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Title: Apple Adds Hypertension and Sleep-Quality Monitoring To Watch Ultra 3,
Series 11

Link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/09/09/205...

Apple's new Watch lineup introduces blood pressure monitoring, sleep scoring,
and upgraded hardware across the Series 11 ($399), Ultra 3 ($799), and SE 3
($249). Ars Technica reports: The Apple Watch 11 is supposed to be able to
alert users about "possible hypertension" by using data from an optical heart
rate sensor "to analyze how a user's blood vessels respond to the beats of
the heart," per its announcement. According to Apple's presentation, the
smartwatch will look for chronic hypertension over 30-day periods. Apple's
presentation noted that the Watch Series 11 won't be able to identify all
hypertension, but the company said that it expects to notify over 1 million
people with undiagnosed hypertension during the feature's first year of
availability. The feature is based on machine-learning and training data
built from multiple studies examining over 100,000 people combined, Apple
noted. Apple said it expects the blood pressure monitoring feature to receive
Food and Drug Administration clearance soon and to get approval in 150
regions this month. The new watch will use a 5G modem and also introduce a
feature that provides wearers with a "sleep score" that's based on the
duration of their sleep, the consistency of their bedtime, how often they
awaken from their sleep, and how much time they spend in each sleep stage.
The Watch will analyze those factors every night and then provide a breakdown
of how each score is calculated. The feature is based on an algorithm tested
with 5 million nights of sleep data, Apple said. Other updates include the
use of INX glass with ceramic coating that's supposed to make the Watch
Series 11 two times more scratch-resistant than its predecessor. The Apple
Watch Ultra 3 also debuted with hypertension notifications and sleep scoring,
but comes equipped with a brighter edge-viewable OLED display, stronger
radios with 5G and satellite support, and a larger 42-hour battery. It starts
at $799. Meanwhile, the budget-friendly SE 3 adds the new S10 chip with
always-on display, faster charging, and expanded health tracking -- including
sleep scores, apnea alerts, and temperature monitoring. It starts at $249.

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