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The rumor (based on acquisitions Apple has made) is that it will be based on sweat, using sensors built into new watch bands.
by rwc 5y ago
The rumor (based on acquisitions Apple has made) is that it will be based on sweat, using sensors built into new watch bands.
- gregsadetsky 5y agoI read that it would be stricly optical: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/14/apple-supplier-launches-non-invasive-glucose-monitor-health-sensor-tech https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/14/apple-supplier-la... "Rockley Photonics says that its system uses infrared spectrophotometers to detect and monitor a wider range of health issue than the green LED systems in most wrist devices." I also remember paging through this fascinating investor presentation document from Rockley: https://rockleyphotonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rockley-Investor-Presentation-2021-06.pdf https://rockleyphotonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rock... HN discussion from a few months ago on this specific topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27030689 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27030689
- m0zg 5y agoLooking at Rockley stuff in particular makes me hopeful this could be solved, if it's solvable with spectrophotometry at all. I'd even be OK with something larger, perhaps ankle-worn, as long as I don't have to puncture my skin at all.