The Apple Watch has always been a three-pronged device: its main features are telling the time, tracking activity, and communicating. With the recent release of the Apple Watch 3, Apple has put the emphasis on communication, adding cellular features, so …
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Apple’s pushing into gyms with GymKit: What you need to know
Apple just made connecting to treadmills and ellipticals as easy as tapping your Apple Watch on a piece of gym equipment. GymKit, a feature built into WatchOS 4.1, enables seamless tap-to-connect tech. It’s like CarPlay, but for fitness machines.
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We hit the treadmill with the Apple Watch’s new GymKit feature – here’s what we learned
Virgin Active’s Mansion House club has become the first in the UK with Apple Watch GymKit integration. We went along to put it through its paces and see how it fares on the treadmill. To say the Apple Watch began finding its footing when it started …
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T-Mobile is knocking $50 off the Apple Watch Series 3
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. T-Mobile is offering $50 off the Apple Watch Series 3 starting Dec. 8 and running for an unspecified amount of time. (We inquired with Alan Danzis, VP of …
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Apple Watch missing manual: The essential guide to your smartwatch
The Apple Watch is one of the most feature-rich smartwatches to date, and at Wareable we’re keen to make sure you get the most from your new smartwatch. It can be a steep learning curve, but there’s so much potential to unlock – which is why we’ve penned …
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Apple Watch Series 4 release date, specs & price rumours
The Apple Watch Series 3 was unveiled on 12 Sept 2017, and hit the shops 10 days later. But we’re already looking ahead to Apple’s next trick: when will the Series 4 be released, and what new features and tech specs should we expect? In this article we …
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Apple Watch buying guide: What you need to know before buying the smartwatch
If you’re looking to pick up one of the best smartwatches in the business, look no further than the Apple Watch. Not only does Cupertino’s watch boast one of the more rounded selections of features and apps, but it’s also always getting better, both under …
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Apple COO Jeff Williams explains how the company’s revolutionary heart study came to be
Apple has released a first-of-its-kind Heart Study app to research whether its Apple Watch can pick up a heart rhythmic disorder called atrial fibrillation — one of the most common causes of strokes and heart failure. People who sign up for the study …
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This new FDA-approved Apple Watch band measures the electricity in your heart
The Federal Drug Administration just cleared a new band for the Apple Watch that monitors the electrical rhythms in your heart. After a two-year process to satisfy the FDA’s stringent requirements, AliveCor announced today that the Kardia Band is now …
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A new Apple Watch band can actually tell you if your heart isn’t working properly (AAPL)
AliveCor makes a portable EKG reader — the kind of electric heart monitoring that’s standard in hospitals. The Apple Watch has a built-in heart rate reader, but it’s not clinical grade and its readings can’t be used by doctors. AliveCor’s new product is …
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Apple Watch is now enhanced to help detect strokes
A device that’s embedded in a new wristband for the Apple Watch marries two existing features—the heart rate monitor and activity sensors—and takes them to a new level using artificial intelligence. The KardiaBand from AliveCor uses a neural network …
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This FDA-cleared Apple Watch band can actually tell you if your heart isn’t working properly
AliveCor makes a portable EKG reader — the kind of electric heart monitoring that’s standard in hospitals. The Apple Watch has a built-in heart rate reader, but it’s not clinical grade and its readings can’t be used by doctors. AliveCor’s new product …
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Apple Watch will alert heart-study participants if they have an irregular beat
Might wearing an Apple Watch save you from a stroke or cardio problem? Apple is careful not to make that direct claim. But the company, in collaboration with Stanford Medicine, launched the Apple Heart Study app on Thursday that uses the heart rate sensor …
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This FDA-approved Apple Watch band can actually tell you if your heart isn’t working properly
AliveCor makes a portable EKG reader — the kind of electric heart monitoring that’s standard in hospitals. The Apple Watch has a built-in heart rate reader, but it’s not clinical grade and its readings can’t be used by doctors. AliveCor’s new product …
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Apple COO Jeff Williams on Apple Watch heart study: ‘Hopefully we can save a lot of lives’
Apple is facilitating a massive heart study that will use the Apple Watch to detect a heart abnormality called atrial fibrillation, responsible for 130,000 deaths a year in the U.S. The watch will use LED lights, light-sensitive conductors and software to …
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Apple at helm of study using Apple Watch to check for leading cause of stroke
Apple’s trying out something entirely new: a medical study. Apple Watch users are now able to enrol in a new study Apple is conducting with Stanford University School of Medicine, which uses the device’s heart-rate monitor to check for an irregular …
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Apple launched a study to look for irregular heart rhythms on the Apple Watch
Apple and Stanford have teamed up for a new heart health study. Using a new Apple Watch app and the Apple Watch’s built-in sensor, researchers will work to identify irregular heart rhythms and notify users who may be experiencing atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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