There’s a pulse oximeter in the Apple Watch!
That’s one of the things I mentioned yesterday that I thought would be a good thing to have.
I love these tear downs.
There is also ... ResearchKit for Developers
https://developer.apple.com/researchkit/
ResearchKit is an open source framework introduced by Apple that enables your iOS app to become a powerful tool for medical research. Easily create visual consent flows, real-time dynamic active tasks, and surveys using a variety of customizable modules that you can build upon and share with the community. And since ResearchKit works seamlessly with HealthKit, researchers can access even more relevant data for their studies — like daily step counts, calorie use, and heart rate.
IIRC, one rumor says they omitted pulse-ox from the software kit largely because they were getting inconsistent results based on skin tone, that is, darker skin tones were getting less reliable readings.
It would be bad enough to release a feature that didn’t work reliably (c.f., some of the grief over Siri), but to do so in a case where the affected population contains one or more very vocal grievance groups? Best to keep working on it until it’s ready.
It also revealed it’s actually powered by a small diesel engine.
What is Apple’s HealthKit?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11395073/What-is-Apples-HealthKit.html
Apple’s HealthKit is being tested in some of the US’s top hospitals in a pilot scheme of the service, as doctors use it to collate data and monitor patients remotely.
Fourteen of 23 major hospitals are trialing the service, which was first announced as a key feature of iOS 8 last June, according to Reuters. Google and Samsung had reportedly approached a number of the same hospitals to discuss health-based technology plans.
So what is HealthKit, and will we be seeing it in British hospitals any time soon?
What is HealthKit?
HealthKit is a framework designed to house healthcare and fitness apps, allow them to work together and collate their data under the Health app. For example, a heart monitoring app and blood pressure tracking app could send information to each other from within HealthKit to develop a more comprehensive picture of your health. This customised data could then be sent to your physician via an app such as Mayo Clinic, which will allow your doctor to keep an eye on particular changes in your information remotely. Apple is also working with a number of partners including Nike on the fitness side of HealthKit, through which users can set goals and track their own progress through a single dashboard.
The nifty new iWatch pulse oximeter will alert you to any sudden variations in your blood oxygen level, and then direct you to the nearest Obamacare clinic where they will fix you right up (for a small fee). For your added convenience, it will also report you to the Obamacare death panel database so your progress can be tracked or other corrective action may be taken to benefit the collective.
It never became a sellable feature of the calculator. Why? It was never accurate enough. It's clock was off as much as an hour a day. It may very well be that the Apple version may have the same problem with its oximeter.
Probably gonna use this to justify taxing you on your carbon emission—as you breathe. These people are scum.
Kind of expected in a device that straps to the wrist. May be patent issues.
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