This journalist has an angle on Apple and they are working on new health-related features for its smartwatch, including a tool for blood pressure measurement. The journalist thinks they are aiming for end-2022 launch. For the blood pressure measurement feature, Apple is studying a way to measure the speed of the wave a heartbeat sends through a person’s arteries using sensors in the Apple Watch,
From the article :
"If Apple adds blood pressure monitoring its smartwatch, it will go head-to-head with medical device companies like CardieX that have pivoted to the consumer market. The company's Conneqt direct-to-consumer wearables division plans to launch a wearable device in 2022 that will use light-based, PPG sensors to measure blood pressure, monitor underlying vascular conditions and give wearers a continuous analysis of their overall health, Fierce Biotech reported.The $3.5 trillion health wearable market has been heating up as tech giant Amazon jumped into the space and companies add more health-related monitoring features to their devices. Amazon's Halo wearable has some familiar capabilities such as activity and sleep tracking but also offers new features such as tools to measure body fat and tone of voice as an indicator of overall well-being."
Here is a link to the article :
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/apple-plans-to-add-blood-pressure-monitoring-thermometer-features-to-smartwatch
I have added this to the IP thread for a reason.
We have built a sizeable moat around our technology and know-how.
Apple seem to know where we are heading, feel the need to head towards the same place AND that means all the other players in this space do as well.If our technology stands-up, proves to be impossible to replicate, and we are going to market first ( ConneQt Band Q2/2022 ) ... then I reckon things are going to get VERY interesting VERY quickly.
Rather than think " Oh Shit " when reading this, I think " Oh Yeah, bring it on !! "
IMO.
GLTAH
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