Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by Etheryte on Sunday October 13, 2024 @05:20AM
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This is such a ridiculously wide divide that I'm surprised Apple hasn't used this, or something similar to this, as a marketing tactic. Imagine being able to say your medical insights are 70 percentage points more accurate than your competitors. I do understand this is apples to oranges, since these are often devices in a completely different price range, but still. I was surprised to hear this and I have been loosely following the medical wearables space for awhile.
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Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by willis936 on Sunday October 13, 2024 @05:45AM
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I would imagine would be quite happy saying as little as possible about their sensors in their watches. It seems like their largest surface area for licensing litigation. Touting performance today is fuel in court tomorrow.
https://time.com/6692718/apple-watch-masimo-alivecor-patent-...
Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by drilbo on Sunday October 13, 2024 @06:52AM
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I believe there are non-Apple devices that use this approach as well, but they're certainly failing in making that information easy to find.
That being said, being the only watch with FDA blessing is a pretty effective point to market
Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by Kbelicius on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:06AM
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There are a number of watches that were given a blessing, as you put it, by the FDA. Pixel, Samsung, Garmin, Withings...
Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by cabidaher on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:33AM
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Where can one find a list of those watches/manufacturers?
Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by drilbo on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @07:01PM
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Apologizes, you're correct. I vaguely remember reading they were "first" to get FDA approval for some feature, but if that were ever true, it is sorely outdated information. I fell for the hype, it seems.
Unfortunate that I can't delete or edit the post at this point.
Re:Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and cli...
by hansvm on Sunday October 13, 2024 @10:07AM
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I mean, they'll definitely market it as 4.5x more accurate. Or, for nice round numbers, 5x -- and while we're within orders of magnitude it's not unreasonable to say "up to 10x more accurate."