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3 Important Considerations in the Apple Watch ECG Announcement

3 Important Considerations in the Apple Watch ECG Announcement - Current by Christopher McCann ... what Apple has done with its new Apple Watch is not particularly innovative. AliveCor has built a virtually identical product, with the only real differentiation being the now deeper integration with the Apple Watch. AliveCor achieved its first FDA clearance for prescription use in 2012. They followed this up with over-the-counter use in 2014. At this stage, the AliveCor product was built into the back…

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Apple Watch and Health

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( ) Photo by Tanja Heffner on Unsplash Having that thing go off, it's less about it going off every hour and asking me to stand for a minute, but of reminding me of the passage of time, that as a human being, I feed off of motion the same way that I feed off of food. How often will the watch ask you to stand or move? If standing and moving intrude on my focused work effort which should…

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Watch or Apple Watch

Ben Brooks's grandmother gifted him his late grandfather's watch. He stopped using his Apple Watch shortly after. Pick up my wrist, and I see a fine timepiece which is never in a hurry to tell me what to do but always there no matter how I pick up my wrist or glance at the screen. It turns out; the best watch is an actual watch. Who knew…The Wrist I thought I wanted an Apple Watch. But I found myself contriving…

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