Apple has settled a lawsuit with biometrics firm Valencell claiming the iPhone producer infringed patents relating to sensing technology, one that accused Apple of acquiring data on its technology during the development of the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor. Valencell filed a patent ...
Health technology startup Omni MedSci, in a patent lawsuit filed on Friday, alleges Apple incorporated infringing technology in its Apple Watch heart rate sensor after reviewing patent-pending specifications with Omni's founder and CTO Dr. Mohammed N. Islam. Lodged ...
How to connect your Apple Watch to Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread and Guide and use it as a heart rate monitor.
Apple is currently embroiled in a class action lawsuit that alleges the company included toxic chemicals known as PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in its watch bands. This lawsuit follows a study that found elevated levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), a type of PFAS, in nine ...
A New York University cardiologist claims Apple’s Watch uses his patented heartbeat-monitoring invention and has filed a lawsuit. Dr. Joseph Wiesel, who teaches at NYU School of Medicine, filed a suit Friday against the tech giant, in federal court in Brooklyn. Wiesel claims the Apple Watch...
“It’s Glowtime” eventandwell-reviewed upon release, as the best and most highly functional smartwatch out thereother than Ultra 2, even with barely improved battery life (but faster charging!) and a lawsuit-induced lack of blood oxygen sensing. That said, it’s not necessarily a must-...
The company, he claims, reserves the right to monitor workers through video, physical surveillance, and electronic tracking — even when they’re off the clock or no longer working at Apple. The lawsuit also mentions that Apple discouraged him from public speaking about his field of expertise ...
Engineer Brad Larson strapped on his Mio Alpha heart rate monitor, one of the most accurate monitors around, to compare its data to the Apple Watch’s results during a run. He posted the graph on Twitter, and the Apple Watch matches the Mio Alpha at nearly every data point. The two lin...
The latest version of the watch now retails between $400 to $800, a "premium price" that, according to the lawsuit, is based on unique features like the blood oxygen tool. It argues that because these measurements allegedly don't work for every user, the sale of these watches equates ...
A Christmas Eve tragedy from 2014 has sparked another ethically provocative lawsuit. James and Bethany Modisette were driving through Denton County, Texas, on the evening of December 24, 2014, when they had to stop their car due to a traffic incident ahead of them on the Interstate. Their chi...