Samsung Corporation Uses Oscars To Plug Galaxy S5’s Heart Rate Monitor

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Samsung’s Galaxy S5 phone will launch in April and will the first smartphone to feature a dedicated heart rate monitor. Mounted near the device’s flash, the monitor requires users to place a finger on the sensor to measure the pulse rate. The heart-monitoring functionality was included in a 30-second TV spot that aired during the Oscars (embedded below).

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