The FDA has granted clearance to a doubtlessly lifesaving function for Google's Pixel Watch 3. The smartwatch will begin providing "lack of pulse detection" for US prospects on the finish of March. As soon as this facet of the watch is enabled, the Pixel Watch 3 can mechanically place a name to emergency companies if it detects that the wearer's pulse has stopped. That might assist a consumer obtain crucial medical consideration even when they’re responsive in conditions resembling cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, overdose or poisoning.
Lack of pulse detection was introduced final yr and is already accessible to Pixel Watch 3 house owners in choose EU markets. We fortunately didn't have trigger to place the function via its paces in our constructive evaluation of the wearable, which significantly impressed on battery life, brightness choices and exercise detection.
Smartwatch producers have been creating a collection of instruments designed to help wearers in numerous varieties of probably life-threatening conditions. As an illustration, the Pixel Watch 3 additionally provides options resembling a security examine that shares your location with a selected contact, fall detection that alerts first responders and automotive crash detection that notifies emergency companies. Apple additionally launched related options for the iPhone and Apple Watch a couple of years in the past.
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