The magic happens by measuring variations in the brightness of the person’s face thought to be caused by the flow of blood. It is based on the characteristic of hemoglobin in blood, which absorbs green light without requiring any special hardware. In that sense, the system work by simply pointing a camera at a person’s face for as little as five seconds.

The software starts to work by shooting video of a subject and calculating average values for the color components (red/green/blue) in a certain area of the face for each frame. Next comes the removal of irrelevant signal data that is present in all three color components only to extract the brightness waveform from the green component. The pulse rate is then computed based on the peaks in that brightness waveform.

Fujitsu Laboratories now looks to put this tech into practical use in fiscal 2013 for a variety of applications such as a security or health monitoring and maintenance solution, building it into smartphones, tablets and PCs…

I would say that’s pretty awesome, what do you think?

It is likely that the two Japanese handset makers will initially unveil phones in their own backyard where customers will be able to grab them from NTT DoCoMo, one of the companies that have a seat at Tizen Association’s Board of Directors. Other companies with a representative on the board include Samsung, Intel, Huawei, Panasonic, Vodafone, Orange, Sprint, SK Telecom and KT.

As I’m writing this we don’t have a single image of a Tizen device to show you, but you can see how Tizen menus will look like from the screenshot above. Hopefully, additional information will be released shortly when we’ll get back to you with everything we’ve got. Stay tuned in the meantime…

[Via: Unwired View]

There were also few tablets at Fujitsu’s booth, as well as the ARROWS X F-02E, which is one of those Japan-only super-phones. As you would imagine, it has super-high-end specs that include a fast quad-core processor, 5-inch full HD screen and an impressive 16.3-megapixel camera. It also fits nicely into hand, but as I already said it – most of us won’t be able to buy it.

Alas, that doesn’t stop you from checking the photos we took from Fujitsu’s booth. Here they come…

Unlike other devices that target this population, Fujitsu’s baby is a smartphone, running Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with a super-easy-to-use UI on top (and some custom apps). Plus, there’s also a special touchscreen technology, made to avoid accidental presses by forcing users to press hard on icons. I tried and it’s almost like pressing a physical button. Kinda weird but makes perfect sense.

Moreover, we had a chance to check out that speech slowing down feature, and find it pretty darn awesome. Heck, I thought of using something similar when speaking with few of my friends.

The Stylistic S01 is powered by Qualcomm’s MSM8255 1.4GHz processor, which seems up for the task. On the back of the phone, there’s an 8.1-megapixel camera and a VGA one on the front (for video calls). Volume keys and screen lock is on the right side, while 3.5mm audio jack is located at the top. See for yourself how Fujitsu’s baby looks like and let us know whether it can work for your grandparents…

• Qualcomm’s 1.7GHz quad-core
• 5-inch full HD screen
• 16.3-megapixel camera
• finger-print reader
• plus, it’s also a water- and dust-proof device

Yeah, it feels nice in hand but not as nice as the Sony Xperia Z, which I found to have more of a premium feel to it. All of the usual ports are there, while finger-print reader is located at the back, below camera. Yup, this means enterprise security features come built-in, making sure you’re the only one with access to data.

But I said it enough. Here are few photos of the ARROWS X F-02E. Do let us know how you like it in the comments form below.

The device is water- and dust-resistant, and comes loaded with features to make the phone easy to use by everyone. For instance, there’s a 4-inch screen that uses a “unique screen technology” to avoid accidental presses by requiring users to press as hard on an icon on the touchscreen as they would on a button on a keypad. In addition, thanks to the included sound enhancing mumbo-jumbo, users can hear better – with speech slowing down for fast-talking callers in real time. Plus, let’s not forget a loud personal security alarm that alerts people nearby if a user has fallen.

Specs wise, the Stylistic S01 sports Qualcomm’s MSM8255 1.4GHz processor, 8.1-megapixel rear camera, front-facing camera for video calls, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show with a bunch of Orange apps preloaded on the device.

When it comes to availability, Orange will start selling Fujitsu’s phone in June and we’re sure that after France, other European Orange markets will follow shortly.

[Via: CNet]