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Could your wearable technology stop your medical devices from working?

03/28/202303/27/2023 Sam Lambert

Wearable technology - Fitness Tracker - Workout

Should you be wearing a Fitbit if you’ve also got a pacemaker? Wearable technology such as fitness trackers and smartwatches have become extremely popular, as bioimpedance sensing tech help us to keep track of a number of helpful health stats. However, according to new research, that same tech could be affecting the way that implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, function. Smartwatches, smart rings, smart scales, fitness trackers and other gadgets can all cause interference. The study was published in the Heart Rhythm journal showed that a broad spectrum of…

Facial recognition technology to be implemented for Paris 2024 Olympics

03/21/202303/20/2023 Sam Lambert

Facial recognition - Paris with olympic rings in background

France Television has been running a number of tests with the tech on Paris streets. Though it can’t really be seen as we go about our everyday lives, facial recognition technology has been making its way into a broad spectrum of our typical activities, from unlocking smartphones to interacting with certain businesses and when traveling. Even when we feel we’re just another face in the crowd, we are far from going unnoticed. Facial recognition technology advances have made it increasingly challenging for people to be able to move around anonymously,…

Researchers team up to create virtual reality game to get people moving

03/15/202303/14/2023 Sam Lambert

University of Alberta researchers from Canada are working with a team from Japan on the project. Computing scientists from the University of Alberta in Canada have teamed up with Japanese researchers to develop a virtual reality game experience that will encourage people to get up from their seats and move around. The teams are hoping to create an experience that will appeal to everyone from children to seniors. Among the sounds and sensations the teams are hoping will get everyone up and moving include slicing flying fruit, popping balloons and…

Nokia isn’t a cell phone company anymore, and it changed its logo to spotlight that

03/07/202303/06/2023 Sam Lambert

The logo has been redesigned for the first time in decades to help redefine the brand. Nokia has unveiled the newest redesign of its logo, something it hasn’t done in decades, to help place the spotlight on the fact that it is no longer a cell phone company. The company has been working to rebrand itself now that smartphones aren’t what it’s about. The new logo is a clear move away from being a cell phone company. It contains five different shapes which each come together to spell the NOKIA…

Stripe rolls out tap mobile payments for NFC-enabled Android devices

03/01/202302/28/2023 Sam Lambert

The service, already available for Apple device users since last year, is now widening its reach. Stripe has announced that it is expanding its Tap to Pay mobile payments feature to Android devices that are enabled with near field communication (NFC) technology. The financial services company was the first company to become a Tap to Pay partner with Apple. The partnership between Apple and Stripe made it possible for any NFC enabled Apple device – from the iPhone to the Apple Watch – into a device that can be used…