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You missed HealthKit. HealthKit is something that solves a real problem. Having all your health data stored in one place, that's something that makes sense. Ap
by smanuel 12y ago
You missed HealthKit. HealthKit is something that solves a real problem. Having all your health data stored in one place, that's something that makes sense.
Apple Watch is Not a health device and I fall short of imagination seeing it as a health device. The first attempt? If they really wanted to create a health device, they would have certainly done so, it's not like they don't have the resources. If they really wanted to create a health device they would have created a device which measures blood pressure, body temperature, does blood count tests, etc.
Not a watch that counts steps and sends taps and heartbeats.
- TheOtherHobbes 12y agoApparently Apple tried to make Watch a better health device with some of those features. But the technology just isn't there yet - at least not in a watch form factor. Obviously a med-lab on your wrist would be a killer device. Unfortunately Watch isn't it.
- smanuel 12y agoExactly my point. The technology is there (e.g. [1]) but not in watch form factor. It doesn't need to be, and nobody wants a med lab on his wrist. That's why the Watch is not a health device and saying it's the first step/attempt is just blah blah marketing. [1] http://acceldx.com/ http://acceldx.com/
- smackfu 12y agoEven the one sensor they did add, for heart rate, is in there mainly because it's possible, not because it's super useful.