digiDoc Pulse Oximeter is an iPhone app that uses your camera to measure your heart rate and your oxygen level. Apps that measure your heart rate are a dime a dozen, but this is one that combines ...

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Put simply, SpO2 is a measure of blood oxygen saturation. The more oxygen you have in your blood, the higher your SpO2 levels are going to be. Seeing as our bodies need oxygen to survive, we can ...

MFine, a health tech startup in India, has developed a free mobile app that turns a smartphone into a blood oxygen saturation meter. The beta version of the app is currently available on Android ...

Smartphones are already capable of some neat health-centric tricks. From step counting and sleep tracking to measuring pulse and respiration rate, the phone in your pocket is quite a powerful-health ...

Google launched the Pixel Watch in October last year. Now, the search giant’s first-ever smartwatch is gaining a vital feature that should have been available since its launch. The feature is none ...

The latest update for the fanatic Huawei Watch GT2 is now bringing the SpO2 blood oxygen measuring feature to the LiteOS-powered smartwatch. This update brings feature parity to the late-2019 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blood-oxygen saturation (SpO2), an indicator of oxygen levels in capillary blood, provides a wealth of insights into a person's well-being. Coupled with ...

Fitbit appears to be considering a new form for its health monitoring wearables based on a new patent registration filed last month. The Google-owned wearable-maker shared insights into a “ring for ...

The patent documents reveal that the wearable device includes components such as smart glasses boy, nose pads, and health measurement sensors. Interestingly, the sensors to measure heart rate and SpO2 ...