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iPhone 4S, the First Phone to get Bluetooth v4.0
0October 5, 2011
Yesterday’s iPhone 4S unveiling has most of the mobile phone blogosphere reflecting general disappointment today. 15 months after the iPhone 4 debuted and an overflow of rumors and speculation, it’s clear that nearly everybody was expecting a new design. What’s strange is how consistent the rumored specs were across several well known blogs and financial analysts. Perhaps an iPhone 5 prototype exists with manufacturing or patent issues holding it from retail, we just don’t know.
Personally, I’ve been holding off a new phone purchase for a particular desired feature: Bluetooth v4.0, including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Upon reading the official iPhone 4S spec sheet, Bluetooth v4.0 finally gets its smartphone debut; A feature that as of this writing, no other smartphone on the market has.
To be fair and practical, the Bluetooth v4.0 spec of iPhone 4S doesn’t have much of a use at the moment. That will soon change More >
What is E39 by Under Armour?
2February 25, 2011
Well, actually I know the answer but if you’re interested in new wireless sensors for sport science then you’ll want to pay attention to the ongoing coverage of the NFL Combine.
Here’s an excerpt via NFL.com on the E39: New to NFL Network’s Combine coverage this year is the UA E39, an Under Armour compression shirt fitted with electronic sensors that track the body’s natural motion and biometric signals, which are then sent to a tiny device on the front of the shirt. This device tracks and keeps all of the athlete’s critical data, including breathing rate, heart rate, horse power and G force generated. The UA E39 will give NFL general managers, coaches and scouts an unprecedented look at the athletes during their evaluations.
What I can tell you is that the E39 is a collaborative project between More >
Setting up at Mobile World Congress 2011, Win a Zephyr BioHarness!
1February 14, 2011
Immediately after I picked up my access badge, I walked through the barely finished labyrinths that make up the hopes and dreams of some, and the no-expenses-spared standard-operating-procedure of the big guys. This event is only four days long, but the elaborate “booths” looked like permanent installments. Plaster and paint is fresh everywhere. Electricians busy trying to extend even further past the one-point-twenty-one-jiggawats needed, and that’s just for France’s showcase.
I’m in an special exhibit outside the eight halls of the mobile spectrum that is MWC2011, called “The Embedded Mobile House”. I just received my mission, too: Demonstrate the mHealth solutions of Zephyr’s BioHarness, namely remote vitals monitoring, by riding a stationary bike from 9-5 every day of MWC. Barcelona’s tap water is very unpalatable, so I’m going to need some big ol’ jugs of water and pray More >
Meet me at Mobile World Congress 2011
1February 3, 2011
I’m thrilled to be attending Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, February 14-17! You’ll be able to find me in Qualcomm’s booth each day of the event where I’ll be officially representing Zephyr Technology Corp. under partnership of Qualcomm Wireless Health.
The invitation to MWC came about largely in part to you, my readers. The Zephyr HxM and BioHarness product reviews have been extremely popular, with several hundred of you now equipped with heart rate monitoring mobiles. As a result, folks at Zephyr and I have had some rather excellent international conference calls (thanks Skype), discussing the wireless health and fitness industry (my passion) and how to best maximize the usefulness of wireless bio sensors and remote monitoring possibilities. Eventually, this dialogue resulted in my decision to represent Zephyr at this year’s MWC, and I couldn’t be happier in doing so.
I’ll be available to chat on every scale More >
Firmware Upgrade Now Available for LiveView by Sony Ericsson
0February 1, 2011
The folks at Sony Ericsson have made a new firmware version available for the LiveView accessory, recently reviewed here at Running Digital. The update software only runs on Windows and is available here: Sony Ericsson Update
Since I was allowed to keep my LiveView test unit in anticipation of this new firmware release, I’ll be updating tonight and will report my findings with an edit to this post.
This news comes from a post by Rikard Skogberg at Sony Ericsson’s Product Blog. Quoting:
Here are some of the highlights of the update:
- Improved stability in the phone application (latest update available on Android Market as of minutes ago)
- Improved plug-in handling and limit of number of installed plug-ins raised to 30.
- Connection stability improved – most identified reasons for random disconnects should be fixed now.
- There were