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Report Claims iWatch Awaiting FDA Approval, Will Feature Blood Glucose and Sweat Sensors
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Are you one of those people that say smartphones existed before the iphone, but neglect the mention their inherently unusable interfaces? Or that there were loads of MP3 players before the iPod, but none that allowed decent navigation through a large library.
That's what they said about the iPhone and iPad. If anyone can pull it off, it's Apple. Of course, if it doesn't work then I think we'll all be disappointed...
because you needed those features?
maybe the overweight people who are fat and diabetic
That would be great for fitness.
I hope there will be something like iglasses, lightweight, regular shaped, sunglasses , with the readings in a HUD display.
Just a lightweight, regular styled, read-only device, no voice commands or safari app, camera, etc. like google glasses.
Don' t want too look at the watch all the time when i am running or cycling.
I hope there will be something like iglasses, lightweight, regular shaped, sunglasses , with the readings in a HUD display.
Just a lightweight, regular styled, read-only device, no voice commands or safari app, camera, etc. like google glasses.
Don' t want too look at the watch all the time when i am running or cycling.
Fitbit, Nike Fule and Up all do a couple things good invidivualy but each lack in other areas. If you were to combine all the features of those into one product and add the Apple magic dust then this will be very popular.
Ultrasound Doppler effect/phase changes could measure blood flow speed. May be possible to get pressure from that.
(e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_echocardiography)
Or maybe you could just ping sound pulses off the arteries and measure their resonant frequencies?
Even the wrist-mounted BP meters with inflatable cuffs aren't particularly accurate.
...but email and text are less likely to encourage people to bug their doctor over self-disagnosed imaginary problems (which some doctors will be happy to 'treat') or 'try this 1 weird trick for reducing your blood glucose level'.
I did a project on this in my Healthcare Quality Improvement class a few years ago. This stuff is actually pretty amazing.
Here's the FCC filing.
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Really neat stuff!
Here's the FCC filing.
Really neat stuff!
Watch around yourself, how many people use a mobile phone? Now, watch again and see how many people are fit or obsessed with health?
iWatch will not be like iPhone, pundits and wall street will again talk trash against Apple when the low volume sales numbers come in.
BTW, Amazon is into something revolutionary, those SDK are remarkable.
iWatch will not be like iPhone, pundits and wall street will again talk trash against Apple when the low volume sales numbers come in.
BTW, Amazon is into something revolutionary, those SDK are remarkable.
FDA = Food and Drug Administration. It's tasked with giving government approval for most things medical: medicine, procedures involving invasive products like stents, and devices, everything from scales to XRay machines to surgical gloves.
What if the device is released as a beta device to developers much like Google Glass to hone in on the tech under the hood while it waits for FDA approval?
Might be a wise move if it promises too much and the tech has glitches. In this litigation prone world we live in, Apple IS the money bags of ALL money bags at the moment. Which ambulance chasing lawyer wouldn't drool over the chance to go after Apple?
...or go for a much less ambitious device for the first gen.
Might be a wise move if it promises too much and the tech has glitches. In this litigation prone world we live in, Apple IS the money bags of ALL money bags at the moment. Which ambulance chasing lawyer wouldn't drool over the chance to go after Apple?
...or go for a much less ambitious device for the first gen.
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Because none of them are very good yet. I've been actively working on exercising and improving my health for about a year now, and I'm very interested in a wearable device that will help me track various health parameters. I'm very excited to see what Apple can come up with.
Im guessing it will be dust and water proof, you should be able to take it to the pool. Also it gotta be able to take some beating and be easy to clean. I think it will come with removable straps like the gear fit. I dont think it will have a camera; A subpar camera on a watch is silly and Apple probably knows that. It should have a microphone for siri, dont know what a speaker would be good for but I hope Apple doesnt try to push us to take calls on a watch...
This.
If you make it dead simple to gather your information and have a device that prompts you (called "nudging") it's hugely effective at enabling people to make better decisions for themselves.
Light bulbs existed before Edison, but he gets the credit because he made it viable unto ubiquitous.
