Huawei is no stranger to innovation in the wearables space, and 2024 is already shaping up to be a huge year for the company’s ambitions in Europe. Leveraging its extensive R&D resources, user insights, and cutting-edge technologies, the company is aiming to deliver the next generation of wearables with three key focuses – sleep, mental […]
Read MoreWednesday February 21, 2024 12:44 pm PST by Juli Clover The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not want consumers to purchase or use smart watches or smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels using non-invasive methods. In a safety warning shared today, the FDA says that smart devices that claim […]
Read MoreMeasuring SpO2 levels is now an extremely common feature of modern smartwatches, and the Apple Watch will let you do this through the Blood Oxygen app. In this guide, we’ll be walking you through getting set up with the app, how to take readings, and exactly what you can glean from your Apple Watch SpO2 […]
Read MoreTim Cook has suggested that Apple won’t negotiate a settlement with Masimo to end the ongoing patent dispute, instead noting that the company will continue to fight the ban on the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. In a television interview with CNBC following Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings, Cook said: “We’re focused on appeal. There’s lots […]
Read MoreTim Cook has suggested that Apple won’t negotiate a settlement with Masimo to end the ongoing patent dispute, instead noting that the company will continue to fight the ban on the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. In a television interview with CNBC following Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings, Cook said: “We’re focused on appeal. There’s lots […]
Read MoreSamsung is striving to beat Apple to launch non-invasive blood glucose monitoring technology, as well as continuous blood pressure tracking features, Bloomberg reports. The efforts are part of the company’s wider push to offer more health capabilities, embodied by the recent announcement of the Galaxy Ring, which touts activity and sleep tracking, with more health […]
Read MoreIn an ambition to zoom past all the other tech giants in the healthcare race, Samsung Electronics is looking for options to develop noninvasive blood sugar monitors and continuous blood pressure checking. Samsung aims to introduce these health features in a wide range of its products, including smartwatches and the recently announced Galaxy Ring. As […]
Read MoreAfter years of rumors and months of waiting following its unveiling, Apple’s headset is finally just about here, with pre-orders going live in the U.S. ahead of an early February launch. While Vision Pro was the biggest news of the week, there were also big developments in the ongoing Apple Watch blood oxygen patent dispute, […]
Read MoreIn an ongoing battle between Apple and Masimo, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Apple’s request to extend the stay on the interim ban on the sales of the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2 in the US. To bypass the decision, Apple started selling the two […]
Read MoreAs Apple starts selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models without the blood oxygen sensor enabled, Masimo CEO Joe Kiani confirmed to Bloomberg that there has been no chat with Apple about a possible settlement. According to Kiani, he has not spoken to anyone from Apple “personally” and no one from Apple has […]
Read MoreApple officially confirmed it will disable the blood oxygen tracking on its Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 smartwatches in the United States. The change only applies to new sales – those watches will not be able to measure SpO2 until the legal battle is over between Cupertino and medical technology company Masimo. Current units […]
Read MoreAs expected, Apple has updated its U.S. website to notify customers that the Blood Oxygen feature on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 is no longer included. Apple has added a banner to the store webpages related for both devices, and removed all mention of the feature in its product comparison […]
Read MoreApple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models will be sold without the Blood Oxygen feature in the U.S. starting on January 18, according to 9to5Mac‘s Chance Miller, allowing Apple to avoid a sales ban on these models. On its online store in the U.S., this change will occur starting at 6 a.m. […]
Read MoreJust a couple of days ago, Samsung brought blood pressure monitoring and ECG features to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5 in India. Now, the company has brought the same feature to the Galaxy Watch 6 series because the Samsung Health Monitor app has received approval from related authorities in India. Galaxy […]
Read MoreFollowing approval by India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4, Watch5, and Watch6 models (including the Pro and Classic ones) can now finally, for the first time, measure your blood pressure and take an ECG in India. For this, you need Samsung Health Monitor installed on both your watch and your phone – […]
Read MoreApple has readied modified Apple Watch models that “do not contain pulse oximetry functionality,” medical technology company Masimo said in a document filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The filing, viewed by MacRumors, suggests that Apple will be removing the Blood Oxygen app from new Apple Watch Series 9 […]
Read MoreSamsung has finally made the Samsung Health Monitor app available in India (via @YashRathoreX). With this release, all the smartwatches from the company that feature blood pressure measurement and ECG on a hardware level should get the feature activated soon. The Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5 are among the first smartwatches from […]
Read MoreNuraLogix this week unveiled the Anura MagicMirror, a new health product that is designed to use a combination of sensors and artificial intelligence to check vital signs and provide disease risk assessments. [embedded content] The 21.5-inch tabletop smart mirror takes a 30 second scan when a person sits in front of it, analyzing facial blood […]
Read MoreFirst, I want to stress this is by no means an ultra-hardcore ARPG players’ review, moreover my experiences across the 100+ hours I’ve put into it playing casually with my friends since the season’s launch. As I write this, I’ve completed the entire season journey for Diablo 4 Season of Blood (save a couple of […]
Read MoreApple launches a new version of the Watch Series and the Watch Ultra every year, and people don’t expect 2024 to be any different. The company will most likely launch the Watch Series 10 and Watch Ultra 3 next year alongside the iPhone 16 lineup. Now, a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg reveals […]
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