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Python script for real-time collection of ECG and IMU data

October 3rd, 2024

In this article we provide all the necessary facts about the newly published sample code, Python gatt_sensordata_app, for Movesense. Content: What is this? What does it do? Who can benefit from this? Examples of application or solutions that can use real-time ECG and IMU data. How to use it? Where to find it? What is […]

Movesense HR+ sensor excels in ECG monitoring in high-intensity training

September 23rd, 2024

In a study published on Sensors on Sep 2, 2024, researchers from the Universities of Otago, Auckland and the Vrije University of Amsterdam investigated the accuracy of the ECG monitoring of the Movesense HR+ sensor in high-intensity training. We are proud to share the excellent results!   ‘Our results indicate the promising potential of Movesense […]

Dr. Marios Kyriakou, Darefore – ‘The intersection of technology and sports is where innovation can make the most tangible impact on human performance’

September 2nd, 2024

This is the second interview of our interview series – The Latest and Greatest – A Glimpse Inside Health and Sport Tech. This time, we have the privilege of speaking with the CEO and co-founder of Mirror 3D Lab Ltd, Dr. Marios Kyriakou, the innovative mind behind Darefore – a cutting-edge solution that’s revolutionizing the world […]

A cyclist with a Darefore sensor.

Cyrille Gindre, the CEO at Volodalen: “The biggest opportunity in health and sports tech lies in the integration of AI to offer more personalized and predictive insights”

June 25th, 2024

The Latest and Greatest – A Glimpse Inside Health and Sport Tech interview series offers readers an unparalleled look into the cutting-edge innovations transforming health and sports technology. Each interview delves into the minds of industry leaders and pioneers who are at the forefront of developing technologies that improve health outcomes, enhance athletic performance, and […]

OnTracx Launches a Tool to Prevent and Rehabilitate Running Injuries

April 24th, 2024

More than half of all runners experience overloading at least once a year, often resulting in running injuries. With the OnTracx app and the wearable sensor based on Movesense, you can now easily measure your load and thus reduce the risk of injury, or speed up rehabilitation. — We developed algorithms to correctly measure the load […]

Adventure Race Builds a Lightweight System to Display Live Athlete Data to the Audience

August 21st, 2023

Porin Raasto is a Finnish adventure sports event that puts teams of two against each other in a test of skill and endurance. In the race, teams completed a course of running, mountain biking, paddling, navigating through check points around the city of Pori. As a special attraction, organizers used Movesense sensors to display live […]

Smart Cyclo Launched a New Cycling Training Platform at Eurobike

July 11th, 2023

Smart Cyclo, an innovator in cycling training, unveiled its game-changing cycling training platform and body position sensor at the prestigious Eurobike trade show on June 21-25 in Frankfurt, Germany. The event brought together industry experts, potential collaborators and enthusiastic attendees, all eager to explore the latest technology advancements in cycling. Smart Cyclo is an all-in-one […]

Smart Cyclo booth at Eurobike

New Research Projects Study Biathletes and Connect Movesense with OpenSim

May 23rd, 2023

Movesense Academic Program is an initiative of Movesense and its development partner Kaasa Solution to support scientific research projects with high quality sensors and data collecting tools for physiology and biomechanics. New projects are invited to the program based on applications. Two new sports-related projects joined the program in Q1 2023: Training Monitoring in Adolescent Biathletes […]

Dunedin University OpenSim Demo

Movesense Sensor Firmware 2.1.5 Released

May 15th, 2023

We are happy to announce that the new Movesense sensor firmware 2.1.5 is now available for both Movesense MD and non-medical Movesense sensors. This version corrects the bug found in the version 2.1.3 which may have caused loss of ECG data in certain specific usage scenarios. In addition, two other bugs were fixed. Access the […]

HeartSentinel Launches Ritmia, an Automatic Arrhythmia Detection Tool

March 21st, 2023

Heart Sentinel srl is a biotech company founded in 2016 in Parma, Italy by Nicola Gaibazzi and Claudio Reverberi, recognized Italian cardiologists and authors of several key scientific publications related to cardiovascular diseases. The company now dedicates to develop and patent smart products in the field of cardiology, using Movesense devices. Their aim is to democratize long-term cardiac rhythm monitoring […]

Figure Skating Sensor Solution with Movesense Tracks Jumps and Training Load

December 14th, 2022

We are proud to present a new sport where Movesense sensors provide a significant benefit for athletes: figure skating. The German Ice Skating Union DEU (Deutsche Eislauf Union), DEU and Kaasa solution GmbH developed a figure skating sensor solution that detects different skating jumps and analyzes their quality. The goal of the project Missie was […]

Figure skating sensor in action: athlete and graphs of a jump on mobile screen.

