Futurologist

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   by Futurologist 6y ago

   I'm the hacker behind the Open Source Mouse Repo. I still have some ADNS2620 sensors in my stash (yes, that was a typo that is now fixed). Look into the readme and see that there is a company called PixArt that seems to be the only sou
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   by Futurologist 15y ago

   > Doesn't your sensor also require skin contact? Yup, but it doesn't need to be strapped tightly to the user's chest. A near impossibility if you are sharing with nerds ;) Your suspicion of our audience is correct. We don't want to comp
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   by Futurologist 15y ago

   Yes, blood oxy is easily derived that way, but we were not interested in making a device that had that level of medical accuracy and application. (maybe in future version...?) We just wanted a simple heartbeat sensor with simple interface f
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   by Futurologist 15y ago

   heart rate straps like the polar or garmin attach to the chest and require skin contact. This is not always desirable if you are, say, sharing the sensor, or engaging in casual (not athletic) use. Your BOM above does not account for the hea