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Samsung launches a flexible platform of sensors for wearables
At Samsung's "Voice of the Body" event today, the company announced SIMBAND, a modular reference platform for wearable health sensors that it hopes will inspire a new generation of fitness products. The prototype device you see above has a multitude of sensors built right into it, including an optical light sensor that can detect the variation of light absorption through the skin in order to come up with your pulse and other data. There's even an ECG sensor integrated into the watchband so that when you touch the clasp, an electrical route is completed.
Watch Samsung's 'Voice of the Body' event here
When we received an invitation for a Samsung event "around health" a few weeks ago, our thoughts immediately leapt to a potential health-centered product, perhaps either a new wearable or an updated app. Since then, we've heard tell that there would be no such announcements at all. Which, given that the event is set up by Samsung's Strategy and Innovation Center -- known more for components and partnerships -- is not entirely surprising. Still, the fact that the event is now dubbed "Voice of the Body" and will be held at the SFJazz Center makes us intrigued as to what Samsung has planned for the "future of health." Thankfully, the company has provided us a livestream of the event, which starts at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET. You can tune into it after the break.
