He wanted to do a little more with the equipment so he ditched the watch and built an Arduino-based heart rate monitor. He’s still using the chest strap and was happy to find that SparkFun sells ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn how to create a simple heart rate monitor using an Arduino Pro Mini, PulseSensor, and OLED display. This beginner-friendly project is perfect for learning basic electronics, sensors, and ...

This article gives a glimpse of what a heart rate monitor is and why it’s needed. Next, the design considerations of a simple hand held heart rate monitor are discussed. Finally, it is shown how to ...

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 ...

Beyond basic heart-rate monitoring, smartwatches and fitness trackers can also measure and track heart-rate zones, heart-rate variability and heart-rate trends.

A new video monitor utilizes novel technology to measure breathing and heart rate by capturing images of your face. The implications of such contactless monitoring could be a disruptive force in ...