Next-generation Apple Watch implements an exchangeable "smart band" to add various functions without changing the main unit price

ByWilliam Hook

A representative of Smart Watch, Apple Watch has various exchange bands, and it can be used as digital equipment as well as part of fashion. Such Apple Watch adds specific functions to the band part, there is a possibility to add new functions without changing the main part price and it is said thatBGRIt reports.

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Although Apple does not disclose the specific sales number of Apple Watch, it is estimated that 25 million units have been sold since it was released on April 24, 2015. This number is superior to the current Apple's flagship product, the iPhone, and according to a recent market research it seems that it also exceeds "Fitbit" which is a representative of fitness tracker. In other words, it is no exagardation to say that Apple Watch has won the most popular fitness tracker in the world. Furthermore, in the pastApple Watch is breaking Rolex in the ranking of luxury watchesAlthough it was reported that it is now, Apple Watch seems to have generated more profit than Swiss watchmakers overall.

There are countless uses for smart watches, but the most popular one is the function as a fitness tracker. Apple is doing a lot of testing, verification and investment to strengthen the fitness tracker function, and few companies are investing in fitness related products than Apple in a single manufacturer. Indeed, Apple is said to employ 200 doctorate researchers in 2016 to improve Apple Watch's fitness and healthcare related functions.

When such an Apple Watch implements it next time it is a blood sugar level measuring function. In April 2017, "Apple touched the skinpunctureWe have formed a secret research team to accurately measure glucose concentration in the blood without doing anything. "

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Meanwhile, BGR reports that it obtained information from sources that "Apple plans to install blood glucose measurement function on Apple Watch, which Apple will play a major role in diabetes treatment." According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 30 million people suffer from diabetes merely in the United States alone, and if Apple releases breakthrough blood glucose measurement function, "there is a possibility to make a historical achievement in the field of health care There is also, "BGR.

Currently, the only way to properly measure blood glucose levels is "using a blood sample" and "using a device for skin care". The oppositeNoninvasiveAlthough measurement methods are preferred by many patients, none of the currently popular noninvasive methods can measure blood glucose accurately. Therefore, if it becomes possible to measure blood glucose non-invasively with Apple Watch, there is a possibility of becoming a breakthrough tool in the treatment of diabetes.

ByEd Ogle

However, BGR claims that Apple is planning not only to measure blood glucose levels. According to BGR, Apple plans to introduce an exchangeable "smart band" to add a variety of features to Apple Watch without raising the price of Apple Watch. In other words, it is suggesting that the blood glucose measurement function is not incorporated into the body of the Apple Watch but may be offered as a kind of band.

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Also, BGR is said to be able to predict the appearance of various bands such as "camera band" which can take pictures with Apple Watch alone if "smart band", and "battery band" to improve battery performance.