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Tim Cook Reveals iPhones Use Sony Camera Sensors
This month Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter to confirm that Apple does use Sony image sensors in its iPhones.
“We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for iPhone,” Cook tweeted out, along with an image of him looking at an iPhone.
We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for iPhone. Thanks to Ken and everyone on the team for showing me around the cutting-edge facility in Kumamoto today. pic.twitter.com/462SEkUbhi
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) December 13, 2022
This admission from Cook is rare for Apple, as the company is known for being very secretive about the type of components that powers its smartphones. Although this is not entirely surprising for some, there have been rumors over the years that hinted that Apple was using some Sony hardware as components for iPhones.
Cook’s tweet suggests that the partnership is still ongoing. In a recent report from Nikkei Asia, the outlet claims that the next iteration of iPhones will include Sony’s latest “state of the art” image sensors. Further noting that these new image sensors will be able to capture more light and reduce over and underexposure, of course, we certainly will know once these new phones are out to really test this.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Sony Mocopi wearable sensors let you control avatars with your whole body
Not everyone might be buying that whole metaverse spiel, but many might have been enamored by the idea of having a virtual version of themselves in certain spaces. Imaging ourselves in a different form inhabiting different worlds goes back farther than VR and AR, but the technologies to enable such an experience haven’t exactly been available until now. Sure, you can already have a Mii or a Bitmoji to represent you today, but having them actually move like you is a completely different thing. For that, your avatar will need to be able to read and copy your body’s movements, and Sony’s latest wearable tech is going to make that as easy as wearing six sensors on your body.
Designer: Sony
Motion capture, or mocap, has been around for decades and is primarily used in the entertainment industry to make 3D models move more realistically. At first, only large studios were able to utilize this technology due to the sheer size and costs of the equipment needed to make it happen. Today, there are more affordable forms of mocap systems, but they’re still way out of reach of ordinary people who just want a virtual avatar to mirror their moves.
Sony’s new mocopi, short for “motion copy,” was designed to cater to this crowd. The entire system is composed of nothing more than six sensors that look like Apple AirTags, as well as five straps and a clip to attach them to different parts of your body. Four sensors go around your wrists and ankles, one clips behind your lower back, and another wraps around your head. As far as hardware goes, that’s really all there is to it.
The magic unsurprisingly happens on the software side, particularly with a companion mobile app that displays your live avatar of choosing. Using Bluetooth technology, the app is able to read the sensor’s motion data and translate that into the avatar’s movement in real-time. This video can later be used in different applications, like live streaming, VRChat, and more. At the time of launch, the only way you can use mocopi is with that smartphone app, but Sony plans on making a software development kit (SDK) available so that it can be integrated into other applications as well.
mocopi isn’t going to be as detailed and as fluid as professional mocap systems, but at around $360, it is significantly more affordable. It’s designed for more casual use, targeting an audience of content creators that are more interested in creating fun ways to express themselves than professional animated avatars. If it takes off, it could at least make such affordable mocap systems more common. Sony mocopi is launching in Japan in late January 2023, and it will be coming in zero-plastic packaging to boot.
Hands-on With Apple Watch 8: So Many New Sensors
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product.
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company’s annual fall product event on Wednesday. The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629), while the cellular version begins at $499. It’ll be available on Sept. 16 with preorders beginning immediately. Apple also announced the rugged Apple Watch Ultra, which starts at $799, and a new version of the more affordable Apple Watch SE, starting at $249 and on preorder now. Here’s everything Apple announced at its Sept. 7 event.
The most significant change is the addition of a temperature sensor, marking the first time Apple has added a new health sensor to its smartwatch since the Series 6 arrived with blood oxygen saturation measurements in 2020. The new batch of Apple Watches, which includes the Series 8 as well as the new SE and Ultra models, are also the first to include car crash detection, further underscoring Apple’s emphasis on wellness and safety. The Apple Watch Ultra is a new outdoorsy version of the Apple Watch aimed at athletes, while the SE is a refreshed version of Apple’s cheaper smartwatch.
