It seems like the whole world is buzzing about the latest release from Apple, the Apple Watch. Apples first ever smart watch offers many features but its the fitness/health centered features that are most intriguing to us as they could potentially have an influence in future health care methods and practices. It has several sensors on its backside including what two demo staffers confirmed to me is a photoplethysmogram, or PPG, sensor, which tracks changes in blood flow by shining a light on your skin and measuring how it scatters off your blood vessels. You may have seen this type of measurement in a hospital in the form of a device that grasps your fingertip, and it can be used to accurately derive a host of biological signals like heart rate, temperature, and respiration rate. On the Apple Watch, it works in concert with an accelerometer and also takes advantage of the GPS and Wi-Fi on the iPhone to measure activities and calories burned. What are your thoughts about the Apple Watch? Will you be one of the thousands lining up to give it a try? Wed love for you to share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:29:12 +0000