew that ears were an optimal area for monitoring our hearts? Well they are, and that has led Intel and SMS Audio to put a new biorhythmic twist on the old wired earbud-microphone accessories that many people use to listen to music and talk on the phone.?The ear provides a great platform for doing this kind of [biometric] measurement,? said Mike Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. ?It?s not moving around a lot.? Having headphones and a heart-rate monitor all in one allows you to listen to music and monitor your health at the same time. http://iq.intel.com/headphones-for-health-and-fitness-fanatics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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