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NTT has developed wearable textile electrodes which can be worn on the inside of a shirt, and can continuously monitor the electrical activity of the heart over an extended period of time.

The wearable electrodes are fabricated from a conductive fiber, consisting of a silk or a synthetic fibre core coated with a conductive polymer called PEDOT-PSS.

This conductive polymer has excellent biocompatibility, and can deliver ECG measurements with a stability equivalent to that of conventional medical electrodes, without the need for attaching the electrodes to the skin with an electrolyte paste or gel.

As the textile electrodes are soft to the touch, flexible and breathable, long term monitoring which places no burden on the wearer is now possible. Studies conducted by NTT showed no signs of skin irritation or contact dermatitis after long-term use.

NTT now plans to conduct further experimentation, this time with 100 wearers, to further investigate their safety and effectiveness.

In the future, these wearable electrodes could be used to aid home or remote medical care, reducing the risk of heart attack through early detection and treatment of heart irregularities, or in fields such as sports, general fitness and scientific research.

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So you think that you have got a pretty swanky set up at work with a couple of monitors (not because you are a showoff, but simply because you need it as your eyes have to go through a whole lot of data each day)? Well, here is something that would definitely be worth boasting about – the NEC Medias W N-05E that will be hitting NTT DoCoMo of Japan this coming spring. It is a smartphone with a difference – yes, it runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, carries a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot and an 8-megapixel camera, but boasting a pair of 4.3-inch screens would definitely help set it apart from the rest of the smartphones out there.

You will be able to use both displays simultaneously in the extended screen format, which comes in handy when you are watching a video clip, or alternatively, you can opt to run a couple of separate applications for folks who love to multi-task, now how about that? The 4.3-inch LCD displays share the same resolution count at 540 × 960 pixels, and the NEC Medias W N-05E will fold up to show just one screen as standard, and you can open it up to increase the display’s size.

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Just as the air begins to chill, NTT DoCoMo has announced its forthcoming lineup for release in November and December, including nine smartphones, four feature phones and a tablet. As the Japanese populace would no doubt demand, all of the bigger smartphones — from the 4.7-inch Arrows V F-04E through to the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II — come with 1,280 x 720 displays, a healthy degree of water- and dust-proofing, plus decent quad-core credentials. The new Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E stands out for its low-power 4.9-inch IGZO panel and 16-megapixel camera, while the Arrows Tab F-05E 10-inch tablet packs a 1,980 x 1,200 display and what sounds like the latest 1.7GHz iteration of Tegra 3 (as seen in the HTC One X+). It’s also interesting to a see a Korean-style variant of the Galaxy S III (the Alpha SC-03E) packing a souped-up 1.6GHz Exynos chip and 2GB RAM. In related news, NTT has also announced that it’s partnering with Mastercard PayPass and will offer the contactless payment system for Japanese customers travelling abroad by fall next year — and indeed all the new smartphones are NFC-equipped. Click the first source link below for the full run-down.

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NTT DOCOMO announced today its 2012 winter lineup of 16 models for launch in or after November, including nine smartphones, one tablet, four feature phones, one photo panel and one mobile Wi-Fi router. DOCOMO’s newest collection of high-quality smartphones satisfies a wide range of user needs by offering high-end CPUs, large-capacity batteries, high-resolution displays and distinctive designs suited to specific customer segments.
Key features of the new lineup include the following:

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