Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Baby Sock Wirelessly Monitors Breathing, Heart Rate | Synopsis

Baby Sock Wirelessly Monitors Breathing, Heart Rate

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baby monitor LEDs by Robert S. Donovan
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Excerpt:

Developed by a student team at Brigham Young University, the sock-like device, dubbed the Owlet Baby Monitor, fits snugly on a baby’s foot and wirelessly relays information about heart rate and blood oxygen level to the smartphones of anxious parents. The prototype took first prize and $6,000 in winnings in the Student Innovator of the Year competition held Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 at the BYU campus in Provo, Utah. “We looked for innovation, engineering, and marketability in our entrants,” Justin Siros, a BYU professor and faculty adviser to the third annual competition, told ABCnews.com.”They met those criteria so well. But also, their entry has the potential to save lives. ” Team spokesman Jacob Colvin, 28, a European studies major, believes the invention will add to parents’ peace of mind as well as lower infant mortality rates.

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Jacob Colvin

Overall Sentiment: 0.0644982

Relevance: 0.933478

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0“Obviously, SIDS is a disease with an unknown cause,” Colvin told ...
-0.281828“Obviously, SIDS is a disease with an unknown cause,” Colvin told ABCnews.com. “But, hopefully, the device can give parents time to react and see that something’s wrong before it’s too late.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.281828
  • Mean: -0.140914
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Justin Siros

Overall Sentiment: 0.0735184

Relevance: 0.299583

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0.0310431“We looked for innovation, engineering, and marketability in our entrants,” Justin Siros, a BYU professor and faculty adviser to the third annual competition, told ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0310431
  • Mean: 0.0310431
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Kurt Workman

Overall Sentiment: 0.223544

Relevance: 0.261967

Tenor Hodges

Overall Sentiment: 0.137589

Relevance: 0.245324

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Facility: BYU

Overall Sentiment: 0.0332653

Relevance: 0.442408

City: Provo

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.325105

StateOrCounty: Utah

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.309004

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FieldTerminology: SIDS

Overall Sentiment: -0.410986

Relevance: 0.496421

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