VAIO Wellness Care App Measures Health via Webcam
VAIO is positioning the app as the first step in a brand shift toward new experiences, leveraging its 2025 entry into the Nojima Group.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
VAIO announced VAIO Wellness Care, a PC app using the built-in camera and AI sensing to measure vascular and heart rate information in as little as 3 seconds. A preview version launches August 10 on the VAIO SX14-R consumer model, with expansion to other models planned from autumn. The app aims to make PCs a source of health awareness.
VAIO unveiled VAIO Wellness Care at its special VAIO Day event on August 10. The app uses the built-in webcam and AI sensing to measure vascular and heart rate information without contact, in as little as 3 seconds. It automatically launches at PC login or at specified times, and includes a trend display showing changes over the past week in graph form.
The preview version is available for download from August 10 on the consumer model VAIO SX14-R (VJS4R2 series). Expansion to other models, including corporate models, is planned from autumn onward. VAIO says the app is positioned as the first step in proposing new experiences as a brand, following its 2025 joining of the Nojima Group.
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