[ad_1] You’re likely all too aware that you need to wash your hands often to reduce the chances of contracting COVID-19, but Google is happy to remind you all the same. Wear OS has received a 5.4.0 update that will remind you to wash your hands every three hours, and will start a 40-second timer […]
Category: Wearables
Stanford, Scripps and Fitbit try using wearables to detect infections
[ad_1] The smartwatch on your wrist might one day be key to containing the spread of viruses like the one behind COVID-19. Stanford, Scripps Research and Fitbit have unveiled an initiative that, if successful, would use wearables to catch the early signs of infection. They’re developing algorithms that would look for the elevated heart rates […]
Facebook releases an experimental messaging app for Apple Watch
[ad_1] Kit is the first Apple Watch app from NPE Team, Facebook’s research and development group. The team was responsible for meme-making app Whale, a chat service called Bump and social music listening tool Aux. More recently, it released Tuned, an app for couples to share things in private with each other. The availability of […]
Withings Steel HR smartwatch on sale for over $60 off
[ad_1] It also offers sleep tracking, water resistance down to about 160 feet, a smart alarm that wakes you up at your body’s optimal time and multisport tracking. To top it off, the Steel HR can go for around 25 days between charges, beating most other smartwatches by, oh, about 23 days. The Steel HR […]
Researchers use Oura smart rings to predict onset of COVID-19 symptoms
[ad_1] Smart ring maker Oura has teamed up with West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to try to predict the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare providers. By combining the wearables with an AI prediction model, the researchers can currently predict symptoms like fever, cough and fatigue 24 hours before their onset. The team — which […]
Apple appears to to be acquiring virtual event company NextVR
[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple and NextVR for comment. It’s not certain just what Apple would do with NextVR, which is best known for its virtual reality versions of concerts and sporting events. However, VR might not play much of a role in the claimed deal. NextVR has run into financial difficulties in the past year, […]
Sony’s latest true wireless earbuds have more bass and a lower price
[ad_1] One of the main attractions here is the promise of more bass. If Sony’s previous entries are any indication, that doesn’t mean it will overpower everything else. Some true wireless earbuds struggle with deep, full lows while maintaining clarity. If Sony was able to keep things sounding top notch while enhancing that lower range, […]
HTC will sell its Cosmos Elite headset and faceplate tracker separately
[ad_1] The headset will roll out globally from April 16th to May 18th, retailing for $549/£549. The external tracking faceplate, compatible with base station versions 1.0 or 2.0 as well as the original Vive or Vive Pro controllers, will be available from between late April and June, with a price of $199/£199. Both will also […]
Google’s ‘Tilt Brush’ virtual painting app comes to PlayStation VR
[ad_1] Google’s Tilt Brush painting app is conquering one of its few remaining frontiers: consoles. The search giant has teamed up with Outerloop Games to release the 3D creative tool for PlayStation VR. To no one’s surprise, it’s the familiar experience, just in your living room. It turns your PlayStation Move controllers into virtual brushes […]
‘Minecraft Earth’ tweaks encourage home play and social distancing
[ad_1] In @minecraftearth, you’ll notice Tappables spawning more frequently and with more density, and you can also collect Adventure crystals so that you can spawn an Adventure right where you are and don’t have to go out to an Adventure. Have you tried it yet? — Aubrey Norris 🥴 (@Chupacaubrey) March 25, 2020 The AR […]