Ubiquitous computing

IDEX Biometrics ships latest reference platform for biometric smart cards to global smart card manufacturer

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Access control, Identification, Biometrics, Authentication, Cryptography, IDEX Biometrics, ISO standards, Ubiquitous computing, IDEX, Smart card, Draft:Complex Cards

The reference design leverages the combination of Infineons new SLC38BML800 security controller and the latest generation of the TrustedBio solution from IDEX Biometrics.

Key Points: 
  • The reference design leverages the combination of Infineons new SLC38BML800 security controller and the latest generation of the TrustedBio solution from IDEX Biometrics.
  • This platform represents another important milestone for the deployment of biometric smart cards.
  • The biometric smart card design enables a user transaction experience that is indistinguishable from a standard contactless transaction, said Vince Graziani, Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Biometrics.
  • For more information, visit www.idexbiometrics.com and follow on Twitter @IDEXBiometrics
    The wordmark IDEX and the IDEX logo are registered trademarks of IDEX Biometrics ASA.

B-Secur Collaborates with Texas Instruments to Provide Powerful, Medical-Grade ECG/EKG Monitoring for Consumer Wearable Devices

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Other Health, Software, General Health, Hardware, Consumer electronics, Consumer, Medical devices, Technology, Other Consumer, Cardiology, Biotechnology, Health, Human–computer interaction, Technology, Distributed computing architecture, Wearable devices, Ambient intelligence, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable computers, Wearable technology, Internet of things, Smartwatch, Wear OS

The integration provides high-performing sensing capabilities for wearable devices like premium smartwatches and Wi-Fi-connected optical heart-rate monitors, and enables advanced features for identification, wellness and health monitoring in Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Key Points: 
  • The integration provides high-performing sensing capabilities for wearable devices like premium smartwatches and Wi-Fi-connected optical heart-rate monitors, and enables advanced features for identification, wellness and health monitoring in Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
  • It follows an announcement from B-Secur that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its innovative HeartKey ECG/EKG software.
  • It is a key development enabling heart-health features to become widely available in the fast-paced and rapidly evolving consumer wearables sector.
  • As more and more wearable and IoT devices adopt ECG/EKG technology, supplying a fully integrated, high-performance solution with Texas Instruments means our customers around the world can bring their own consumer wearable products to market quicker and with greater confidence.

FEIG myAXXESS RFID access software provides powerful incentives for system integrators

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 19, 2021
Ubiquitous computing, Automatic identification and data capture, Systems engineering, Privacy, Radio-frequency identification, Wireless, System integration, Systems science, Systems integrator, Academic disciplines

Now system integrators can offer this simple, powerful system as an incentive to customers who need a new access system or want to modernize an outdated system.

Key Points: 
  • Now system integrators can offer this simple, powerful system as an incentive to customers who need a new access system or want to modernize an outdated system.
  • Based on advanced, proven RFID technology from FEIG, myAXXESS can be a standalone system or integrated into an existing RFID control point.
  • "With myAXXESS, FEIG offers system integrators a perfectly coordinated overall package including RFID readers, transponders and software.
  • We'll discuss with system integrators how myAXXESS and FEIG access systems increase profitability and provide secure, convenient and reliable access systems for customers.

Wearable robotics startup Verve Motion snags $15M Series A

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Human–computer interaction, Distributed computing architecture, Ambient intelligence, Fashion accessories, Internet of things, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable technology, Angel investor, Robot, Wearable, Culture

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wearable robotics startup Verve Motion today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Construct Capital as well as follow-on investments from existing investors, Founder Collective, Pillar VC, Safar Partners, OUP, and a number of angel investors.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wearable robotics startup Verve Motion today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Construct Capital as well as follow-on investments from existing investors, Founder Collective, Pillar VC, Safar Partners, OUP, and a number of angel investors.
  • "Our mission is to advance worker safety and well-being by creating the next generation of wearable technology.
  • Verve Motion, Inc., launched in 2020 out of Harvard University with a mission to improve the limits of human performance and safety by pioneering the integration of robotics into functional apparel.
  • The Construct Capital portfolio includes Copia, Tradeswell, Chef Robotics, Chargelab, and Hadrian.

SimplyRFID Shares How Companies Can Save Money and Time by Automating Warehouse Management

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Automatic identification and data capture, Inventory, Business, Logistics, Articles, Computing, Supply chain management, Radio-frequency identification, Ubiquitous computing, Barcode, Warehouse, NetSuite

While inventory management deals solely with the number of items in stock, warehouse management deals with the overall supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • While inventory management deals solely with the number of items in stock, warehouse management deals with the overall supply chain.
  • Small companies struggle with this issue just like midsize and large companies.
  • SimplyRFID tried everything to improve its inventory management process, from off-the-shelf systems like NetSuite, to manual counting and barcodes.
  • The company has released a comprehensive guide for automating warehouse management with RFID at a cost of less than $300 per month.

