This medical monitoring feature’s approval is the first of its kind for wearable technology. Samsung Electronics recently announced that its Galaxy Watch was compatible with a new Samsung Health Monitor sleep apnea feature that has received De Novo authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The wearable technology feature is meant to help detect indications of sleep apnea in a wearer. The approval given to the app that is compatible with the Galaxy Watch and phone was the first of its kind the FDA has issued. The authorization…
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Fossil decides smartwatches are no longer its thing
The company has announced that the Wear-based wearables it launched in August 2021 are done. Designer fashion brand Fossil recently announced that it intends to leave smartwatches in the past, and that it will be stepping out of this market altogether. This announcement was made despite the number of customers awaiting the next generation devices. Fossil Group first rolled out its smartwatches in August 2021. At that time, its wearables were based on the Wear Gen 6 operating system. A number of other devices in the lineup were announced after…
Read MoreDisney announces new virtual reality treadmill called the HoloTile
The sliding VR floor moves in all directions and can be used by multiple users simultaneously. Disney has unveiled a new virtual reality treadmill technology that it developed for use by multiple users at the same time and that moves in all directions. The unveiling was made via YouTube video by Lanny Smoot, a Disney inventor and engineer. Celebrated Disney inventor and engineer Lanny Smoot was featured in the video that first announced the HoloTile virtual reality floor project from the company’s R&D department. The HoloTile was described as “the…
Read MoreAmazon and Panasonic collab on content suggesting smart TV tech
The companies unveiled their flagship model of the OLED device at CES. Amazon and Panasonic Holdings have announced that they are collaborating on a project for the production of a smart TV line that will be able to recommend content to viewers based on their watch history. The Japanese electronics company has been working on a strategy to enhance its TV software. Earlier this month at CES, the companies unveiled their flagship smart TV model, which is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen equipped with the Fire TV streaming technology…
Read MoreApple Watch feature saves Delaware student’s life
The SOS call feature saved a young woman who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Wearable technology like the Apple Watch is being increasingly credited with saving lives in a spectrum of different ways, and the smartwatch was recently used to rescue a student in Delaware who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The student, Natalie Nasatka, used the SOS button on her smartwatch as she started losing consciousness. The student noticed that she was feeling exceptionally exhausted and was starting to lose consciousness. That said, she still had the…
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