Swiss positioning and wireless communication specialist, u-blox, has integrated low power wide area (LPWA) connectivity and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology into a small system in package (SiP) form factor. The Alex-R5 is a miniature cellular module designed for size-constrained asset tracking, wearable and healthcare applications.
Wearable
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.
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.
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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