Global Wearable Injectors Markets 2021-2030: On-Body, Off-Body, Hospitals, Clinics, Homecare setting, Immuno-Oncology, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Oncology, Medical devices, Health, Diabetes, Cardiology, Biotechnology, Wearable, Human–computer interaction, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable devices, Wearable computers, Ambient intelligence

The wearable injectors market consists of sales of wearable injectors and related services by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that manufacture wearable injectors.

Key Points: 
  • The wearable injectors market consists of sales of wearable injectors and related services by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that manufacture wearable injectors.
  • The wearable injectors market covered in this report is segmented by type into on-body injectors; off-body injectors.
  • The high cost associated with wearable injectors is expected to limit the growth of the wearable injectors market.
  • The high cost associated with wearable injectors has a negative impact on the wearable injectors market growth.

Outlook on the Industrial Wearable Devices Global Market to 2025 - Augmented Growth of IoT is Driving the Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Technology, Other Technology, Human–computer interaction, Internet of things, Distributed computing architecture, Articles, Ambient intelligence, Ubiquitous computing, Wearable computers, Wearable technology, Market analysis, Fourth Industrial Revolution

The "Global Industrial Wearable Devices Market 2021-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Industrial Wearable Devices Market 2021-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The report on the industrial wearable devices market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
  • The industrial wearable devices market analysis includes the product, end-user, and application segments and geographic landscape.
  • This study identifies the emergence of Industry 4.0 as one of the prime reasons driving the industrial wearable devices market growth during the next few years.

Zepp Health Introduces Next Gen Smart Wearable Chip, Smartwatch OS and Blood Pressure Measurement at Annual Developers Conference

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Wearable devices, Smartwatches, Human–computer interaction, Wearable computers, Technology, Consumer electronics, Sensors, Zepp, Amazfit, Ubiquitous computing, Wear OS

Zepp OS is not only a smart watch operating system but also the core of an open health management platform.

Key Points: 
  • Zepp OS is not only a smart watch operating system but also the core of an open health management platform.
  • Zepp Health is excited to introduce PumpBeats, a non-invasive and sleeveless blood pressure measurement system on Amazfit smart watches.
  • Zepp Health is one of the largest global developers of smart wearable health and consumer fitness devices, shipping 46 million units in 2020, including 33 million smart watches.
  • Zepp Health Corp. is based in Hefei, China, with U.S. operations, Zepp Health USA, based in Cupertino, Calif.

IMI (International Medical Industries, Inc.) Releases Tamper Evident Caps With Incorporated RFID

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Packaging, Security, Automatic identification and data capture, Articles, Radio-frequency identification, Ubiquitous computing, Wireless, Tamper-evident technology, Academic disciplines

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IMI (International Medical Industries, Inc.) bolsters expertise in secure drug delivery products with the release of their Prep-Lock Tamper Evident Cap for IV Syringes with incorporated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

Key Points: 
  • POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IMI (International Medical Industries, Inc.) bolsters expertise in secure drug delivery products with the release of their Prep-Lock Tamper Evident Cap for IV Syringes with incorporated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.
  • Every drug secured with a Tamper Evident Cap featuring RFID is trackable throughout its entire lifecycle.
  • In addition, Tamper Evident Caps with incorporated RFID technology offer a significant reduction in RFID implementation costs.
  • The incorporation of RFID technology in IMI's Tamper Evident Cap delivers a big advantage in supply chain management.

Alio Raises $20M in Series B Financing

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Human–computer interaction, Distributed computing architecture, Wearable devices, Internet of things, Ambient intelligence, Fashion accessories, Wearable, Ubiquitous computing, Ava

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Alio Medical, a wearable technology company enabling greater insights through clinical grade real-time data, announced the close of a Series B financing round totaling $20 million.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Alio Medical, a wearable technology company enabling greater insights through clinical grade real-time data, announced the close of a Series B financing round totaling $20 million.
  • The financing was led by Thomas Krebs, former Treasurer of Penumbra Inc., and by Zekavat Investment Group.
  • Alio is a wearable technology company enabling greater insights through clinical grade real-time data.
  • Performance, even as a clinician or an athlete, relies upon high-quality accurate data and Alio delivers a non-invasive integrated approach.