Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by alphakappa on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:22PM (#21067298)

Consider that to detect falls reliably, you might need an accelerometer with a higher range than that was in the original watch.

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by JaRail on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @12:30PM (#21072346)

Might also have needed a higher sample rate.

For battery life concerns, I can see them implementing some of the fall detection logic in hardware as well. For example, a high shock or shaking could trigger the fall-detection software to wake. Although, with the 60-second period, they probably wake the main processor often enough anyway that hardware detection might not save much power.

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