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Masimo — the company that got the Apple Watch banned — has unveiled its new smartwatch (www.tomsguide.com)
submitted 8 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 93 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Not a fan of Apple but the number of people who would benefit from being able to monitor blood oxygenation is more meaningful to me than Masimo's ability to sell thousand dollar smartwatches with its patent technology. Would be great if somehow this patent was bought out and made public domain so people outside the upper middle class could have an affordable way to track their vitals.

[–] DingoBilly@lemmy.world 79 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Apple can easily pay to license the technology and utilise it, and has had multiple chances to over the years at reasonable prices.

This result is only because Apple is run by some absolute morons who were happy to try and steal the tech but got caught with their pants down.

As for making it available to upper middle class, there's plenty of devices out there already for monitoring blood oxygenation for under $100.

[–] maness300@lemmy.world 42 points 8 months ago

Copyright and patent laws need to die.

Only idiots think that work wouldn't get done without them.

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Would be great if somehow this patent was bought out and made public domain so people outside the upper middle class could have an affordable way to track their vitals.

Apple is a strange choice as a champion for that. Their devices always have been notoriously overpriced.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Their devices always have been notoriously overpriced.

I disagree. They don’t offer a low-end option, but their devices are fairly priced for what you get. People keep claiming they are overpriced but when you ask them for a cheaper alternative they always respond with something not even remotely comparable.

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] iMastari@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I think it's hilarious that you show proof of how overpriced Apple products are and there are still fanboys that down vote you.