Sensors help detect the typical hand motions of smoking and are accompanied by an alert reminding cigarette users they are ...

Smartwatch app detects movements that indicate smoking, sends vibration alert, a text offering moral support and tally of ...

Whether people decide to make New Year's resolutions or not, they might want to lead a healthier lifestyle in 2025. According ...

Scientists at Bristol University develop app using motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to deliver vibration alert with a ...

The trial used a Mobvoi C2 Wear OS smartwatch and a specialised watch app to detect when someone may be about to smoke. It would then send the person “app-generated text messages” to act as a ...

App that sends warning messages when smoking-related hand movements are detected has positive results, study finds ...

If the app detects a person is smoking, the smartwatch delivers a relapse prevention message on its screen. The alert includes the number of cigarettes smoked in the day already, along with ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have developed a smartwatch app to help people quit smoking. Two thirds of ...

If the app detects the person is smoking, the smartwatch delivers a relapse prevention message, just at the moment it is needed, to help with their quit attempt. Researchers tested the ...

A team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking. Once detected, the app delivers a ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed an Android smartwatch application designed to help smokers quit by intervening when smoking-related movements are detected.