China to subsidise purchase of phones & smartwatches

China to subsidise purchase of phones & smartwatches

China will expand consumption subsidies to cover smartphones and other electronics, in a step to promote domestic spending as external headwinds pick up. ET Year-end Special Reads A national trade-in programme that currently applies to home appliances and cars will broaden this year to include personal devices like phones, tablets and smartwatches, officials from the … Read more

Smartwatches could detect higher risk of heart failure: Study – ET HealthWorld

Smartwatches could detect higher risk of heart failure: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: A new study claimed Wearable devices such as smartwatches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later life. The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal — Digital Health, looked at data from 83,000 people who had undergone a 15-second electrocardiogram (ECG) comparable … Read more

Experts: Relying on smartwatches for BP readings may not be a smart move – ET HealthWorld

Experts: Relying on smartwatches for BP readings may not be a smart move – ET HealthWorld

Lucknow: Ram Prakash, a retired teacher, was relaxing in the lawns of his house in Indiranagar on February 9, when he had a headache. Like we all mostly do, he popped a painkiller and continued reading the newspaper. After three days, the headache returned, prompting Prakash to again pop the pill. But, when the frequency … Read more

Smartwatches may predict higher risk of heart failure: Study – ET HealthWorld

Smartwatches may predict higher risk of heart failure: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: According to a recent study performed by UCL researchers, wearable gadgets such as smartwatches might be used to predict a higher risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in later life. The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal – Digital Health, looked at data from 83,000 people who had undergone … Read more

Garmin brings ECG support to its smartwatches, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Garmin brings ECG support to its smartwatches, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Garmin is finally allowing its users to take an electrocardiogram reading using their smartwatches. The company has announced its new ECG app and it is currently available in the US for users who happen to have a Venu 2 Plus smartwatch. The new app allows users to record heart rhythms and check for … Read more

Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Jerusalem: The booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that monitored heart measures through smartwatches. Researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years. Of those monitored, 2,038 received the booster dose of the … Read more

Smartwatches have potential to detect emerging health problems: Study – ET HealthWorld

Smartwatches have potential to detect emerging health problems: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Skin-like electronics combined with Artificial Intelligence are being developed by researchers in order to detect potential emergent health concerns. This study was published in the journal Matter with the title “Intrinsically stretchable neuromorphic devices for on-body processing of health data with artificial intelligence.” Although flexible, wearable electronics are becoming increasingly common, they have yet … Read more

Smartwatches have potential to detect emerging health problems: Study – ET HealthWorld

Smartwatches have potential to detect emerging health problems: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Skin-like electronics combined with Artificial Intelligence are being developed by researchers in order to detect potential emergent health concerns. This study was published in the journal Matter with the title “Intrinsically stretchable neuromorphic devices for on-body processing of health data with artificial intelligence.” Although flexible, wearable electronics are becoming increasingly common, they have yet … Read more

Our Wearable Future, Part 1: What Will New Tech Look Like?

Our Wearable Future, Part 1: What Will New Tech Look Like?

Michael Snyder, PhD, director, Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine. PLOS Biology: “Digital Health: Tracking Physiomes and Activity Using Wearable Biosensors Reveals Useful Health-Related Information.” FastCompany: “These Vibrating Yoga Pants Will Correct Your Downward Dog.” Business Insider India: “Xiaomi’s first smart glasses can take calls, capture photos, translate text and more.” Hexoskin. The New … Read more