Garmin unleashes ECG in Venu 2+ watch
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Garmin unleashes ECG in Venu 2+ watch
Just last night, while I was wondering if I was having a heart attack*, I was thinking about why Garmin doesn't yet have an ECG (EKG) like Apple Watch and my wife's otherwise almost useless Withings watch.
I had read the hardware was in the Venu 2+, but hadn't been activated.
Now they have activated it.
DC Rainmaker has the details: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...explained.html
*
Lest anyone take this too seriously.
I guess if you were flatlining, you wouldn't be playing with your watch.
I had read the hardware was in the Venu 2+, but hadn't been activated.
Now they have activated it.
DC Rainmaker has the details: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/...explained.html
*
Lest anyone take this too seriously.
I guess if you were flatlining, you wouldn't be playing with your watch.
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So a couple of questions:
1. Do we think this functionality will be rolled out to all of Garmin's watches as a software update? Such as the 255 and 955?
2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
1. Do we think this functionality will be rolled out to all of Garmin's watches as a software update? Such as the 255 and 955?
2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
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So a couple of questions:
1. Do we think this functionality will be rolled out to all of Garmin's watches as a software update? Such as the 255 and 955?
2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
1. Do we think this functionality will be rolled out to all of Garmin's watches as a software update? Such as the 255 and 955?
2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
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2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
2. How much use is the ECG functionality on all of the smart watches out there? Is this more of gimmick to sell watches or functionality that people will actually use?
My wife's Withings watch (which is a big DON'T BUY) has it. She activated it, and we played with it for a couple of days, and haven't touched it since.
I bought a $100 stand-alone one that is a bit better than what is in the various watches, activated it, and played with it for a couple of days, and now I can't even tell you where it is. Hopefully in a desk drawer somewhere. (I bought the Venu2 non-plussed for $350 on sale at REI and then bought this stand-alone ECG thingie separately.)
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