Movesense at the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship

October 21st, 2022

Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby, also known as “murderball” is a thrilling sport for people with physical disabilities. The sport originated in 1977 and first featured at the 2000 Paralympic Games. Athletes compete in teams of four to carry the ball over the opponent’s try line. Contact between wheelchairs is allowed, and is an integral part […]

Measuring Training Load and Detecting Events in Beach Volleyball with Movesense Sensors

June 23rd, 2022

Researchers at the University of Mainz, Germany, have developed a practical and cost-effective system for automatic training load monitoring in beach volleyball, using Movesense Sensor and Kaasa Data Collector. The team presented the project in a poster at the German youth high performance sports symposium in May. The project started from the needs of the […]

Kaasa Data Collector LT Facilitates Reliable Long-term Data Collecting with Movesense

March 1st, 2022

Kaasa solution GmbH is a German software company and a highly active member of the Movesense ecosystem. Kaasa is offering its expertise to Movesense customers who need software resources for their own projects, but the company also has its own products, many of which help developers and researchers to use Movesense sensors efficiently. Kaasa is […]

Kaasa Data Collector application in use to collect Movesense sensor data from a sleeping person

Nahtlos and Kaasa Develop a Solution for Monitoring Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

February 16th, 2022

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term condition that causes inflammation in the lungs, damaged lung tissue, and a narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult. More than 380 million people worldwide are estimated to have COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of hospital re-admissions. The main problem is that the condition […]

Neuropeak Pro Launches NTEL BELT for Precision Breathing and Heart Rate Variability Training

February 1st, 2022

The Neuropeak Pro NTEL BELT is the first-of-its-kind, real-time training device and mobile app designed to help unlock peak performance through better, more intentional breathing, or Precision Breathing. Wearable trackers are everywhere. Neuropeak Pro’s NTEL BELT is different. It’s a real-time training device designed to align diaphragm-based performance breathing and Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Each […]

Neuropeak Pro’s NTEL BELT is a training for diaphragm-based performance breathing and Heart Rate Variability (HRV), based on Movesense sensor

Our Top-5 Favorite Picks of Movesense Powered Projects in 2021

January 10th, 2022

Innovation keeps flourishing in the Movesense developer community. The variety of ideas and concepts that are emerging around the world is amazing. Movesense team is delighted to see all the valuable solutions that the platform is enabling for a variety of needs and problems that we often didn’t even know to exist. To highlight the […]

Heart Sentinel Tests Movesense Sensors Successfully with their Arrhythmia Detection Algorithm

January 4th, 2022

Heart Sentinel is an Italian health tech start-up that develops algorithms for the prevention of cardiac problems. The Parma-based company has been testing their arrhythmia detection algorithms with Movesense sensors and recently published the results of a study that demonstrates the usefulness of running arrhythmia algorithms locally on the sensor. The report with the title […]

Movesense Exceeded Expectations in YLE’s Desert Run Monitoring

December 20th, 2021

Finnish adventure runner Jukka Viljanen has set out to be the first person to run across Rub’ al Khali desert in Saudi Arabia. The area is the largest continuous sand desert in the world, and the running distance is 1300km. Jukka started his first attempt on Dec 6th and was planning to reach the final […]

Finnish Ultra Runner Crosses a 1300km Sand Desert in Saudi Arabia – Movesense Produces Data for Live Monitoring

November 8th, 2021

The Finnish national broadcasting company YLE is developing new lightweight tools and methods to produce interesting content about sports and events that would not normally be in the spotlight. One example of the initiative is a month-long live tracking of adventure runner Jukka Viljanen‘s incredible ultra running expedition across Rub ‘Al Khal desert in Saudi […]

