Movesense’s ISO13485 medical quality management system was approved for use in August 2022. We recently communicated about the progress of the MDR conformity assessment of Movesense Medical sensor that continues as planned. Now we can proudly announce that we have completed the first product development project according to ISO13485. This project, carried out for a […]
Medica 2022, the worldwide largest trade fair of the medical sector, opened today in Düsseldorf, Germany. From Monday to Thursday Nov 14-17, the fair is the meeting point for medical technology experts and companies around the world. Movesense is exhibiting in hall 12, booth B54. For Movesense the first show day was very busy right […]
Movesense is delighted to announce that the MDR conformity assessment process of the Movesense Medical ECG and movement sensor is proceeding as scheduled. The first phase of the assessment was completed in October 2022. The team is now working on the next steps, aiming for the process finalization in a timely manner. Movesense Medical classification […]
The Finnish sports watch expert Suunto just released an update to its ecosystem tools that is of great interest to the Movesense community. The core of the update is SuuntoPlus Editor, an easy-to-use tool for companies that want to build their own SuuntoPlus watch apps or make their device compatible with Suunto watches. The update […]
Measuring respiratory frequency, i.e. breathing rate, offers benefits in monitoring both health and disease. Determining respiratory rate is also important in sports science, e.g. in defining ventilatory thresholds and exercise intensity. There are several ways to detect breathing frequency, such as breathing gas analysis, mechanical stretch sensors, breathing sound analysis, and optical blood measurement, i.e. […]
We are extremely excited to announce that Movesense Ltd has been granted ISO 13485:2016 medical device quality management system certificate. The quality management system of Movesense was audited and certified by Eurofins Electric & Electronics Finland Ltd. ISO 13485:2016 standard specifies requirements for a quality management system that can be used by an organization involved […]
We have received a number of request for updating the Flutter plugin for Movesense that was originally published by Tugberk Akdogan. He kindly helped us to get access to the code and we can now manage the plugin also from the Movesense team’s side. We recently published a new version of the plugin called mdsflutter. […]
We just released a new version 1.1.0 of Movesense Showcase App for iOS. The new features include Setting of the sensor real time clock from the app Setting the sensor UART port on/off New ECG sampling rates enabled: ECG recording at 125Hz, 200Hz, 250Hz and 500Hz sampling rates is now possible in addition to the […]
We are excited to announce that Timo Toivonen just started as Movesense Sales Director. Timo joins Movesense from HUR, the Finnish manufacturer of high-end exercise equipment for rehabilitation, wellness, and active aging. On his first working day, we asked Timo a few questions to introduce him to the Movesense community. Tell about your background – […]
Science driven Sports & Health Tech organizations join forces to improve product effectiveness Sports technology is an area of massive growth, with major potential commercial incentives, from the individual consumer to the elite sport level. Products in the health and performance domains, however, are not always trustworthy and effective, mainly because of a lacking integration […]
With today’s news about Movesense becoming independent, we want to share a few thoughts on how we will go on in the future. Movesense used to operate as an internal startup within Suunto. This model allowed a lot of freedom and was a great way to incubate the platform to the current point. Now we […]
Movesense, the open development platform for wearables and sensor products for fitness and health, is becoming independent of Suunto following a management buy-out deal. The deal opens new opportunities for Movesense to strengthen its business and seek growth especially in the medical field. At the same time the operational and other collaborative links with Suunto […]
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 […]
The global shortage of electronic components is currently affecting the electronics industry on all fronts, including Movesense. Some chip manufacturers are unable to meet the global demand, leading to the situation that certain components are available through distributors only. The unfortunate consequence of the crisis is a rapid increase in purchase prices of individual components, […]
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 […]
Dr. Laurent Mourot, lecturer and researcher at the University of Franche-Comté, France, recently won the ANTA Sports Award, a research proposal worth 20000€. The award was established by ANTA Sports, a sportswear group that is also the parent company of Suunto and Movesense, and handed out in association with the European College of Sport Science […]
Movesense is an open sensor platform for wearables development. The sensor measures ECG, heart rate, temperature and movement with a 9-axis IMU. We are now releasing the firmware version 2.0 that boosts the development even further. The upgrade is a complete new framework for developing Movesense sensor apps. It adds great new features, improves the […]
The coronavirus pandemic affects all areas of life, sports and exercise being not an exception. Movesense is part of Suunto, a renowned Finnish manufacturer of sports watches. The company recently revealed interesting data on how exercising in different countries has gone through dramatic changes during the pandemic. The information is based on anonymous user data […]
Movesense sensors can be used to monitor heart rate, ECG and movement of a person in field conditions. There are already projects where companies are using these features to detect arrhythmias, to evaluate physiological load and mental stress through heart rate variation, or to monitor chest movement and breathing. Movesense team wants to contribute to […]
ANTA is the parent company of Suunto and Movesense. For many years, ANTA has been principally engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of sportswear to provide professional sporting goods to the mass market largely based in China. ANTA has grown to be one of the largest sportswear brands in China. In 2017 ANTA […]
Dear community, we are living extraordinary times with the global health challenge of Covid-19. Despite of the special measure and restrictions that the situation causes to all of us, we are happy to announce that our production is running almost normally. We can keep shipping orders placed on Movesense Shop and also larger batches with […]
The spirit of innovation and the versatility of ideas of Movesense developers around the world is simply amazing. Within the Movesense team, we could have never come up with a fraction of all the use cases where Movesense sensors are currently being applied, and new projects in new fields of use are starting all the […]
Suunto Expands its Open Sensor Platform to the Medical Field Press release, VANTAA, Finland—November 8, 2019 —Suunto is making it easier to rapidly develop and bring to market new, accurate, low-cost solutions for motion-sensing and biometrics with Movesense, a sophisticated sensor and development environment. In application areas as diverse as sports, agriculture, manufacturing, and health […]
The new Movesense Showcase iOS application is now available on Apple iTunes. The completely re-built app takes the old iOS sample app to a totally new level and makes developing Movesense powered solutions much faster and easier than before. The app has two main purposes, sensor data collection and a starting point for developing custom […]
Movesense development platform has been acknowledged with the prestigious ISPO Award. The award will be handed out at ISPO Munich trade show on Feb 3-6. and it comes in the Fitness & Activity Tracker category in the Health & Fitness segment. Movesense has potential to revolutionize the market of sports wearables and smart apparel & […]
When a megabrand like LG wants to unveil a television screen that rolls up like paper towels, they do it at CES. When a tiny startup wants to get a little buzz for their passion project, they go to CES. As such, it offers a panoramic window into the state of the entire electronics market. […]
Movesense has helped product teams in sports, healthcare, and other industries take wearable technology to market in as little as eight weeks. VANTAA, Finland – January 03, 2019 – Movesense, the ready-to-use motion sensor and development environment built to fuel the design of wearables, announced today that it has now shipped over 700 software development […]
