Category: biosensors

How wearables knew this researcher was sick long before he did

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“Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder’s research into wearable biosensors has turned into a case study demonstrating the promise of predictive medicine – with Snyder as the star subject,” Alan Boyle reports for GeekWire. “” “Snyder had himself and 59 other people hooked up with an array of up to seven biosensors that are designed to monitor…

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Apple patent details automatically adjusting security settings based on location, biosensors, and behavior

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“A new patent application published today by the United States Patent & Trademark Office details a system Apple could use to automatically configure security and other settings of a device based on its location or the habits of its user,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “The majority of the patent discusses intelligently adjusting settings by…

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