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Samsung Unveils World's First OLED Display With Built-In Fingerprint and Blood Pressure Sensing
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lots of people on here are immediately thinking "iPhone implementation" however Samsung has a large medical device category as well; huge breakthrough.
Samsung did not provide information on the accuracy rate or speed of its Sensor OLED display, nor did it explain whether the authentication and biometric readings could be taken at the same time, but the company clearly has confidence that the technology is destined for smartphones in the near future.
How convenient.
They know their market. Sadly many iPhone buyers care more about the color than the display.
I mean, we all know Apple is working on blood pressure and blood sugar tech, but it never works out for Apple when they give us sneak peeks so when it is ready, they will show it off.
It's true, I am kind of conflating two issues. These panels seem like they might be made first for medical use anyway. I just wish Apple would buy a few (million) more high refresh rate panels from them and stop holding the iPhone's display back.
I don’t like any Samsung phones, but you’ve got to give it to them for not resting on their laurels but always tinkering. They produce a lot of gimmicks, but they hell pioneer a lot of very useful innovations.
This will be on my 16 ProMax/Ultra @TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ LOL
Well Apple doesn’t make displays so I’m not sure what this has to do with them. 🤷♀️
My wife purchased a $40 Chinese “smart watch” that among other things checks blood pressure, blood oxygen, collects ECG data, and even claims to measure blood glucose non-invasively. Just like Apple’s watch, it uses multi-colored laser diodes on the watch back to illuminate the fluids under the skin. Are these readings accurate? The blood pressure numbers are +/- 15% compared to a traditional cuff meter. Blood glucose seems to track daily fasting cycles and consumption of carbs, but she has not calibrated the numbers yet against the results from a traditional finger-prick meter. The ECG results look almost identical to the chart her doctor generated using a fancy machine with multiple electrodes.
Of course the Chinese have the advantage of not concerning themselves with FDA approval, but it looks to me like the era of medical wearables is about to explode. Apple may not be the first company out of the gate with non-invasive glucose monitoring.
Of course the Chinese have the advantage of not concerning themselves with FDA approval, but it looks to me like the era of medical wearables is about to explode. Apple may not be the first company out of the gate with non-invasive glucose monitoring.
Samsung innovate, design and develop.
They place it into their handsets and everyone carries on as normal after the initial hype.
Apple takes the idea and purchases Samsung screens to implement into their iPhone a few years down the line.
Suddenly its 'revolutionary' and a 'game changer'.
They place it into their handsets and everyone carries on as normal after the initial hype.
Apple takes the idea and purchases Samsung screens to implement into their iPhone a few years down the line.
Suddenly its 'revolutionary' and a 'game changer'.
And emoji's. Don't forget the emoji's!
I agree. In fact I'd even go so far as to say that whrn Apple jump on this in the future the claim will be that they invented it.
Presuming Apple is still using Samsung AMOLED screens in iPhones by that time. They may be in the process of transitioning to their own MicroLED displays.
The only reason to "rubbish it" is because of the extreme high likelihood that neither headline features works well at all. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but the odds of that are not good.
If it gets rid of double clicking the side button (on Apple Watch or iPhone), then yes.
We’ve been using them for thousands of years, far longer than we’ve been typing these silly words out on these keyboards. It’s no wonder autocorrect is so bad and we make so many typo’s, with emoji’s it’s hard to make a mistake.
We need a lot more.🪨
That could be an awesome addition to the Apple Watch, being able to measure blood pressure would be impressive as well as unlocking the Watch with on screen Touch ID.
See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoplethysmogram
Changes in artery volume can be measured optically, and change in blood pressure can then be derived from that.
The principle isn’t new, devices measuring with this method have existed for some time. Just the integration into OLED is new.