Apple is working on an Apple Watch with a built-in EKG heart monitorAccording to Bloomberg, future Apple Watches will have a built-in EKG monitor, allowing users to keep a closer eye on their heart health.
Want to keep a better eye on the ol' ticker? According to a report by Alex Webb for Bloomberg, Apple is working on developing an EKG feature for future models of the Apple Watch that will allow users to detect arrhythmias and other potentially dangerous heart issues. This is hardly a surprise, as Apple announced their plans to put more into researching irregular heart rhythms with Stanford Medicine back in November. As noted by Webb, data acquired through this research may help Apple in developing Apple Watch tools that can "spot abnormalities more easily and support the EKG project."
Bloomberg's report goes on to further describe how exactly the feature currently works in testing:
A version being tested requires users to squeeze the frame of the Apple Watch with two fingers from the hand that's not wearing the device. It then passes an imper...
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Apple is working on an Apple Watch with a built-in EKG heart monitor
