It's not unusual to see researchers and DIYers find new uses for the Raspberry Pi, but the potential in this latest discovery is a doozy. A research team created a method for detecting heart rates ...

When it comes to exercising, your heart rate is the gold-standard metric to uncover how hard you're pushing. It tells you whether you're working aerobically or anaerobically, how your body is reacting ...

Wahoo Fitness unveiled their new, rechargeable TRACKR Heart Rate sensor and strap back in June, PEZman Alastair Hamilton has been putting it through its paces since then. Wahoo describe the TRACKER ...

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...

Keeping track of your heart rate while working out is now easier than ever, thanks to wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers. However, the gold standard for heart rate data is a chest strap ...

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