The doctor referred him to a cardiologist, later it turns out that two of his three main coronary arteries were completely blocked and the third one was nearly 90 percent blocked. A man named Gaston D’Aquino had his Apple Watch alarm going off hinting his …
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The Series 1 Apple Watch is $100 cheaper at Walmart for today only
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Although it’s getting some fierce competition from the Fitbit Versa, the Apple Watch is still …
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Apple Watch for Swimming: A Review from the Lap Pool
How neat-o is the Apple Watch for Swimming? It’s super neat-o, actually. Here’s a review of what swimmers need to know about crushing it with an Apple Watch in the pool. Unless you live under a chlorinated rock you’ve heard of the Apple Watch.
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Apple Watch alerts man to serious heart condition, gives him ‘new lease on life’
Saving a life — there’s an app for that. Hong Kong resident Gaston D’Aquino, 76, told ABC News he got “a new lease on life” after an alert from his Apple watch last month that resulted in surgery to unclog his arteries. “I was in church on Easter …
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Apple is almost a $1 trillion company, but watch out for Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple is on the verge of becoming the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company, but even if it gets there, it could soon be overtaken as Amazon.com surges from behind. Started in the garage of co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976 …
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Apple Watch Secrets Revealed By Jony Ive, Health A Big Focus
The Apple design chief talked to Benjamin Clymer at Hodinkee, which describes itself as ‘a robust online magazine featuring in-depth reviews, critiques, and reports on watches of a particularly high quality.’ The interview is well worth a read, full of …
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Week In Wearables: Apple Reveals Watch Secrets, Michael J Fox Partners With Verily, Qualcomm Chips
This week Jony Ive gave an extensive interview and spilled a lot of details about the thinking behind Apple Watch, Qualcomm revealed new chips for wearables are coming and a patent revealed a round Apple Watch could be a thing. All part of the week in …
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Apple Watch 3 LTE first impressions: This watch is not strapped to a phone
It’s like all your childhood fantasies coming alive in one go. How else would you explain a watch that is smart and can connect to the internet and mobile networks on its own. Buying one is like buying into a world where James Bond, Dick Tracy and Richie …
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‘Seek medical attention,’ her Apple Watch said. Good thing she did
TAMPA, Fla. Deanna Recktenwald remembers feeling slightly out of breath. But she chalked it up to being out of shape. “I used to play volleyball at school. I was on the cheerleading squad and I was a gymnast for 13 years, but I hadn’t been active in a …
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Apple GymKit is now available in Canada for the first time ever
Over the past three years, the Apple Watch has quickly become the go-to wearable tech accessory for both fitness and Apple enthusiasts alike. However, one thing many users noticed when they were working out was the stats on their wrists rarely matched what …
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Apple Watch is even more important than iPhone
When I first heard rumors of Apple Watch, I thought convenience would be its killer feature. Personal computers couldn’t do everything mainframe computers could, but they saved you a trip to the offie. Phones couldn’t do everything PCs could do on the desk …
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Apple Watch saves yet another life
“Gaston D’Aquino did not wait for the priest’s final blessing before he left Easter Sunday mass in Hong Kong on April 1,” Cathy Hilborn Feng reports for The South China Post. “He went directly to Adventist Hospital to learn why the alarm on his …
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Save big on the Apple Watch Series 1: It’s $100 off at Walmart
The Apple Watch has seen a lot of use since it was first released in 2015. In 2017 we wrote about how Apple accounts for over 51.6% of smartwatches ever shipped, dubbing it “the most important wearable in the world.” It’s time you joined the club.
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Apple’s Jony Ive discusses his ‘best friend’ and the origins of the Apple Watch in a new interview
Apple’s Jony Ive gave an interview to Hodinkee, a watch magazine, about the Apple Watch, aesthetics, and design. He talks about his first real watch and his favorite watch design. He also discusses legendary designer Marc Newson, who he calls his “best …
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Why the Round Apple Watch Dream Won’t Die
Today, Apple was awarded a patent for an “electronic device having display with curved edges” that brings the dream of a round Apple Watch a little closer to the realm of possibility. Noticed by 9to5Mac, the patent mostly discusses the technical …
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The Apple Watch has a secret weapon that helps it dominate the market
When it was first released in April 2015, the Apple Watch immediately became the most in-demand tech item of the season, dominating 75 percent of the smart watch market within its first quarter of sales. With Apple’s cult following and an array of …
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Doctors say Apple Watch helped save the life of a 32-year-old man who experienced a sudden medical crisis
William Monzidelis, a 32-year-old resident from Westchester, New York, says his life was saved in part thanks to the Apple Watch he was wearing that day. According to NBC New York, Monzidelis was working at his family-run bowling alley when he started …
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