"Apple Redesigns Watch to Avoid Import Ban, Drops Blood-Oxygen Sensor"
TL;DR
Apple is removing the blood-oxygen sensor from some of its smartwatches to circumvent a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, which led to a U.S. import ban on most of the tech company's watch models. This move, aimed at avoiding further sales disruptions, raises questions about Apple's focus on health technology.
Topics:businesstechnology#apple#blood-oxygen-sensor#patent-dispute#smartwatches#technology#us-import-ban
- Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban The Wall Street Journal
- Apple has an approved fix to get around the Watch ban. Customers may not like it CNN
- Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Tool to Avoid Ban If Appeal Fails Bloomberg Television
- Redesigned Apple Watches not subject to import ban, U.S. Customs says CNBC
- Apple Watch drops blood oxygen features to dodge the import ban The Verge
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