TEMPO.CO, California - While many tech experts hail the newly-unveiled Apple Watch for its futuristic designs and attractive features, healthcare professionals see the lacking on the smartwatch health application.
"I'd need to see data that it's useful before buying the watch or recommending it to colleagues," said Joshua Landy, a care specialist and the chief medical officer for a Canada-based health startup, as quoted by Gadgets NDTV, Friday.
Lundy said he would look at he patients' data from the watch, but would be equally interested in data collected in a notebook.
Criticism also comes from Danielle Levitas, an analyst for International Data Corporation (IDC), who noted that the watch did not track sleep like Jawbone’s UP wrist band.
"I was expecting there to be some true healthcare applications that would take it a step further beyond wellness," Levitas said.
Despite criticism on the healthcare app, there is a hope that the watch will appeal to a mainstream market. Mike Lee, chief executive officer of MyFitnessPal, said the sensors in the Apple Watch weren't "revolutionary" but conceded it was better-designed than most wearable devices.
Apple Watch features health sensor that is able to monitor the users’ physical activities. There are four sensors on the rear of the watch supported by infra-red and LED to measure the heart rate. There is also an accelerometer that connects to smartphones via Wi-Fi.
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