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Skip the fingerprint scanner; use your heartbeat to unlock your phone, car,...
An ECG is very difficult to counterfeit...
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Apple Watch the most accurate heart rate monitor in new fitness tracker study
In a new study comparing the accuracy of seven different fitness trackers...
View ArticleThe Apple Watch is getting an important new feature for monitoring heart health
“When Apple Watch was first released in 2015, it came with a built-in basic heart rate monitor,” Christina Farr reports for CNBC. “That pushed Apple into the health care sector, as users started...
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The Apple Watch is inching toward becoming a medical device
“Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device,” Michael Liedtke reports for The Associated Press. “In its...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 4’s electrocardiogram feature received FDA clearance just...
“Some on the Apple Watch team may have felt their hearts pounding in the days leading up to the big Apple Watch 4 unveiling in Cupertino last week,” Mark Sullivan reports for Fast Company. “The new...
View ArticleApple working to deliver Apple Watch Series 4 ECG feature to Canada
“Apple says it is working with Health Canada to bring the Apple Watch Series 4’s all-new ECG functionality to the Canadian market, according to MobileSyrup‘s Patrick O’Rourke,” Joe Rossignol reports...
View ArticleNew Apple Watch Series 4 will first monitor your heart in the U.S. as Apple...
“Shoppers queuing up to buy Apple Inc.’s latest smartwatch anywhere but the U.S. face an uncertain wait before they can use the product’s headline-grabbing electrocardiogram feature,” Nate Lanxon...
View ArticleNew Apple Watch’s ECG feature can detect more underlying heart issues
“The new iPhone models were quickly relegated to second tier headlines after Apple’s latest product announcement,” Heather May Morgan writes for The Conversation. “More people seem to be excited about...
View ArticleHow Apple could turn the Apple Watch into a blood pressure monitor
“In September, Apple announced an electrocardiogram, or EKG, for its upcoming [sic] Apple Watch [released September 21, 2018], to help users at risk for a medical condition known as atrial...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 4 ECG limited by region, but use can be enabled outside...
“One of the new features of Apple Watch Series 4 is the ability to take an Electrocardiogram of the user’s heart through a series of new sensors on the back of the device and on the revised digital...
View ArticleHands on with the new features in watchOS 5.1.2
“Apple just released watchOS 5.1.2 to Apple Watch owners with a litany of features despite numbering suggesting is is only a minor update,” Andrew O’Hara reports for AppleInsider. “The new ECG app is...
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Is Apple Watch causing a run on emergency rooms?
“When Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4 in September, one of the biggest revelations was the addition of several groundbreaking health-monitoring functions,” Danny Vena writes for The Motley...
View ArticleAfter using my Apple Watch Series 4, I’m reminded what data can mean for my...
“It begins seven years ago, when my doctor asks me whether I want to lose my foot. I say to him: No, I do not want to lose my foot. ‘Good,’ he says back: Monitor your blood sugar, keep it down, and we...
View ArticleApple Watch health monitoring sensors could appear in future MacBooks
“Future MacBook models could offer some of the same health and fitness tracking functions as provided by the Apple Watch, with the inclusion of a small bio-sensor in the casing near the trackpad that...
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Apple Watch saves life by spotting AFib just days after new ECG feature...
“A man’s life may have been saved by taking an Apple Watch ECG just days after the feature launched in Europe,” Sean Keach reports for The Sun. “An Apple Watch owner was reportedly able to detect...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 4 summons ambulance after 80-year-old Munich woman falls
“Emergency services were automatically summoned by a Series 4 Apple Watch when a 80-year-old woman fell in her apartment in Haidhausen, Munich,” William Gallagher reports for AppleInsider. “‘A...
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We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch
“A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch’s future as a personal technology device as they begin to incorporate technology and gain additional importance for wearable computing,”...
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Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Apple patent application illustration (source: USPTO) Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your...
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Apple Watch ECG vs. medical-grade hospital EKG
Touching the Apple Watch Series 4 Digital Crown completes the circuit and electrical signals across the heart are measured. Apple Watch Series 4 has two FDA-cleared heart features that can warn about...
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Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Customers have even more Apple Watch band options this summer with fresh Sport Band and Sport Loop colors, including Canary Yellow. Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch...
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