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☆ Opinion: Apple can still get back to its golden age
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jeff Yang CNNNaturally, Apple has locked down the details of the revelations it plans on releasing on Monday tighter than Fort Knox. Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset, at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA, on June 5, 2023. What’s the songs-in-your-pocket equivalent for Vision Pro? But so far, if Apple is looking to reclaim its real-world relevance, Vision Pro isn’t it — yet. Let’s hope that at this WWDC, the company defiantly ignores last year’s laughter and continues to look, and think, different.

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☆ FDA panel to examine ways to better evaluate pulse oximeters for skin color bias
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones is getting another look from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA’s Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee is meeting Friday to review ways to better evaluate the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters in patients with darker skin. Pulse oximeters are fingertip clamps that send light beams through your finger to estimate the oxygen saturation of your blood and your pulse rate. “That standard is then applied to all people as a one-size-fits-all, but time and again, we have seen in medicine that this approach leads to poor outcomes for certain groups, especially Black patients,” Ibekie said. “We need to address the root and work harder to conduct research with patients that represent our populations as a whole,” she said.

Persons: Dionne Ibekie, “, Ibekie, ”, ” Ibekie, “ I’m, Leo Anthony Celi, ” Celi, White, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Medical Devices, FDA, MIT Laboratory, Computational Physiology, MIT Institute for Medical Engineering, Science, Genomics, CNN Health Locations: Illinois

☆ 5 huge challenges facing Apple this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Behind in generative AI. A recent Reuters report noted iPhone sales in China dropped 30% in the first week of the year amid pressure from rival Huawei. Still, Barclays downgraded Apple stock earlier this month citing disappointing iPhone 15 sales in China and softening demand for the latest iPhone. Apple also faces challenges around the upcoming rollout of the Vision Pro headset, which will be its riskiest product launch in years. Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a launch event for the new Apple iPhone 15 at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 12, 2023.

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☆ Apple Watch imports banned in America - again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A federal appeals court has denied Apple’s motion to temporarily pause a ban on imports of advanced models of the Apple Watch and the ban will be reinstated on Thursday, according to a Wednesday court filing. Apple had requested a stay on the ban while it appealed a US International Trade Commission ruling that went into effect last month. That ITC order prevented Apple from importing the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, among other newer models, to the United States because they violate patents registered to another company. However, Apple will have a workaround: The company earlier this month received approval from US Customs and Border Protection to continue importing a redesigned version of the most advanced Apple watches. Apple Watch ban sagaThe import ban stems from an October ITC ruling that the pulse oximeter feature in the advanced Apple Watch models violated a patent belonging to California company Masimo.

Persons: Apple, Wednesday’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple Watch, International Trade Commission, Apple, US Customs, Protection, ITC, Customs Locations: New York, United States, California

☆ Apple Expected to Remove a Health Feature From New Apple Watches
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Tripp Mickle | More About Tripp Mickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Apple is expected to begin selling its flagship smartwatches without the capability to detect people’s pulse rate. The court ordered Apple to stop selling its Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 devices. Rather than discontinue sales, the company sought permission to continue selling the devices after removing the infringing technology. People with Apple watches capable of detecting their pulse will continue to be able to use that feature, analysts said. The International Trade Commission in October found that several Apple Watches had infringed on patents held by Masimo, a medical technology company in Irvine, Calif., that helped pioneer some pulse oximeter technology.

Persons: Apple, Masimo Organizations: Apple, International Trade Commission Locations: Irvine , Calif, Asia

☆ Apple has an approved fix to get around the Watch ban. Customers may not like it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( David Goldman | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Apple has received approval to change the way its smartwatches function so the company can overcome the Apple Watch ban imposed by a US court. Masimo’s attorney said that although the proceeding itself is confidential, he confirmed that the government had no objection to Apple importing the Apple Watch as long as it did not contain that pulse oximeter functionality. Apple had successfully sued to temporarily block a US International Trade Commission ruling that prevents Apple from importing the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, among other newer models, because they violate Masimo’s patents. Apple had said it “strongly disagrees” with the ban and pledged to “take all measures” to bring the Apple Watch back to US customers soon. Apple has routinely marketed its smartwatch as a life-saving device, which has helped launch the Apple Watch into the stratosphere, making it the most popular watch sold around the world.

