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GroveStreams: Basic Data Upload

Posted on January 6, 2014 by lkeyes70 — 1 Comment

Click the image to see it in all its glory. Having used the sample GroveStreams Arduino code to simulate a temperature sensor, my next step has been to verify how data can be sent to the GroveStreams chart generator for…

microMedic Contest – We have a winner!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by lkeyes70 — Leave a comment

Well, I got a sixth place win in the Parallax microMedic contest with the Heartduino, an Arduino-based heart-rate monitor which displays the HR on a video screen. Below are the pages announcing the microMedic winners for which I submitted my…

Withings new Pulse: Activity, Sleep and HR Tracker

Posted on June 27, 2013 by lkeyes70 — Leave a comment

Withings has announced a new activity tracker which, like the FitBit will also track sleep patterns. A new capability is that it also will give what looks like a static heart rate read-out when you press a finger to the…

Tagged with: FitBit, gadgets, heart rate monitor, Sensors, Wireless
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It’s Live! Arduino Heart Rate Monitor

Posted on June 25, 2013 by lkeyes70 — 2 Comments

Thats the Arduino board at the top, and a mini-breadboard with the heart-rate monitor chip and 7 segment display on the bottom. Not quite as elegant as a Polar wristwatch monitor (which I compared to for accuracy)… but its…

Tagged with: gadgets, heart rate monitor, polar monitor, technology
Posted in Personal Technology, Sensors, Technology, Technology-Enabled Home, Telemedicine, Wireless