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Simband

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Simbandis a research platform announced bySamsung Strategy and Innovation Centerin 2014.[1][2]It was announced on May 28, 2014, inSan Francisco,in partnership withUCSFDigital Health Innovation Lab.[3]

Simband is an open developer platform consisting of a watch unit running Tizen and a wristband connector that holds a custom sensor module.

Simband is designed to be modular and allow for different sensor modules to be installed. Samsung provides a reference implementation of a sensor module called Simsense that supports multiple sensors, each generating a unique data stream. In November 2014 Samsung announced two custom modules developed by third parties.[4]

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  1. ^Tibken, Shara."Simband, sensors key to Samsung wearables push".CNET.CBS Interactive.Retrieved28 May2014.
  2. ^Kelion, Leo (28 May 2014)."Samsung reveals Simband and Sami health platform".BBC.Retrieved28 May2014.
  3. ^"Fit for a Wrist: Samsung Outlines Vision for Wearable Devices".NBC News.28 May 2014.Retrieved28 May2014.
  4. ^"Samsung adds partners to its mHealth platform".Retrieved15 March2016.
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