More power on your wrist
from the company suggesting that something like this was in the works. However, it's going to be difficult to get right.We should get our usual patent disclaimer out of the way: when patents get filed, it's not a guarantee of anything actually appearing. That said, they do give us a useful window into what sort of areas the various tech companies are looking into.
Further complicating matters is the fact that Fitbit is now part of Google. If this blood pressure monitoring sensor upgrade does appear, it may well be on a follow-up to theIt's worth bearing in mind that recent Galaxy wearables, including the , already offer some form of blood pressure monitoring – though the feature doesn't have regulatory approval to be used in the US.The miniature computers on our wrists continue to get smarter, adding new features year on year to gather even more data about our health and well-being. The latestBlood pressure capabilities would be another significant step forward.
Getting something similar crammed into the confines isn't going to be straightforward, and regulators like the Food and Drug Administration in the US will be watching closely – if the sensors aren't accurate, the tech won't be cleared for consumer use. At this stage we've seen enough in the way of improvements on smartwatches to think that this could be possible – though perhaps not in the near future. It might also come with a premium attached in terms of the price of devices.
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