Headphones also need to be smart: exercise + heart rate monitoring

February 12, according to the Tomshardware website, Bragi, based in Munich, Germany, announced in Tuesday that the charity website Kickstarter was already raising funds for itself to develop the world's first intelligent wireless headset. The Bragi company plans to integrate audio, wearable technology, biometric technology and telephone functions into the headset products called "Dash". As of Tuesday, Bragi has won 1117 supporters, who pledged to provide a total of 216,094 dollars, not too far from the company's planned fund-raising amount of 260,000 dollars. Kickstarter's launch of the fundraising project, which is 47 days in duration, means the project is likely to raise the target amount of money. It is worth mentioning that the project raised more than 100,000 dollars in 24 hours after the launch. Bragi company also revealed that the dash is an integrated wireless stereo-ear headphones. With 4GB of RAM, it can also be used as a MP3 player, plus it can act as a microphone, Bluetooth headset, u disk, tracker, heart rate monitor and sports watch. "The dash headset can measure the wearer's movement, such as walking speed, pace and distance, and also measure the wearer's heart rate, oxygen saturation and energy consumption," the company said at a news conference. "The Bragi Company's public statement also said the headset can be used to achieve a clear sound effect through an embedded listening bone microphone." The wearer can choose to filter the ambient sound by tapping on the surface of the headset. The inventor of the smart wireless headset is Nikolaj Hviid, a Danish entrepreneur who has served as design director at one of the world's leading audio equipment companies. In addition to a certain volume of flash memory, this headset is equipped with 32-bit ARM processor, digital signal processor, 100 ma battery, Bluetooth support Apt-x 4.0 and analog front-end with 22-bit ADC. The sensor section includes a three-axis accelerometer, surround microphone, thermometer, 5-field capacitance sensor, small-bone microphone, Red+ir light-emitting diode and optical sensor. The headset also has a miniature usbhttp://product.it.sohu.com/list/subcate_682_1.html port for recharging the battery. When the headset is released, the Bragi company will release a free app with Android and iOS two versions. In addition, the company will provide developers with software development kits to enable them to obtain processed and unhandled data information. (Shang Zhi)