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  • Masimo, the company that sued Apple over patent infringement, has unveiled its own blood oxygen monitoring smartwatch called the Masimo Freedom.
  • The Masimo Freedom is a health-focused device that can track blood oxygen levels, hydration index, respiration rate, pulse rate variability, pulse rate, steps, and detect falls.
  • The smartwatch is currently in prototype stage and will be available for sale later this year at a price of $999.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Did they sue Samsung? My Galaxy Watch has an O2 sensor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's more about the medical field - we use more precise equipment than can measure a bit more. And very likely Samsung has to pay somone even for the smartwatch version.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

There are different types of O2 sensors.