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Now, a musical app that listens to your heart during exercise

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Press Trust of India Washington

The biofeedback-based system developed by a University of Virginia graduate researcher helps smartphones select music that will help get their owners' heart pumping during exercise and slow it down when they want to cool down or relax.

"Whether I am driving, jogging, travelling or relaxing - I never find the appropriate music to listen to," said Shahriar Nirjon, a doctoral student in computer science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

"I believe there are many like me. The problem is: The heart wants to hear something, but our music player does not understand the need. My joy was in connecting them together

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First Published: Nov 11 2012 | 1:15 PM IST

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