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Kardia Band for Apple Watch – 4 Lessons From the Hype Cycle

December 11, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

It’s been an interesting week to watch the news surrounding the Apple Watch. The FDA approved the Kardia Band - a new ECG sensor for the Apple Watch that allows the recording of a single-lead ECG with the capture of conditions such as atrial fibrillation (AF). Apple also announced its entry into cardiac research with the Apple Heart Study. In partnership with ... Continue Reading about Kardia Band for Apple Watch – 4 Lessons From the Hype Cycle

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Apple Watch and the Fantasy of Smaller Technology

September 19, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

I had coffee with a doctor colleague recently. He proudly announced that he's buying the Apple Watch Series 3. "I have it figured out that I can effectively stop carrying my iPhone at this point. I can take my long bike rides on call and leave my phone at the house." Smaller technology, he was suggesting, would set him free. I had to break the news that our Spok ... Continue Reading about Apple Watch and the Fantasy of Smaller Technology

Tagged With: Apple Watch, Technology

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Aetna’s Free Apple Watch

August 15, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

Chrissy Farr at CNBC broke news about clandestine discussions between Apple and Aetna over free watches for all (Aetna customers). The insurer, which covers 23 million, offers an Apple Watch to its 50,000 employees as part of its corporate wellness program. Now, Aetna is negotiating with Apple on a plan to offer a free or discounted Apple Watch, Apple's wearable ... Continue Reading about Aetna’s Free Apple Watch

Tagged With: Apple Watch

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Kardia Band as a New Class of Wearable

March 16, 2016 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

AliveCor today introduced the Kardia Band wearable, an Apple Watch band capable of a medical-grade EKG. This is the first FDA-approved technology for instant EKG analysis. Driven by a nickel-sized sensor that snaps into the watch band, patients can speak their symptoms into the app. This ultimately becomes part of a report transmitted to the cardiologist. While ... Continue Reading about Kardia Band as a New Class of Wearable

Tagged With: Apple Watch, quantified self

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