indeed this news IS good, great and really great going forward. Potentially could ultimately transform Apple into a new sector and platform where we’re only now beginning to see and understand. Blurring the lines between consumer to professional medical health markets.
It's a hard deal. It would be huge to have glucose monitoring and other information built-into the Apple Watch. But the money required for FDA approval and the strict compliance would likely drive the cost of the watch way up. It'd likely have to be a special model for those that really need it as it's likely to increase the price fo the device by double, if not more.
No please. I’d rather Apple NOT include glocuse measurement in the Watch - not yet and with current “pricking”. Ultra I’ve seen the news and threads and links mentioning about epidermal and sweat based sensors coming online from research. Such a product would ONLY make Apple legally responsible for incorrect read outs and potentially insulin distribution control for those that may die in such bad situations. As it stands it’s between Apple and 3rd party company wherein the later idea the readings, algorhythms for calculation of glucose levels and automated/manual insulin delivery - leaving Apple OUT of the legally responsible picture.
This is THE most exciting part of wearable fitness.
It’s going to get a LOT more exciting.
i don't care about mac mini - i care about apple watch.
Blasphemer! hush-ya-mout!
lol but seriously some of us have a soft spot for the Mini and like worshipers of a false god have been praying for Apple to come clean with the Mini.
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And with over-the-phone diagnosis of common maladies now commonplace, all these new (and coming) smartphone features documenting blood pressure, heart rhythms, other vital signs, blood sugar levels, sleep patterns, medical-type iris scans, and heaven knows what other coming new techniques, not to forget simple pictures of skin or body parts (all of which we the patient could then elect to make available to physicians for remote viewing and evaluation/assessment and possible re-direction to specialists or even ERs), simple GP visits could become quaint notions of the past real soon at the rate these newer 'personal device' applications could be introduced, approved, and become commonplace amongst the general population.
In addition to all the above, with the by now established practice of robotic-surgery, the advent of NanoMedicine, the accelerated pace of new drug development, etc., never before has the medical field advanced so rapidly in its history.
Is the oft floated prospect of wiping out all killer diseases in this century actually a real possibility? Perhaps.
I think the first MAJOR potential of such an initiative announced today is not about products. Remember the article mentioned about Software specifically, and how software is maintained.
Thinking heavily about what you’ve mentioned in bold above (I deleted the first paragraph for better focus), there is something bigger going to happen.
911 emergency calling was meant for people to make a quick emergency call and speak to first responders and operators to dispatch first responders. This started in a world where the telephone was king - simple voice communications.
We live fully in the digital and app world, yet the systems we use and rely on are STILL in an ANALOG state. Moreover verbal communications, in any language is VERY inefficient, adding to this complications such as lack of knowledge of systems, injuries, descriptive inefficiencies or lack of knowing how to describe an issue to an operator or first responders that initially arrives on the scene requiring more immediate short term historical data it’s a full mess.
Now let’s say all these companies, software powerhouses in their own rights work together on a secure system and means of transferring, cataloging accessing and sourcing historical and up tot hebmoment data when somethin happens to a person and their phones can communicate this data, coactively making the 911 call.
Think gyroscope detects a fall, Siri initiated a call when questioning the user with sensors and no immediate response (5secs), data is sent to the operator at 911 (sourced from phone, Watch, headphones - Jabra Sport for example has heart rate monitor with great VO2 Max readings) and the first responders have full info and prepared alone with the hospital before arrival, during transport, etc. Doctors are up to speed day one of recovery process.
Let’s just leave out Health Inusrance and HMO’s from such a system.
My worry is with such a system it relies on products which can have the steepest entry level of cost leaving out a LOT of people.
Exciting future potential ... let’s see what corporations the FDA and humans can do.
