ATLANTA, Mar 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. students have designed a 24/7
calorie counter that computes calories even when people are sleeping.
Students at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta call the device --
which measures and compares day-to-day physical and caloric activity -- the
HappyHR. The name is a reference to the euphoric feeling that follows an intense
round of exercise -- the "happy hour" -- the students said.
"It's a completely converged device," project leader 21-year-old Garrett
Langley, a senior in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, said in
a statement. "It's a single unit that provides complete fitness monitoring and
management."
The small, rectangular-shaped instrument straps to the wrist or ankle, gathering
data related to heart rate and exercise. The information is then transferred by
Bluetooth to a personal computer, where the statistics can be analyzed through
Web-based software.
The device focuses on calorie counting, but the designers said they envision
more thorough health applications, including respiratory and glucose monitoring.
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