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> Kinda like what the new Apple watch is supposed to do, but, you know, something that actually works. Does the Apple watch not work? > But if they had been
by megy 8y ago
> Kinda like what the new Apple watch is supposed to do, but, you know, something that actually works.
Does the Apple watch not work?
> But if they had been under clinical trial already, there was a real possibility that real people out there would have been harmed severely (a 'bad' geriatric fall can become lethal).
How would that be different if they didn't have a device? They would have died anyway, right?
- Balgair 8y ago> How would that be different if they didn't have a device? They would have died anyway, right? Maybe. If they think that the device will help them in their hour of need, then they may be taking chances they normally would not have. To have something remote brick and then not tell the people that it was bricked is a gigantic ethical violation. > Does the Apple watch not work? Not to a medically relevant level: "Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. The more physically active you are, the more likely you are to trigger Fall Detection due to high impact activity that can appear to be a fall.” https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
- alsetmusic 8y ago> Apple Watch cannot detect all falls… If we pick apart disclaimers, I think we will find that nothing works. /gentle_sarcasm
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