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 ...

[Wolf] had a Polar brand exercise watch that wirelessly monitored a chest strap that sends it heart rate data. It sounds like there’s some way to transfer data from the watch to a computer, b… ...

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 ...

Here's a good one, showing you how to build a heart rate monitor using a Genuino 101 with Bluetooth comms. The project takes advantage of the Bluetooth Smart comms (aka Bluetooth Low-energy) built ...

How wearable heart-rate monitors work, and which is best for you The choice between chest straps and optical monitors is more complex than it seems.

HeartBit Heart rate monitors in wearables are fairly commonplace, but what about a high-tech top that has a monitor built in? Heart Bit combines smart sportswear with a clip-on heart rate monitor ...

Heart rate is great for gauging effort during exercise, but wrist-based optical sensors can be thrown off by everything from skin color to the weather, and chest straps—generally considered the ...