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Eye Tracking Could be the Next Natural User Interface. You've seen those eye tracking heat maps that show where most people look first when they land on a web page - why not turn eye tracking technology like that into a replacement for your mouse or your finger on a touchscreen?

Eye Tracking Could be the Next Natural User Interface

That's what a Danish startup called Senseye claims to be doing; they say they've got software for Android that uses the front-facing camera to track a user's eye movement and then uses that to control what happens on the phone's screen. Belgium Researchers Working on a Mobile Phone that can Smell, Plans Availability for 2015. Mobile phones can do just about anything these days, with our devices having the ability to help us interact with the world around us in ways we never thought possible.

Mobile phones are inherently sensory-based objects, but one sense that’s eluded the mobile realm has been smell. Until now, that is. Researchers at Belgium-based IMEC ( Interuniversity Microelectronics Center) are developing a technology to embed “electronic noses” in mobile phones to allow the devices to literally smell the world around them. ”You can use it to check the freshness of food, test air quality or measure the alcohol level in your body after a party,” explained Luc Van Den Hove, CEO of IMEC. IMEC is a global organization that ”works toward finding solutions to key challenges the world is facing — whether it’s solutions for your busy lifestyle or for the ageing population” and focuses on specific research initiatives in areas like electronics, nanotechnology, healthcare and energy.

Technologies for Healthier Living. 'Intelligent T-shirt' could remotely monitor patients' vital signs. The prototype 'intelligent T-shirt' is capable of remotely monitoring patients' vital signs, level of physical activity, and location Image Gallery (2 images) More and more we're hearing about clothing made from smart fabrics being used in the field of medicine, to monitor patients wearing such garments.

'Intelligent T-shirt' could remotely monitor patients' vital signs

One of the latest examples is the "intelligent T-shirt," designed by scientists at Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). It can remotely monitor a person's temperature, heart rate, activity level, position and location. The Latest Sports Stat: Players' Vital Signs. Statistics in sports is about to hit a whole new level.

The Latest Sports Stat: Players' Vital Signs

A new generation of wearable monitors that measure heart rate, electrical activity in the heart, lung capacity, metabolism, and other metrics is allowing scientists to study athletes’ physiology as they play. The data has obvious potential to enhance players’ health, and to help trainers tailor workouts, but device makers and the sports industry seem most excited about the prospects for entertainment. They are already working on ways to display the data during games, in stadiums and on television, giving fans unprecedented insight into players. Last February, when the NFL held its annual scouting combine to assess the top-ranked college players, the highest-profile draftees wore special shirts fitted with sensor technology, developed by Under Armour and Zephyr Technologies.

Brain Scans On The Go – EEG Hooked Up To Your Smart Phone. (1) Emotiv EPOC wireless EEG headset (2) Receiver mod- ule with USB connector (3-4) USB connector and adapter , and (5) Nokia N900.

Brain Scans On The Go – EEG Hooked Up To Your Smart Phone

(Right) Touch-based interaction with a 3D model of the brain using the smartphone . Human brains are like wild animals, you learn more when you can watch them in their natural habitat. That’s why five scientists in Milab at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have combined the brain scanning power of the Emotiv EEG headset with a Nokia N900 smart phone.

Mobile Phone Mind Control. How will we design products for the Internet of Things? As revolutionary as the mobile ecosystem is, it’s the interactions of more-intelligent connected devices with people outside the context of phones or computers that will drive more innovation, says Mark Rolston, the chief creative officer at Frog Design. Rolston, speaking at the Mobile Future Forward conference on Monday in Seattle described a future where devices become more contextually aware, thanks to embedded and connected sensors. Instead of thinking about the buttons on a phone or a laptop, manufacturers and designers need to think about what will happen when computers are embedded in everything and connected all the time. Mobile Sensing Group - Home. Eye Tracking for Mobile Control. It’s hard sending a text message with arms full of groceries or while wearing winter gloves.

Voice control is one alternative to using your fingers, but researchers are also working on other hands-free ways to control mobile devices. Jawbone to challenge FitBit with UP device. Popular Bluetooth headset maker Jawbone announced two things today: $70 million in new funding and plans to launch a new fitness device, called UP, later this year. The wristband will monitor users movement and sleep patterns and pairs with a smartphone app that analyzes the data and provides users with challenges and social recommendations. Jawbone calls it “functional jewelry.” While Jawbone’s UP has a number of competitors, including BodyMedia, FitBit, Nike+, and DirectLife, the Jawbone offering is most similar to the device coming out from Basis, which was previously known as PulseTracer.