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AUTOMATED APPLE WATCH FEATURE SAVES UNCONSCIOUS MAN'S LIFE

Monday February 7, 2022 3:08 am PST by Hartley Charlton

The Apple Watch has yet again been credited with saving a man's life, after the
device automatically called 911 when he fell off an electric bike, Fox 11
reports.



The Apple Watch's Fall Detection feature.

On January 22, Hermosa Beach Police Department officers in California responded
to an incident after an Apple Watch initiated an emergency 911 call and advised
that the "owner of this watch has taken a hard fall." When officers arrived at
the location, they found the unconscious man lying beside his electric bicycle
in the roadway.



The Apple Watch's Fall Detection feature can tell when a wearer has had a sudden
fall using its gyroscope and accelerometer. The device then taps its wearer on
the wrist, sounds an alarm, and displays an alert. If no response is received,
the Apple Watch calls the emergency services and highlights the location and
nature of the incident.

The Apple Watch owner was found bleeding from his head and officers were able to
provide limited medical care on the scene, before being transported to a local
hospital for additional medical treatment. He was ultimately released several
days later, crediting his Apple Watch with saving his life.

The Apple Watch is often lauded for its life-saving capabilities, with the
device's lifestyle, health, and fitness monitoring features frequently being at
the forefront of Apple's marketing campaigns. Fall Detection is enabled by
default for users who are over the age of 65, but younger Apple Watch Series 4
users must enable it manually. Apple has iterated on Fall Detection with
software updates since its debut with the Apple Watch Series 4, along with the
device's suite of other safety and health features.




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control their Apple Watch using only hand gestures, to older Apple Watch models
after the feature was previously exclusive to only newer Apple Watches. Apple
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APPLE WATCH SERIES 8 SUPPLIERS DEVELOPING BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING COMPONENTS

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glucose level, according to a new report. According to a paywalled report from
DigiTimes, Apple and its suppliers have begun working on short-wavelength
infrared sensors, a commonly used sensor type for health devices. The new
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APPLE DISCONTINUES APPLE WATCH SERIES 6 AS SERIES 7 PRE-ORDERS BEGIN

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The Apple Watch Series 6, introduced by Apple in September of last year, has
been discontinued following the launch of the new Apple Watch Series 7.
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is planning to hold a virtual event on Tuesday, March 8 to introduce new iPhone
SE and iPad Air models, which are both expected to feature an A15 chip and 5G
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event of 2022, and it looks like we may now have a date! We should be getting a
few product introductions at the event, but there's lots more coming later in
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TECHNOLOGY TO EMBED FACE ID INTO MACBOOK DISPLAYS 'DOESN'T EXIST,' SAYS GURMAN

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