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Apple Watch can detect leading cause of heart attacks
Doctor calls on Apple to expand studies.
Leander Kahney
July 03, 2024
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A 76-year-old Dutch cardiologist had just finished a workout at the gym when he decided to run an electrocardiogram with his Apple Watch.
To his surprise, the ECG showed clear signs of an arterial blockage — the doctor should know, he’s a heart doctor with 50 years of experience.
He had no symptoms and no discomfort — his was a “silent” blockage.
The ability of Apple Watch to detect arterial blockages is potentially a big deal — its one of the leading causes of heart attacks.
Now the doctor is calling on more studies to see if the Apple Watch can be a reliable tool for detecting potentially fatal heart blockages. Could your Apple Watch save your life?
Also in today’s newsletter:
No one had very high hopes for Apple TV+ when it launched, but it’s slowly climbing the ranks of the most popular streaming services.
If you’re going to a Fourth of July celebration tomorrow, here’s how to take better fireworks pics with your iPhone.
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We hands-on reviewed a new candy bar-size power pack with a surprisingly robust 10,000mAh rating.
Today’s the day in Apple history that Steve Jobs put one of his most beloved projects on ice after it failed to catch on.
Amazon and Best Buy just slashed up to $500 off the latest M3 MacBook Pro models.
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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Tweets of the day
How a unknown iPhone game made $48M last month with 2M downloads on the iOS App store:
— Peter | Mobile Apps (@Petertaughtme)
8:14 PM • Jul 2, 2024
Tesla single handily killed the physical key fob.
It’s 2024, there’s no reason automakers should be selling cars with one. It’s super wasteful.
Your phone is the best car key.
— Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane)
11:45 PM • Jul 2, 2024
Wallpaper of the day
Infinite Wallpaper ♾ 🩷
— WallPapers 🔥 (@Papers_app)
12:06 PM • Jul 3, 2024
One more thing ...
On our latest iMac, I was adamant that we get rid of the fan, because it is much more pleasant to work on a computer that doesn’t drone all the time. That was not just ‘Steve’s decision’ to pull out the fan; it required an enormous engineering effort to figure out how to manage power better and do a better job of thermal conduction through the machine. That is the furthest thing from veneer. It was at the core of the product the day we started.
Today’s poll
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