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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 14 2018, @08:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the 'bright'-idea dept.

L'Oréal's wearable sensor will track your UV exposure throughout the day

L'Oréal has announced a wearable device that measures your exposure to ultraviolet radiation that can seriously damage your skin and eyes and potentially cause skin cancer. The La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV sensor is designed to clip onto your clothes or bag, and it relies on NFC rather than Bluetooth to transmit its data, meaning it doesn't require a battery to function. L'Oreal previously introduced a similar sensor that attached to your fingernail.

Despite the dangers of UV radiation, it can be very difficult to know exactly how much you're being exposed to. UVA rays can penetrate clouds and glass, which means you're probably exposed to them more than you think. L'Oréal's sensor has the potential to educate people about how often they're being exposed, although it won't solve the problem of people not using enough sunscreen in response.

Once your phone has the UV data, it can integrate it into Apple's HealthKit if you're using an iOS device. There will also be shortcuts to purchase skincare products from L'Oréal's skincare brand La Roche-Posay within the app.

Love the skin you're in. Especially if you're a vampire.


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  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Wednesday November 14 2018, @09:08PM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Wednesday November 14 2018, @09:08PM (#761912) Journal

    As a Daywalker I can really get behind a product like this. School children in Australia should be required to wear this in addition to a hat and sunscreen. While graveyard workers, and people in Alaska could be notified that they are not getting enough healthy sunlight and could be subject to negative effects like depression and such.

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