Children’s smart watch has gamification feature; tracks physical activity

Based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear platform, the Xplora X5 Play smart watch is a suitable first phone for young children (aged four to 11 years) and is the only smart watch for children with gamification and a step tracker to encourage physical activity.

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Web authentication IC to make NFC authentication scalable

Swiss semiconductor company, EM Microelectronic, announces full volume production of em|linq, the NFC tag authentication IC. em|linq offers to brands the possibility to engage with their customers via NFC and to offer advanced product authentication.

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Sensor provides health check via wearables

Smartphones, wearables and mobile devices with V-Sensor are able to measure blood pressure, blood oxygen, pulse rate, respiration rate and temperature measurements to medical accuracy with no other devices required, says Leman Micro Devices.

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Solar harvesting increases wearable runtime

Wearable devices are, by nature, space-constrained, but now the runtime of these devices can be “significantly” increased, says Maxim Integrated, using the  MAX20361 single-/multi-cell solar harvester with maximum power point tracking (MPPT).

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