Same principle.
As the owner of a Nike Fuelband, Fitbit Force, and Garmin FR620 running watch I've done a lot of sport/fitness band research and monitoring the past couple of years. I'm not so sure anything like the discussed features of the "iWatch" does exist in any one existing current product.
Even still, Apple's fame of the recent decade+ is not for inventing novel products, but reinventing existing ones to make them more usable and integral into daily life. I owned many Palmphones, and considered a few Windows phones back in the day (late 90's early '00). Those are a joke compared to the original iPhone and certainly w/ iOS 2.0.
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Never caught on? 2.7million units shipped in 1Q 2014. That's probably not as many Xbox and PS4s but it's hardly a "flop," sales figure.
Add in FDA approval making it a medical device for certain purposes, and yes, big sales ahead.
They didn't throw it away, they just had to evolve the technology and re-release it as a new product. Example: Newton -> iPad; Lisa -> Mac; and now iPod Nano -> iWatch.
IDK about anyone else, but I find it uncomfortable to be sweating and wearing a watch at the same time... Getting sweat trapped around the wrist just isn't comfortable and it makes my watch gross... So the idea of intentionally getting my watch sweaty doesn't seem appealing.
Tim Cook: We have invented a new way to measure blood glucose levels with the iWatch!
Crowd: OMG! Yeah!
Tim: The iWatch will redefine luxury, starting at $1999!
Crowd: Silent...
Tim: But the iWatch will be free with your insurance!
Jim Cramer: BUY BUY BUY BOOOYAH!
Crowd: OMG! Yeah!
Tim: The iWatch will redefine luxury, starting at $1999!
Crowd: Silent...
Tim: But the iWatch will be free with your insurance!
Jim Cramer: BUY BUY BUY BOOOYAH!
I would find it hard to believe an Apple wearable targeted at a mass market would measure blood glucose. I would love for it to happen, I just find it hard to believe.
My insurance company would love it to happen, too, I assume. They currently pay about $5,000 a year for my continuous glucose monitor just for supplies. The monitor itself was over $1,000 and they replace it every two years.
As a type 1 diabetic, it would be awesome to have my phone work with a wearable to measure glucose. I already have to carry a glucose meter, an insulin pump, and a CGM monitor in my pockets wherever I go (in addition to my phone and wallet). Anything to cut down on the amount of stuff I carry would be cool.
In December 2103 I switched to an insulin pump with bluetooth technology to wirelessly communicate with my glucose meter. That pump was available in other parts of the world for years but was held up by the FDA in the US due to safety concerns with the bluetooth being able to be hacked (which, for an insulin pump - could kill the user).
Innovation in medical devices here in the US can be held up for years by the FDA. Hopefully Apple has better luck with them than other companies have had.
My insurance company would love it to happen, too, I assume. They currently pay about $5,000 a year for my continuous glucose monitor just for supplies. The monitor itself was over $1,000 and they replace it every two years.
As a type 1 diabetic, it would be awesome to have my phone work with a wearable to measure glucose. I already have to carry a glucose meter, an insulin pump, and a CGM monitor in my pockets wherever I go (in addition to my phone and wallet). Anything to cut down on the amount of stuff I carry would be cool.
In December 2103 I switched to an insulin pump with bluetooth technology to wirelessly communicate with my glucose meter. That pump was available in other parts of the world for years but was held up by the FDA in the US due to safety concerns with the bluetooth being able to be hacked (which, for an insulin pump - could kill the user).
Innovation in medical devices here in the US can be held up for years by the FDA. Hopefully Apple has better luck with them than other companies have had.
"you first have to convince people its so incredible that they want to wear it" -Tim Cook
I think that this is the key.
I bet the iWatch will be so revolutionary that it will even be able to make me an applicable Dr apt for my health issues, I bet the top tier watch even comes with credit monitoring. #JustSaying.
Maybe you are right but i think that Apple has bigger plans for it. Tim Cook has already told that they need to convince people to wear it first, and obviously the message is targeted to people that doesn't wear anything.