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Home LivingWellnessGoogle’s new tech can turn any existing ANC earbuds into heart rate monitorsLast night a DJ saved my life? Google’s new headphone technology might make that a realityWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Last night a DJ saved my life? Google’s new headphone technology might make that a reality
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The technology – dubbed Audioplethysmography – sends out a low intensity ultrasound signal from the speaker in the earbud. Then, the microphones on the earbud pick up the response, allowing them to analyse and understand the heart rate.
Of course, it’s not quite as simple as that. The paper itself goes into details about the mathematical processes used to analyse the modulation of the blood vessels, but we won’t concern ourselves too much with that. Bottom line – you could measure your heart rate with a pair of earbuds.
That’s amazing to me. While I’m a big fan of smartwatches, I will rarely wear one. I’m too much of a traditionalwatchenthusiast to dethrone one of my cherished mechanical pieces in favour of a wrist-mounted computer.
That doesn’t mean I don’t long for some of the features, though. I really love the peace of mind that comes with having a constant health check-up on your wrist, knowing that I’d be notified if anything wasn’t quite as you’d hope it to be. Having some of that – even just a small part of it – available in other parts of the technology ecosystem would make a substantial difference.
Plus, it doesn’t sound like something which would require a big hardware change to implement. In fact, the technology utilises hardware which is already built into the devices, meaning a simple software update could be all that is required to bring the functionality to life.
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