2009 CES i-Stage Competition Finalist, Heart Rate Monitoring through Audio Headsets

Sept. 25, 2009 - PRLog -- Raleigh, North Carolina technology company, Valencell, Inc., is a finalist in the 2009 Consumer Electronics Showcase i-Stage competition October 19th 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Valencell will be showcasing its Healthset® technology which tracks heart rate, metabolic rate (calories burned) and aerobic fitness, through audio earbuds, such as wireless mobile phone headsets, to provide more seamless ways to track fitness and performance. Users simply put on the Healthset® enabled wireless headset, go about their daily routine, makes calls, enjoy music, and exercise while Healthset® technologies capture their metrics. Data is sent wirelessly to devices, such as mobile phones, and websites, where fitness assessments such as heart rate history, calories burned, distance traveled, aerobic fitness and other assessments are enjoyed.

Consumer Electronic Showcase is the most prominent consumer electronics event in the world. Each year, January in Las Vegas is a hotbed for major powerhouses and promising companies to showcase the hottest consumer electronic offerings.

The October 19, 2009 CES i-Stage competition gives a preview to the hottest of the hot new consumer products. According to their website, i-Stage is the proving ground for next generation technologies – a chance for developing products, services and applications to show off their selling points and duke it out for the title of most promising powerhouse. For 2009, there are 11 finalists out of hundreds of international applicants. The top prize is $40,000 and a debut at the annual January International CES event in Las Vegas.

http://i-stage.ce.org/      

Consumer Electronics Association press release:
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090924005933&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Valencell is commercializing 18 patent-pending technologies for mobile health and fitness monitoring with audio earbuds and offers a scalable solution for partnering companies to license and integrate these technologies into their offerings. The market for Healthset® enabled audio headsets is huge with hundreds of millions of headsets being sold every year.

About Valencell, Inc.
Valencell’s vision is to make healthy lifestyles easier, more effective and more available through seamless mobile technology. Founded in 2006, Valencell is headquartered in Raleigh, NC and operates as a technology licensing company. For more information visit www.valencell.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
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About Valencell, Inc.
Valencell’s vision is to make healthy lifestyles easier, more effective and more available through seamless mobile technology. Founded in 2006, Valencell is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. For more information visit www.valencell.com