Temperature control slopes: Thermal slopes

the Thermal Earring is a prototype piece of jewelry that identifies how health tracking technology could be intuitively integrated into an otherwise run-of-the-mill fashion item.

the earring is equipped with a dual sensor system that will remain magnetically attached to the earlobe to take the wearer’s temperature, while the second dangle sensor will take ambient temperature readings for reference. the earring has a built-in antenna and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) module to communicate directly with the wearer’s device for tracking, and is rated to provide up to 28 days of use per charge. the prototype of the earring was created by Shirley (Qiuyue) Xue and Yujia (Nancy) Liu at the University of Washington.

Xue commented on the thermal earring saying: “Current wearable devices like Apple Watch and Fitbit have temperature sensors, but they only provide an average temperature for the day, and their temperature readings on wrists and hands are too noisy to track the temperature. “ovulation. So we wanted to explore unique applications for the earring, especially applications that can appeal to women and anyone who cares about fashion.”

Image Credit: Raymond Smith/University of Washington