Internally his heart rate monitor is using an Arduino Pro Mini, a small OLED screen, and a turn-key pulse sensor which was originally conceived as a Kickstarter in 2011 by “World Famous ...

How fast does your heart beat? It’s a tough question to answer, because our heart rate changes all the time depending on what we’re doing and how our body is behaving. However, ...

The Geek Pub guide will help get you started with an Arduino pulse sensor. While sensors like this are reliable, it's worth keeping in mind that your heart rate can tell you a lot of different things.

If you would prefer to build your very own DIY heart rate monitor, rather than purchase an expensive smartwatch or fitness tracker. You may be interested in a project published to the Hackster.io ...

While Bluetooth heart rate monitors can meet the needs of most people—pairing the monitor with a smartwatch, say—ANT+ allows you to connect the heart monitor to multiple devices at once.

Optical heart-rate monitors are the most common pulse sensors in wearables. Most of them glean heart-rate data through "photoplethysmography" (PPG), or the process of using light to measure blood ...

Wahoo's Trackr Heart Rate monitor marks a significant leap with its innovative design and rechargeable battery, distinguishing it from traditional heart rate monitors. Launched with a focus on ...

The Samsung Galaxy S5 phone comes with a built-in optical sensor to sense fingertip pulse and was accurate even at a heart rate of 190.

More wrist-based heart rate monitors are hitting the market, letting you gauge your fitness with a quick read of your pulse. But as Sharon Profis discovered after a visit to the doctor, these ...