As you might already know, your phone can count your steps and track your sleep, but it can also get a reading on your heart rate. To do that, your handheld device uses its rear camera to estimate ...

A world without smartphones Other researchers have been developing techniques that use the camera in your phone to measure other aspects of heart health, such as blood pressure. Researchers at the ...

Today, we can easily find heart rate monitors in wearable devices ... 3:41 Interpreting the results of an ECG reading on your phone and what it means to have a sinus rhythm ...

Your phone can do a lot more than you realize ... Siri will ask how to pronounce the first and last name. 8. Check your heart rate without an Apple Watch We’re stepping a little outside the ...

So why put this technology on your phone at all? [Photos ... He says other people may check their heart rate just once a week to get a sense of whether consistent exercise is lowering their ...

Scroll down, and you'll find Check your heart rate. Press Get started, and after allowing your phone's app permissions to use the camera, your phone's camera will boot up. Place your finger over ...

And while you’re at it check your earlobes too. Any sign of a wrinkle? It's a sign that has long been linked to heart disease. Saab says there isn’t as much research to back these up but they ...

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