heart rate

  • Irregular Heart Rate? There’s An App For That

    A smartphone app, combined with a hand-held wireless single lead heart monitor (ECG), could feasibly be used to test for irregular heart rate, a potentially fatal condition known as atrial fibrillation or AF for short, suggests new research. The method is cheap and accessible and so might be particularly useful for systematic mass screening, given…


  • SMS BioSport Review: Earbuds That Read Your Heartbeat

    SMS BioSport Review: Earbuds That Read Your Heartbeat

    Sensors are everywhere — in our phones, watches, and shoes. And now our earphones, too. The SMS BioSport heart rate-sensing earbuds aim to be the audio companion of choice for all you marathon runners, mountain bikers, and other hardcore athlete types who need to know your beats per minute on a daily basis.