He used to want to fly out of self-awareness, day and night, a body in raw motion.

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It certainly seemed to fit with previous work which had detected a wobble in the star's motion caused by a body the size of Jupiter circling in a very close orbit every 3.5 days.

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As part of a broader strategy, Xsens now offers IP originally developed for professional (B2B) applications of 3D body motion tracking using wearable motion trackers for mass market application in the consumer electronics industry.

ENGADGET: Xsens teases wearable 3D body sensors that won't cost, will track an arm and a leg (video)

Wearable 3D body motion tracking is enabling the next wave of innovation in cloud-connected wearable sports, fitness, healthcare and gaming sensor accessories for smartphones.

ENGADGET: Xsens teases wearable 3D body sensors that won't cost, will track an arm and a leg (video)

For example, a device called the nPower PEG, introduced last year, can be stuck in a backpack or briefcase where it generates emergency power from the motion of the body.

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