Persons: New York CNN — Apple, Joseph R, Apple, “, Masimo, preemptively Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple Watch, Apple, Masimo, US Customs, Border Protection, US International Trade Commission, Sales Locations: New York, Irvine , California, United States

☆ Redesigned Apple Watches not subject to import ban, U.S. Customs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Apple had said that a proposed redesign would allow it to circumvent findings that the watches infringe Masimo's blood-oxygen reading pulse oximetry patents. According to Masimo's filing on Monday with the Federal Circuit, Apple told the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency that its redesigned watches "definitively do not contain pulse oximetry functionality." Irvine, California-based Masimo has accused Apple of hiring away its employees and stealing its pulse oximetry technology to use in Apple Watches after discussing a potential collaboration. Apple has included a pulse oximeter feature in smartwatches since its Series 6 Apple Watch in 2020. Masimo asked the ITC in 2021 to bar Apple's imports and sales of Apple Watches that allegedly infringed its patents.

Persons: Apple, Masimo, Apple countersued Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, U.S . International Trade Commission, U.S ., Appeals, Federal Circuit, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, . Customs, ITC, Masimo, Amazon, Costco, Walmart, Federal Locations: U.S, Irvine , California, smartwatches, California, United States

☆ From transparent TVs to ChatGPT-powered pet companions, here’s some of the buzziest tech of CES 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s a look at some of the buzziest products announced this week:Loona companion robot is the world's first consumer robot equipped with ChatGPT AI technology. From Beijing KEYi Technology Co. Ltd.AI companionsAI companions are one of the biggest trends to emerge from the show this year. Samsung’s buzzy Ballie robot, which was first shown off at CES in 2020, received a refresh. BaracodaAI task robotsBeyond companions, AI has made its way into nearly every appliance and gadget you could think of this year. LG was one of the first leaders in transparent TVs; one of its earlier prototypes impressed the show floor back in 2020.

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☆ Fact Check: Satirical Malaysian film falsely linked to Israel-Gaza conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image from a satirical Malaysian TV movie released in 2018 has been shared online as evidence of Palestinians staging pictures of people in hospital during Israel’s war with Hamas. Included in the image is a caption: “Just a few important items: 1. Eid telemovie ‘Laksa Di Ambang Wati’.”Contacted by Reuters, Yusop confirmed that the image was a screengrab from his TV film he shot in 2018. Malaysian actor Tapai Gegarlawak starred in the scene, Yusop added. The image is from a 2018 satirical Malaysian TV movie.

Persons: Ambang, Al Jafree Md Yusop, oximeter, Eid, ‘, Di Ambang, ”, Yusop, Tapai Gegarlawak, Read Organizations: Hamas, Social, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Malaysian, Palestine, Hollywood, Israel, Gaza

☆ Apple Faces Potential Watch Import Ban After Federal Trade Ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Aaron Tilley | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Apple has included a pulse oximeter in most new models of the Apple Watch since 2020. Photo: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg NewsA U.S. federal trade agency on Thursday found that Apple violated the patent of a rival tech company, a ruling that could lead to an import ban for certain models of the company’s smartwatch. The case revolves around medical-technology company Masimo , which alleged in a 2021 complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission that Apple violated its patents related to measuring blood-oxygen levels. Apple has included a sensor, called a pulse oximeter, in most new models of the Apple Watch since 2020.

Persons: Betty Laura Zapata Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Bloomberg, U.S . International Trade Commission

☆ Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Christina Jewett | More About Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Pulse oximeter readings are used routinely and help inform doctors in shaping medical care for any number of illnesses, including heart failure, sleep apnea and respiratory conditions. If the readings are falsely high, patients may look fine on paper — but they may not get the level of care they need. Black patients were found to be nearly 50 percent more likely than white patients to have their condition go undetected. Hispanic patients were 18 percent more likely than white patients to have an unrecognized need. Patients with unrecognized needs, regardless of race, experienced delays of roughly an hour that translated into a 10 percent higher risk of delayed Covid treatment.

Persons: “, ”, Ashraf Fawzy, Johns Hopkins, Fawzy Organizations: Drug Administration

☆ Lung transplant successful in two people with organs on wrong side of their bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Deer was added to the lung transplant list, but he faced an additional hurdle. Courtesy Northwestern MedicineThe genetic condition, called situs inversus, affects about 1 in every 10,000 people, according to the Cleveland Clinic. But having yet another rare condition that ends up causing enough lung damage that someone would need a lung transplant is even rarer,” Bharat said. Complicated surgeryLike Deer, Vega was put on the lung transplant waiting list, and like Deer, needed individualized treatment. Laura Brown/Courtesy Northwestern MedicineJust reattaching blood vessels created in utero for a left lung to openings on a “normal” right lung, for example, was especially difficult.

