Spanish engineering company, Accent Systems, has developed a Covid-19 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wristband that could help contain and prevent the accelerated spread of the virus by high accuracy contact tracing of any individuals who test positive for the disease. This course of action, Accent says, could avoid many large-scale lockdowns as only individuals at risk of contracting the virus would be required to go into quarantine.
Weartech-Comms / Bluetooth / Wireless
Bluetooth audio SoCs are for compact ear buds
Developed for ear buds and hearable devices, the QCC5141 is a low power, premium tier, Bluetooth audio SoC. It is available in a BGA package from Qualcomm. Power consumption is around 5mA A2DP stream.
Bluetooth-enabled V-Sensor checks up on the wearer
Leman Micro Devices (LMD) has announced that its V-Sensor is now Bluetooth-enabled. Coupled with LMD’s e-Checkup app, which measures blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and blood oxygen, the technology extends to the wearables market and enables medically-accurate measurement from a wearable device for the first time.
Skyworks to support Wi-Fi 6E
Working with the Wi-Fi Alliance, Skyworks Solutions is developing future-proof connectivity and supporting the Alliance’s next-generation wireless technologies.
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