Apple is in talks with at least three private Medicare plans to subsidize the Apple Watch for at-risk seniors.
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How to Understand Apple Watch Heart Rate Data
Beth Skwarecki wrote a helpful article explaining how to understand Apple Watch heart rate data and what all the numbers mean.
Some major caveats on everything we’re about to say: first, everybody is different, so if your numbers are higher or lower than you’d expect, there isn’t necessarily anything wrong with you. There’s a wide range of normal.
Apple's Close Your Rings Page Updated With Testimonials
Apple’s Close Your Rings page has been updated with testimonials from athletes and how they use the Activity app.
Elcomsoft Can Now Extract Your iPhone Health Data
Phone Breaker breaks into iPhones to extract the data, encrypted or not. And now it has the capability to extract iPhone health data.
watchOS 5.1.2 Brings ECG Function to Series 4
watchOS 5.1.2 is rolling out to everyone, and if you’re the owner of the Apple Watch Series 4 you’ll be getting the ECG heart functionality.
Apple Wants to Give Veterans Their Medical Records
Apple would build the software needed, as well as offer engineering support to the department.
PSA: Maybe You Shouldn't Change Apple Watch Region Settings
A workaround that many blogs are telling readers is to change the Apple Watch region settings. But this is a pain in the a$$.
Pokémon GO Apple Health Integration Finally Here
It will let you earn candy and hatch eggs even when the Pokémon Go app isn’t running.
Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Bigger Screen and a Whole Lot More
Apple Watch Series 4 packs in a bigger display and new heart rate sensors, but is that enough to justify upgrading, or jumping in for the first time? Read on to see what TMO’s Jeff Gamet thinks of Apple’s latest smart watch.
How to Turn On Fall Detection on Apple Watch Series 4
Fall Detection is turned off by default on Apple Watch Series 4. It’s easy to enable, so read on to learn how.
Apple Watch ECG, iPhone XS eSIM Explained - TMO Daily Observations 2018-09-17
Dave Hamilton and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to explore the ECG feature in Apple Watch Series 4, plus they explain dual SIM and eSIM in iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
Apple's Intelligent Guardian - TMO Daily Observations 2018-09-13
John Martellaro and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to talk about Apple Watch as our intelligent guardian, plus they share their thoughts on iPhone XR and what announcements Apple may have later this year.
Apple Releases World First Over The Counter Electrocardiogram
The Apple Watch Series 4, besides being an improved model, is also the world’s first over the counter electrocardiogram.
Apple Supposedly Working on Custom Health Chip
Apple creating its own chips could help it protect its intellectual property, as well as keep it tightly integrated with the rest of the system.
Are You Looking For Birth Control? There's Now an App For That
It’s called Natural Cycles, and it uses a woman’s basal body temperatures to determine fertility.
Couch Potato App Tracks How Many Times You're Sitting
Couch Potato app is the world’s first sit-tracker, a one of a kind app that measures and celebrates your inactivity. The more you sit, the more your couch potato will grow. Once the app is downloaded, all you have to do is relax. The tracker will monitor how much time you don’t move. At the end of each day, you’ll get a couch potato score. The longer you sit, the better you do. All you have to do is download the app, authorize movement tracking, and lounge around all day. The more you couch, the more levels you advance. Unlock and redeem rewards along the way. App Store: Couch Potato – Free
Walgreens Announces Digital Health Platform
Perhaps feeling the heat from Apple’s forays into health, the pharmacy chain’s Find Care Now platform will be available online and in its app.
Apple Highlights Fitness in Apple Watch 'Close Your Rings' Ads
Apple’s latest collection of ads, called “Close Your Rings,” highlights people with different fitness lifestyles using their Apple Watch to stay on top of their daily activity.
4 Apple Watch Apps That Add watchOS Fitness Complications
The marketing around Apple Watch is primarily around health, so we’ve rounded up some watchOS fitness complications.
Apple Announces ResearchKit 2.0 With New Features
In a blog post yesterday new features were discussed like speech recognition, speech in noise, tone audiometry, and a new UI.
The Complicated Tech Conundrum, Jeff's Unified Health Record Dream - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-07
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to discuss the benefits and problems the average tech user experiences, plus they talk about the lack of a real unified health and medical record management system.
4 Heart Rate Monitor Apps For Your Apple Watch
Apple Watches have a heart rate sensor, and there’s a heart rate monitor built in. But there are also heart rate monitor apps from other developers, and we’ll take a look at four of them.
Here's What's Coming in The Next Version of macOS
June’s WWDC is not far away, so it’s not too early to start talking about what Apple may have in store for the next version of macOS.
CES - Turn Your Regular Clothes into a Fitness Tracker with Spire Health Tag
LAS VEGAS – The Spire Health Tag attaches to your regular clothes, turning them into your personal health and fitness tracker. Jeff Gamet checks them out at CES 2018.