Fair enough. I'll concede on that. My area of expertise (if a 2L can have "expertise") is more in the tax and estate planning field, with about 4 years of experience in real property.
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Apple Watch Pulse Oximetry Can Be Reactivated Through Software in 2028 or With Successful Appeal
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The entire foundation of the Patent Act is to promote science, and well-being of the community. Thus, if one gets a patent, they are expected to help further progress of the arts. In exchange for the new idea/invention, the patent holder gets a 20 year monopoly over the technology - allowing them to exclusively license the technology to recoup the costs of the discovery.
Good to know. I wonder if international versions of Series 10 or 11 will have it enabled.It will work. Apple Watches with the sensor disabled have a hardware/firmware revision and a different part number (ending in LW/A).
The oxygen sensor on watches purchased in another country (and old watches) will work in the USA, as long as its part number doesn't end in LW/A.
How to use the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Watch - Apple Support
The Blood Oxygen app can allow you to measure the oxygen level of your blood on-demand directly from your wrist, providing you with insights into your overall wellness.support.apple.com
Kudos to you. While I enjoyed Wills and Trusts (primarily because of the professor) I never had the patience for tax/property. Good luck to you!
Exactly, just like Zuck says his Quest 3 is vastly superior to the AVP. CEO pissing contest here.
my dad had heart surgery for a potentially life threatening condition discovered with the Apple Watches EEG. It’s not a gimmick.
Haven’t heard much of anything lately regarding jailbreaking. Can it even be done on current iPhones and iOS 17? As for older iPhones running older versions of iOS... Why even try? Seems like something only nerds would do just to say they got the feature working. Doesn’t make sense at all.
“Kiani has maligned the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor several times, saying that customers are "better off without" the feature because it is not a "reliable, medical pulse oximeter."”
so basically, Masimo is admitting that their technology is unreliable…
so basically, Masimo is admitting that their technology is unreliable…
They will because international versions of the Series 9 still have it enabled. The ban only applies to the United States because despite the "International" in the name, the ITC only has jurisdiction within the United States.
I expect a small cottage industry to pop up around this now.
For every prohibition, an underground is created.
For every prohibition, an underground is created.
Apple has better things to do than burn $10+ billion in cash or add that much in debt to buy Massimo. Presuming Massimo even wants to be bought by Apple. And considering nothing Massimo makes with the exception of that one patent that expires in four years fits Apple's product portfolio...
I had no idea a company could hire dozens of engineers from a competing company, develop the exact same thing and somehow the company being stolen from is a “patent troll”. Yes.
Masimo is trying to bring their own wearable to market. They claimed it would launch in 2023. It'd be hilarious if the patent expires before they're able to produce it.
Side note: I recently went to a local walk in clinic to get something to fight a cough and the device they used to take my pulse ox was identical to the O2 value on my Ultra. Seems pretty accurate.
Side note: I recently went to a local walk in clinic to get something to fight a cough and the device they used to take my pulse ox was identical to the O2 value on my Ultra. Seems pretty accurate.
Cracks me up when people talk about companies "stealing" employees as if they were kidnapped and now work in duress against their will. There's a company not far from here poaching engineers from another, smaller company. I know for a fact they're paying some of these folks over 300k/yr (or more) which is doubling or nearly doubling their salaries. Does it suck if you're the smaller company? Undoubtedly. Will bitching about it stop it from happening? Not for a moment.
Well in this case it was an individual from the company that owned the patent that caused this issue by improperly sharing proprietary ideas with Apple. Improper because he developed those ideas while on the clock with Masimo, who paid him in full for his contributions in exchange for ownership of those contributions. Maybe that individual felt their contributions were being undervalued by Masimo?
No, patent infringers (like Tim Cook) are worse.
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Yes, it is Masimo's fault this matter isn't settled yet. It's not Apple's fault at all.
If Masimo really wants this settled, Masimo needs to try harder to get Apple to return their phone calls.
Apple fails in bid to delay Apple Watch sales ban
Apple has lost a bid to delay an impending Apple Watch ban, according to an International Trade Commission filing.
Masimo CEO Joe Kiani told CNBC on Monday that Apple had not reached out to settle.
“I don’t care that much about the Apple leadership, given about what I know about how they run the company,” Kiani said. “I still extended the olive branch and offered to work with them for the betterment of people and our shareholders, and not even a call.”