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Garmin's wearables are among the best in the industry, and there is perhaps no better time to snag one than during Amazon Prime Day. Thankfully, a number of premium Garmin watches are on sale for hundreds off their normal price throughout the entirety of Prime Day. Put plainly, these are the cream of the Garmin crop, and some of the best Prime Day deals of the entire sale. The best Prime Day Garmin dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. It's also on sale for $220 off its normal price throughout Prime Day — there's no better time to pick one up.

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These are premium Garmins and some of the best Prime Day deals of the entire sale. The best Prime Day Garmin dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. It's discounted by $300 off its normal price during Prime Day which is the lowest we've ever seen it on sale for. It's also on sale for $220 off its normal price throughout Prime Day — there's no better time to pick one up. It's on sale for $150 off its normal price during Prime Day — this is a great deal.

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☆ 28 Things Every Student Needs to Pack for College
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Lisa Lombardi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +12 min

One of these plug-in air fresheners will keep a dorm room smelling good, and each scent refill lasts for over a month. Aromatherapy diffuserTakeout meals from the dining hall and dirty laundry sure can stink up a tiny dorm room. But with an aromatherapy diffuser, you can keep a dorm room smelling great and exude calm vibes. Bed risers with USB portsHold N' Storage Bed Risers with Power Outlet and USB Ports $48 at AmazonTo add under bed storage, you can’t beat bed risers, says Saltman. These Hold N’ Storage bed risers elevate a bed by 7.25 inches, providing room for extra bins and luggage.

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☆ My Heart Defect Was Repaired by Age 4. But Was I Cured?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Leigh Kamping-Carder | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

I woke up one morning in June 2020, and my left leg felt like sausage meat trying to escape its casing. It was about a month after my 36th birthday. I masked up, ordered an Uber and went to the emergency room. I feel capable when I’m a patient, holding out my finger before the nurse tells me where she’ll clamp the pulse oximeter.

Companies Apple Inc FollowMasimo Corp FollowJan 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled that Apple (AAPL.O) had infringed on one of Masimo Corp's (MASI.O) pulse oximeter patents by importing and selling certain Apple Watches with light-based pulse oximetry functionality and components, Masimo said on Tuesday. The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) will now consider whether to implement an import ban on these Apple Watches, the medical device maker said. Reporting by Rahat Sandhu and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane VenkatramanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A doctor battled for 5 hours to save the life of a passenger whose heart stopped twice on a flight from London to India
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A doctor battled to save the life of passenger whose heart stopped twice on an Air India flight. Vishwaraj Vemala was flying with his mother when the man suffered a heart attack. Vishwaraj Vemala was flying on Air India with his mother to Bangalore when a passenger collapsed and stopped breathing. The man then suffered another heart attack and Vemala said it took far longer to revive him the second time. Air India didn't immediately respond to a request for comment by Insider.

“And the pulse oximeter is used from any age to geriatrics,” he said. The US Food and Drug Administration is mulling over next steps for the regulation of pulse oximeter devices, which may give less accurate readings for people of color. A panel of its Medical Devices Advisory Committee met in November to review clinical data on the issue. “I think of the pulse oximeter reading in the same way. Of course this can be dangerous.”Ultimately, the pulse oximeter can estimate the amount of oxygen a person has in their blood without the need for a blood sample.

☆ Analysis: Wanted: an oxygen monitor reliable for all races
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration met virtually on Tuesday to discuss improvements in standards for pulse oximeters. Imarc Group market research firm forecast the global pulse oximeter market reaching $3.25 billion by 2027. Pulse oximeter problems "suddenly became enormous" during the pandemic, said Dr. Philip Bickler, director of the University of California, San Francisco's (UCSF) Hypoxia Research & Pulse Oximeter Test Facility. Current rules require that pulse oximeters be tested in a minimum of just 10 subjects, only two of whom must be "darkly-pigmented." While the devices are still useful, UCSF's Bickler said, doctors "should not base patient care only on pulse oximeter findings."

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