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Masimo — the company that got the Apple Watch banned — has unveiled its new smartwatch (www.tomsguide.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Masimo, the company that sued Apple over patent infringement, has unveiled its own blood oxygen monitoring smartwatch called the Masimo Freedom.
  • The Masimo Freedom is a health-focused device that can track blood oxygen levels, hydration index, respiration rate, pulse rate variability, pulse rate, steps, and detect falls.
  • The smartwatch is currently in prototype stage and will be available for sale later this year at a price of $999.

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[–] Deello@lemm.ee 72 points 10 months ago (12 children)

$999
I have no use for a HR smart watch but at this price it's not even a possibility. Hundreds of dollars is acceptable but this is a hard no for me. My Casio G-Shock GBD 200 + GadgetBridge has all the features I want from a smart watch and costs about $150.
However, I will say kudos to Masimo for sticking it to Apple. Not many people can go against a giant like that and win.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (8 children)

This is less than some of the more feature-rich Garmin watches. That said, Garmin's offerings are best-in-class, so they can justify it.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Garmin software, particularly their integration with third parties absolutely bloody sucks. Their hardware is amazing though.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

I haven't had an issue in the 8 years I've owned Garmin stuff. What apps are you having trouble with? I sync with Strava, training peaks, swim coach, humango, and probably others over the years

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