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Masimo — the company that got the Apple Watch banned — has unveiled its new smartwatch (www.tomsguide.com)

submitted 2 years 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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[–] aniki@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There's been a Garmin app store for twice as long as Apple has been making watches.

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/

It's not at all a different product. It's a direct competitor who makes a superior product.

Again -- I've had a smart watch that does all the shit apple watch does, for half a decade before apple even thought about it. And mine can go a month without charging.

[+] BorgDrone@lemmy.one -8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a direct competitor who makes a superior product.

Define superior. Only Apple makes Smartwatch SoCs with any kind of decent performance, other manufacturers like Qualcomm don’t put a lot of effort into the market segment and just put an old CPU core in a low power package and call it a day. It’s simply not profitable enough for them.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't give a shit about any of that. It's what the watch DOES, and Garmin does WAY more, for WAY longer.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Garmin does not do way more. Most of their "apps" are just replacement watch faces. Garmin doesn't even try to compete on features, their selling points are battery life, price, and integration with other Garmin fitness accessories. Apple/Google/Samsung watches are so capable they're basically tiny phones.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

LOL wrong. go play with your apple toys.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Pictured: a couple of my "apple toys"

Garmin seems to be doing fairly well targeting people who want a simpler smartwatch with a focus on fitness and battery life. I don't don't know who you think you're benefitting by lying about their capabilities, but anyone who buys one on your recommendation expecting a feature rich device is going to be sorely disappointed.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not my fault you can't use technology. 🤷 Enjoy your toys.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I literally work at Garmin lmao. We don't need your help. You're not helping by lying about us.