Hacker News with Generative AI: Apple Watch

How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test (empirical.health)
VO2Max is a powerful metric of longevity: every 1 ml/kg/min increase in VO2 max reduces risk of death by 9 percent.

Health, Apple Watch, Fitness, VO2Max

89 points by brandonb 20 days ago | 57 comments

Cellular Apple Watch buyers call out Verizon's maddening activation block (appleinsider.com)
Apple Watch owners can't activate their cell plans through Verizon — unless they bought the device from the carrier, or complain at length.

Apple Watch, Verizon, Cellular Service, Consumer Issues

5 points by miles 58 days ago | 0 comments

AppleWatchAmmeter (github.com/jp3141)
Turn your Apple Watch into an ammeter to measure DC currents.

Hardware, Apple Watch, DIY, Electronics

339 points by rcarmo 71 days ago | 68 comments

Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea (appleinsider.com)
Sleep apnea is estimated to affect more than one billion people worldwide and is linked to a decline in cardiac function, an increased risk for diabetes, and an overall lower quality of life — here's how the Apple Watch hopes to fix that.

Health, Wearable Technology, Sleep, Apple Watch

17 points by alwillis 73 days ago | 4 comments

Apple Watch Series 10 (apple.com)
The world’s bestselling watch is thinner than ever, featuring the biggest, most advanced display yet; sleep apnea notifications; faster charging; and water depth and temperature sensing

Apple Watch, Wearable Technology, Consumer Electronics

214 points by latexr 73 days ago | 456 comments

How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works (empirical.health)
The next Apple Watch will detect sleep apnea.