Earlier this year, the Google Fit application received support for a new feature that enabled Android smartphones to monitor the heart rate and the respiratory rate on the device. Now, it has been confirmed that the feature is available for iOS as well.

The Google Fit application on iOS for iPhone will now be able to record the user’s heart rate along with the respiratory rate, reports 9to5Google. The feature will also work when the smartphone doesn’t have an active internet connection.

For this feature to work, the device’s camera is used. When users place their finger on the rear camera sensor of the device and apply slight pressure, Google fit can track the incoming light in the sensor to gauge the heart rate.

Users can also place their hand in front of a light source and allow Google Fit to measure their heartbeat by tracking what the company says are subtle changes in the color of the user’s fingers. It takes about 30 seconds to show users a graph with beats per minute.

After the results are shown on the screen, users also have an option to save the vitals. Google claims that the accuracy of the process is determined by algorithms that also account for factors like age and skin tone, among others.

The feature was first introduced in February this year but was initially limited to the Pixel lineup of smartphones and gradually the company added support for more devices. Now with support for iOS devices, it has expanded to more devices.

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Earlier today (2nd March 2020), the Realme band was finally revealed officially in India. It is the first wearables from the company and most of its features have also been showcased.

Features

The Realme Band is one of the first IoT (internet of things) products from the company. It has been a highly anticipated launch in India and many of its features have finally been revealed. The gadget arrives with a colored display and has a singe utility button on the bottom of the screen. This single button is responsible for cycling through the menu and various other screens and also allows for switching between modes.

Realme is offerings various activity trackers with the Band and these include different categories like, walking, cycling, running, hiking, climbing, yoga, fitness, and even cricket. Through its built in sensor, the device is also capable of measuring the user’s heart rate and the calories being burnt through any of the above mentioned activities. The Realme Band is also IP68 certified water and dust resistant and connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth technology. Thus, it can even show messages and other notifications as well.

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One can use the button to navigate through the screen and select any particular activity and long press the button to activate it. After which, the Realme Band starts tracking the steps, calories burnt and heart rate of the user, in accordance to the activity being set. Notably, the device can also track sleep and charges directly through its main body. This means that you don’t have to carry an additional wire, just remove the band the side of the band the holds the built in USB port, and plug it into an adapter, laptop or PC port.

Design

The Realme Band is not a gadget that immediately sticks out in the crowd of wearables. Its design is simple and resembles various other products from this category. Although, it does arrive with a healthy selection of different colored bands, including Yellow, Green, and black. Other colors or types of bands have yet to be announced. In the middle is the curved colored display that shows the time, various activities and even the heart rate and notifications.

Availability

The Realme Band will officially go on sale on the 5th of March 2020. The sale will begin around 12:30 PM and a “Hate to wait” sales begin later in the evening between 2-4 PM.

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Another day and yet another Mi Watch feature confirmed. Xiaomi revealed a few hours back that the Mi Watch can independently play music with the option to even download it to its storage. So you don’t have to rely on your smartphone to stream music. This can come in really handy when you don’t have your phone around, like when you are out for your morning jogs. And it looks like you can even play your music via its speakers.

Independent music playback isn’t new on smartwatches. Even Amazfit’s Pace lineup offers this particular feature and personally, I find it very useful as I don’t have to carry my smartphone around for music. However, the Mi Watch could make things even more interesting as it features an eSIM which means you can ditch your phone most of the time.

The Mi Watch will also, unsurprisingly, come with a heart rate sensor and smart home controls. You also get a replaceable fluororubber strap in multiple color options.

The Mi Watch will come with an MIUI for Watch OS. You will be able to install a number of different apps on the watch. As for the hardware, the Mi Watch will come feature Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor with connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, and even an eSIM. The watch is confirmed to feature speakers which means you should be able to make and receive calls on the watch, just like a smartphone.

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The latest Everyday Story is of a team of two who found a way to measure heart rate without the need for touching the patient. Yu-Ting Chen and Tung-Chien Chen who both work for MediaTek developed the procedure using smartphones powered by MediaTek’s Helio P10 and Helio X20 processors.

The common way to record the heart rate of an individual is by feeling the pulse and this requires you to touch the individual. The team of two found out that you can also measure the heart rate by using a smartphone’s camera.

According to their findings, when the heart beats and pumps blood, your skin flushes slightly. Using the camera of a phone powered by a Helio P10 or Helio X20 processor, these slight changes in skin color can be recorded thanks to MediaTek’s visual processing technology. The recorded data is then translated with a visual processing app that provides the result (heart rate) in a few seconds.

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While this technology is commendable, we don’t think it is perfect. Sudden skin color changes are easily noticed in people with low melanin. So, for dark skinned people, this will most probably not work.

Nevertheless, the technology comes in handy with the recent development in remote diagnostics. It is also useful in places where expensive equipment for health monitoring isn’t available.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 is cloned just at the second after launching, but there is only a render picture from Goophone. You will be very surprised if you watch this video, because another new S5 clone phone, Giz S1 is leaked out, it not only copy the S5’s appearance, but also add new fingerprint scanning and heart rate tracking features.

This Giz S1 has a 5-inch HD screen, 1.3GHz MTK MT6582 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM, 13-megapixel rear camrea and 2800mAh battery. About the price, it is less than a quarter of original Samsung Galaxy S5, only $150. If you are interested in this handset, send your request to this email: giz.taiwan@gmail.com, we only have this contact information from received anonymous package we got today.

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