I've had one of these smartwatches for years - it communicates with my smartphone, and provides a myriad of information about your body and movements.

Too much to list, but for example - every morning I can see the length and quality of my sleep, my heart rate during the night (and my blood pressure).

All available during the day too - with other info on diabetes, blood sugar levels, number of steps taken, temperature, stress levels etc.

Yes, it'd be better to have first hand monitoring by a professional - but is a step forward. And can be enhanced to let the watch communicate with the NHS, directly.

So you are a slave to watch then Barney?

NHS set to give smartwatches to millions as part of 10-year Labour plan to 'save the health service'


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I think I am beyond a smart watch and such similar new technology.

I'll stick to my battered old Cartier purchased in Mr Fayed's Harrods when I still had a Harrods card which they rudely tore up in the Food Court one day.

Simplicity at its best.

Press the icon for the information you require.

That's it!



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So another form of control then, to give smartwatches to the public so they can monitor us even more.

Al Gershwin wrote:
NHS set to give smartwatches to millions as part of 10-year Labour plan to 'save the health service'


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Well okay as long I suppose as people go for walks while wearing them rather than just admire the watch while reaching for the TV remote...

More than 25% of the US population wear smartwatches (or similar devices) to track their fitness and/or health conditions.

Certainly not a magic answer to medical diagnosis. But give users a heads-up on potential problems

Here's just one example.



Atrial Flutter/irregular heartbeat - very common; unwelcome, but not too serious. Doesn't show up in blood tests, or many of the regular ones

However a smartwatch will quickly identify it; your watch is on your wrist - precisely the traditional areas of pulse taking, for generations.

And you can easily take it yourself!



www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/health/smartwatch...-wellness/index.html

I am going to flog mine and use the money to pay the heating bill.

Al Gershwin wrote:
More than 25% of the US population wear smartwatches (or similar devices) to track their fitness and/or health conditions.

Certainly not a magic answer to medical diagnosis. But give users a heads-up on potential problems

Here's just one example.



Atrial Flutter/irregular heartbeat - very common; unwelcome, but not too serious. Doesn't show up in blood tests, or many of the regular ones

However a smartwatch will quickly identify it; your watch is on your wrist - precisely the traditional areas of pulse taking, for generations.

And you can easily take it yourself!



www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/health/smartwatch...-wellness/index.html

More evidence that the Brits have to follow the Yanks at everything they do.

You can your health but what happens if there is war erupting? Your health won't be much good then. The West doesn't mind going to war overseas but they don't like it if it's on their turf. Not forgetting the lockdowns were just a mere practice.

Why do people need to be slave to gadgets when people just need a bit of common sense?

Green Man wrote:
Why do people need to be slave to gadgets when people just need a bit of common sense?


Odd that people call these things 'gadgets' - when most of us sometimes unknowingly use them everyday.

Lights/AC/curtains/devices/communications/security/cameras - all work from the same laptop system, in my abode.

Remote, functional and inexpensive.


But with AI taking over - we ain't seen nothing yet.

SpaceX/Chopsticks - manoeuvre; rivalled the Pyramids!

Not far away - a fortnights break at the Moon's Vagas is more than a possibility.


Significantly SpaceX is still a private company (Musk); when it goes public (with shares available) - it'll break all stock markets' records!

NASA is now actually having to hire them to recover marooned astronauts from the International Space Station!

A clear decision of value for money - and necessity - by the Pentagon, on the move....

Enjoy your toys.

Ignoring inventions is madness - since satnav and the internet, amazing progress has been made in many areas of life.

For example - my car (not even close to top of the range) will park itself. No driver assistance required, except a button press.

Great for parking on a busy city street or carpark, and totally legal. Sensors do most of the work, with the on board computer.

Honey wrote:
I am going to flog mine and use the money to pay the heating bill.

I bet the government would get a batch of Smartwatches from Temu and make out they are top of the range.

A clear decision of value for money - and necessity - by the Pentagon, on the move....

I will believe the Pentagon when they release all the 9/11 videos not 2 edited frames.

Al Gershwin wrote:
Ignoring inventions is madness - since satnav and the internet, amazing progress has been made in many areas of life.

For example - my car (not even close to top of the range) will park itself. No driver assistance required, except a button press.

Great for parking on a busy city street or carpark, and totally legal. Sensors do most of the work, with the on board computer.

So you can't parallel park by yourself?

Sat Navs are handy but I don't rely on it on every journey.

You can't read a map?!




Ignoring new technology is futile. Advances in medicine have been particularly amazing in recent years.

Cardiac problems, for example, can often be rectified now, via the wrist or groin - making open heart surgery unnecessary.

Difficulties with cholesterol nowadays are sorted - simply by taking a statin at night. Just a few decades ago, these were serious!

Al Gershwin wrote:
You can't read a map?!




Ignoring new technology is futile. Advances in medicine have been particularly amazing in recent years.

Cardiac problems, for example, can often be rectified now, via the wrist or groin - making open heart surgery unnecessary.

Difficulties with cholesterol nowadays are sorted - simply by taking a statin at night. Just a few decades ago, these were serious!

What?!