Movesense Sensor Firmware 2.1.0 Adds New Features and Improves Sensor DataLogger

November 4th, 2021

We are happy to announce that the Movesense Sensor firmware 2.1.0 is now available for Movesense Active devices. The firmware will also be released for Movesense Medical as soon as additional documentation and other specific requirements of the medical standard have been met. The new firmware introduces a range of useful new features and fixes […]

Instruments of Things Launches SOMI-1 – The Sound of Me

September 19th, 2021

Instruments of Things is a German music-tech company founded in 2018 that develops solutions for sound and media interaction. The company’s vision is to build bridges between humans and auditive media to let people become musicians, performers and creators in an intuitive way. The company is now launching SOMI-1, an interactive wearable sensor kit that […]

TeamNL Wins Paralympic Gold in Wheelchair Basketball – Used Movesense in Training

September 9th, 2021

Movesense congratulates TeamNL for winning wheelchair basketball in Tokyo Paralympics! The team has been using Movesense sensors to monitor their training and, apparently, to gain a competitive edge. The training tool that the team is using is Wheelchair Mobility Performance Monitor, an application developed by a Dutch research group led by Dr. Rienk van der […]

Firstbeat Sports: Athlete app – Making athletes stakeholders in their own data

September 2nd, 2021

Firstbeat Sports has released the Firstbeat Sports: Athlete app, available on iOS and Android mobile devices via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Increase buy-in and make your athletes part of the data collection process This dedicated app gives athletes greater control and access to their performance data, providing a resourceful aid for […]

Introducing Movesense Sensor HR

August 20th, 2021

We are proud to introduce a new member of the Movesense sensor family, Movesense Sensor HR. The new sensor version features a 9-axis motion measurement, heart rate, and a single-channel, non-medical ECG, as in the widely used HR+ model, but does not have a temperature sensor or 1-wire connection that is used with Movesense Smart […]

Physilect Announces a Series of Exergames – Uses Movesense Sensor as a Controller

June 17th, 2021

Physilect is a Finnish pioneer of computer aided remote rehabilitation. The company has just launched their first mobile game that includes exercise elements and is working on several more. The games are utilizing Movesense sensors as a game controller and an interaction device between the game and the player. Exergames are computer games that are […]

Jokerit Hockey Club Leads Sportstech Use in KHL

April 22nd, 2021

The Finnish ice hockey club Jokerit plays in the international ice hockey league KHL that covers two continents and extends across several time zones. To manage players’ training and recovery, the team is using various tools including Suunto 9 sports watches and Movesense-powered Ainone Balance. In the KHL, Jokerit is perceived as a forerunner in […]

Runeasi Brings Personalized Biomechanical Insights to Runners

March 5th, 2021

Runeasi, a biomechanics and AI expert and a university spin-off of KU Leuven, Belgium, is launching a new running analytics tool for coaches and physiotherapists to help their clients run better. Runeasi uses Movesense sensor for the measurements. The solution is already used by a number of physio practices in Belgium and the company is […]

Virtual KnockOut Boxing Game goes Kickstarter  

March 4th, 2021

Virtual KnockOut™ is an interactive, mobile shadow boxing game that uses Movesense sensors as motion controllers. The game recognizes left and right punches and the ducking motion, making the playing experience a proper full body exercise. The game can be cast onto a tv to play live on a large screen, giving you a highly […]

FollowFlow Helps to Reach the Flow with Movesense Sensor

June 18th, 2019

Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. FollowFlow is a new mobile app that helps you to reach the flow and gives you balance during the day. FollowFlow provides guidance on […]

Firstbeat Introduces new Firstbeat Sports Sensor with Movesense

May 13th, 2019

Finnish Firstbeat is one of the leading sports physiology companies in the world, offering its heart rate variation analysis to wearables, corporate health and professional sports around the world. One of the key products of the company, Firstbeat Sports, the provider of the most comprehensive internal training load analyses in team sports monitoring, is launching […]

Movesense Brings Live Sports Performance Data to a TV Broadcast

March 5th, 2019

Few weeks ago, Movesense team got a phone call from the Finnish Squash Federation about live sports data: ‒  We would want to show live heart rate on TV from squash players in the Finnish Championship tournament. Can you help with that? ‒  Sure, it should be doable. When is the tournament? ‒  Well, the finals […]

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