I suppose Apple could make everything light gray on top of dark gray but that would get a bit boring. I'll reserve judgement until/if this app gets released.
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Apple's Healthbook App for iOS Shown in Renderings with New Details
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I suppose Apple could make everything light gray on top of dark gray but that would get a bit boring. I'll reserve judgement until/if this app gets released.
Not true, they were the first to post legitimate mockups of the icons. I know because I was actively looking for leaks at the time.
I am sure this will be very very useful for .... well.... 5% or less of the market buying the iDevices.
The innovation from Apple under Cook is amazing.
The innovation from Apple under Cook is amazing.
Yes, it was posted June 9th. But they were the first with a solid mockup on the actual changes.
No, I'm not talking about blood sugar levels, etc. I'm sure that will be useful to a lot of people (the roughly 12% of American with diabetes, for example). What I'm interested in is the 'nutrition', 'activity', and 'weight' tabs. If done right these could replace some others apps I currently use. See, I'm trying to avoid becoming part of that 12%.
If only Apple brought a stylus to iPhone/iPad. Then Cook might be able to get that number up to 6%.
If the watch or iPhone could detect some of those biometrics, the possibility of on-the-spot lie detection could be realized
That would explain the slow updates of i health hardware. Some still require gen 1 docking ports!
I will buy this rumored iWatch immediately if it can non-invasively monitor my blood sugar. A simple app that can help me log it -- I use MyNetDiary now -- will be welcomed as well, but automated monitoring would be great.
I currently use a fingerstick monitor (which will always be the most accurate method) and at times use a continuous monitor as well, which is nice but the sensors can fall off and are costly. Raman spectroscopy has been studied as a way to noninvasively measure glucose levels in interstitial fluid, so I am hopeful that the watch will be able to do it.
The screenshot showing the glucose tab gives me hope.
I currently use a fingerstick monitor (which will always be the most accurate method) and at times use a continuous monitor as well, which is nice but the sensors can fall off and are costly. Raman spectroscopy has been studied as a way to noninvasively measure glucose levels in interstitial fluid, so I am hopeful that the watch will be able to do it.
The screenshot showing the glucose tab gives me hope.
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This is starting to look way more compelling. If you need an iPhone and iWatch to use this HealthBook to the full then ...
I'm In.
I'm In.
These big blocks of color stacked up together look really ugly, and the UI of the individual cards look bad. I can't see Apple doing this. I think having plain colored cards with just different 'tint' color text fits more with iOS 7.
WOW! If all of these data points can be accurately calculated, this will be a game changer!
You know it's good when the only thing the trolls can find to complain about are the colors.
You know it's good when the only thing the trolls can find to complain about are the colors.
Such colors. Much Unicorn.
Aside that functionality wise this looks hot! And someone should slap Jony Ive and try put some sense to him. This design trend is getting to a ridiculous proportion.
This is NOT easy on the eye. Nor is it good design.
why u mad, bro? youre responding to recreations of rumored screenshots. they arent real.
Lock Screen Emergency Card
The emergency card should be available to be seen from the lock screen!
(By opt in of course!)
Gary
The emergency card should be available to be seen from the lock screen!
(By opt in of course!)
Gary
It would be cool if they somehow integrated this with "MyChart" which many hospitals and doctors use to track medical test results. Then your history of tests at the Dr could populate automatically and you could get graphs of different tests, etc.
I do think the Emergency Card would be great to have accessible from the lock screen. Similar to a medic-alert bracelet in purpose (list conditions like diabetic, epileptic, allergic to medicines) with the added ability to add Emergency Contact info, etc.
I do think the Emergency Card would be great to have accessible from the lock screen. Similar to a medic-alert bracelet in purpose (list conditions like diabetic, epileptic, allergic to medicines) with the added ability to add Emergency Contact info, etc.
Only if it's accurate, which is apparently a problem with such tech right now. FDA shockingly allows 20% error in regular glucose meters.
The savings from not having to buy strips would more than pay for the watch.
The app itself would be useless if in fact you only enter "daily or weekly glucose levels". An insulin-taking diabetic is checking glucose levels 5-7x a day. I don't see a tab for medications either. If you're taking insulin you need to track that.
Doing an estimated HbA1c and graphs would be important too.