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"Lapka goes on sale today, a $220 set of sensors for detecting radiation, electromagnetic fields, humidity / temperature, and perhaps most interestingly, a sensor for measuring how organic your food is. But are we really in danger of radiation poisoning or overexposure to electromagnetic waves on the streets of our neighborhood?"

"Ian Heidt, director of product management for Qualcomm Labs, said the technology pulls in information from a variety of sensors on the phone, how consumers use the phone, including the camera, and location to create a unique fingerprint. "In early trials in Japan, we've seen improvement on targeting," he said. "It shows how mobile and content change the behavior of consumers." Trials conducted by Blogwatcher in Japan found that consumers were three times more likely to click through and respond to WITYU notifications and offers as compared with non-contextualized and non-personalized offers. Click-through rates rose by more than 60% when specials and offers were delivered to consumers."

"There's a robot snake that slithers along on wheels, and actually snaps out to bite your hand when the infrared sensor sees you there. You can shake a smartphone to make it hiss and strike, or tilt to use the phone's inertial sensors to steer."

1. New MRI Tech Detects Diseases In Seconds Rather Than Hours 2. Smartphone Camera Reads User's Pulse Through Facial Imaging 3. Wearable Sensor Measures Secondhand Smoke In Real Time 4. Simple iPhone App Diagnoses STD's 5. Burn Wound Sensor Lights Up When Bacteria Is Detected

 U.S. Army is partnering with the Georgia Tech Research Institute to develop a fully functional sensor suite that could save the lives of soldiers in battle

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"Surveillance cameras at airports, subways, banks and other public venues are not the only devices tracking you. Inexpensive, ever-watchful digital sensors are now ubiquitous."

This one can measure heartrate, sleep cycles and is poised to measure hydration levels via bioimpedance sensors.

As a lover of the IOT and sensors guiding my physical fitness - this is ridiculous. The heavy bag gives you enough physical feedback as to how hard you're punching (your knuckles will tell you no matter how well your hands are wrapped) as will the coaches that roam the floors of new age boxing gyms to let you know whether you are punching correctly or getting ready to hurt yourself.

researchers have devised a way to "print" devices directly onto the skin so people can wear them for an extended period while performing normal daily activities. Such systems could be used to track health and monitor healing near the skin's surface, as in the case of surgical wounds.

It sends pulses of light to the scanner's sensor and mimics the black-and-white sequencing of a standard barcode.

"The Beam Brush is the first app-connected toothbrush. A sensor embedded in the upper part of the brush tracks your activity and syncs it to the company's app on your smartphone via Bluetooth. The free app is available for your Android or iPhone device. By recording this data, you can get a better picture of your overall dental hygiene habits."