Combining a photodiode, low-noise amplifier, and 16-bit ADC in a miniature, transparent 6.8×3.0×2.35-mm surface-mount package, the VEML7700 digital ambient-light sensor from Vishay saves space in ...

Graphene coated with nanoparticles has been used to make wearable light sensors that measure the human pulse and blood oxygen levels from ambient light passing through tissue, offering a potential ...

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today launches the world’s smallest integrated ambient light sensor (ALS) and ...

Google’s Pixel Watch is a smartwatch that houses a slew of health features powered by Fitbit. With that, the Pixel Watch has a lot of sensors packed into the 41mm frame, such as a heart rate, ECG, and ...

Aimed at wearable and mobile devices, the TSL2585 ambient light sensor from ams Osram warns users of excessive exposure to dangerous ultraviolet A (UVA) rays. This single device not only provides ...

Your Apple Watch lets you enroll in three separate health studies, and Fitbit lets you share heart data with institutions working on COVID-19 research. Now AirPods could become the next valuable ...

For years, companies have tried to integrate heart rate monitoring into earbuds, but they never quite got it right. I tried several of these early attempts, only to find that the fit was never secure ...

Ever since wearables equipped with heart rate tech began entering the mainstream, there have been questions about the accuracy of optical heart rate sensors when taking readings on different skin ...