Track Your Heart with Your Phone, Even If Your Phone's in Your Bag

A smartphone may be able to measure your heart and breathing rates, even if you’re not directly touching it, researchers say. If you’re tired of wearable fitness trackers fighting for space on your wrist, it might not be a problem in the near future: researchers say they can reliably measure your heart and breathing rates just by looking at data […]

Get a Virtual-Reality Punch, Feel Real Impact

Researchers in Germany have developed technology for an armband that lets you feel impact from virtual interactions. Imagine playing a virtual-reality boxing game, complete with a menacing opponent aiming a haymaker at your head. You get your gloves up in time to block the punch, but you feel no impact when it hits, breaking the otherwise immersive experience. Share this… […]

Robot Makes Sure Stores Don’t Run Out of Doritos

A shelf-scanning bot called Tally will help make sure everything is in its place in supermarkets and other retail outlets. When customers can’t find a product on a shelf it’s an inconvenience. But by some estimates, it adds up to billions of dollars of lost revenue each year for retailers around the world. Share this… Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Outlook