Temperature sensing and car crash detection
The Apple Watch Series 8’s temperature sensor is the biggest upgrade in this year’s watch. There are actually two sensors, one under the display and another on the back, closer to the skin. This should improve accuracy by helping the watch distinguish your wrist temperature from other factors affecting the temperature in your environment. The watch measures your wrist temperature overnight every five seconds and tracks it in the Apple Health app.
Since this is a passive reading that happens overnight, I wasn’t able to try it in Apple’s demo room. But I did get to see how this information will be presented in the Health app. The app will show changes in your baseline temperature in a chart within the app, along with context about what the data means. The company says shifts in your baseline temperature could be indicative of exercise, jet lag or illness. There’s also a new wrist temperature tile in the Health app’s summary section where you can tap into this data.
Apple’s Health app will show data from the Series 8’s temperature readings.
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Apple is positioning the temperature sensor as being most useful for tracking female health. The temperature sensors allow the Series 8 to provide retrospective ovulation estimates and improved period predictions.
The Apple Watch is also getting a new safety feature this year: car crash detection. If the watch detects a crash, it will notify emergency services and the wearer’s emergency contacts if the wearer has been unresponsive for 10 seconds. This is only available in the Series 8, new SE and Apple Watch Ultra models because it uses the upgraded gyroscope and accelerometer.
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Low power mode
A description of Low Power Mode being shown on the Apple Watch Series 8.
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Another noteworthy addition is the Apple Watch’s low power mode, which Apple says should prolong battery life for up to 36 hours for the Series 8. The new low power mode turns off features like the always-on display and automatic workout detection to preserve functionality while extending battery life. Although Apple just announced the feature today, it will also be available for the Series 4 and higher. Otherwise, the Apple Watch’s battery life is generally the same at 18 hours.
The overall design of the Apple Watch seems generally unchanged this year. The Series 8’s size and overall shape remain the same, and it will be available in midnight, starlight, silver and Product Red with an aluminum casing. The stainless steel version, which I got to try during my time with it, will come in silver, graphite and gold.
The stainless steel Apple Watch Series 8 in gold.
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Most of the Apple Watch Series 8’s most significant changes, like temperature sensing and low power mode, are under-the-hood changes rather than cosmetic upgrades. We’ll have to spend more time with the Series 8 to know how much these additions really impact the overall experience. But based on what we know so far, the Series 8 seems like another step toward the Apple Watch becoming an even more comprehensive wellness device.
Apple leads the global smartwatch market with 29.3% of shipments in the second quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung follows in second place with 9.2% of the worldwide smartwatch shipments during the same period. Still, Apple faces increased competition. Even though Samsung trails far behind Apple in terms of shipments, Samsung saw 40% growth year over year, compared with Apple’s 8% growth, according to Counterpoint’s data.
In August, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Meanwhile, Google is expected to release its first smartwatch, the Pixel Watch, this fall. Google hasn’t revealed many details yet, but it seems to be positioning the Pixel Watch as a premium smartwatch similar to the Apple Watch.
Although the iPhone is Apple’s biggest moneymaker, products like the Apple Watch are an important part of the company’s business. The wearables, home and accessories division, which encompasses products like the Apple Watch and AirPods, is the company’s third largest business following the iPhone and digital services. Apple said in a quarterly earnings call in April that its wearables business is now the size of a Fortune 100 company.
Read more: Best Smartwatch for 2022
Apple Watch Series 8 Hands-On: New Sensors, Same Looks
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product.
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company’s annual fall product event on Wednesday. The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629) while the cellular version begins at $499. It’ll be available on Sept. 16 with preorders beginning immediately. Apple also announced the Apple Watch Ultra, which starts at $799, and a new version of the more affordable Apple Watch SE, starting at $249 and on preorder now. Here’s everything Apple announced at its Sept. 7 event.
The most significant change is the addition of a temperature sensor, marking the first time Apple has added a new health sensor to its smartwatch since the Series 6 arrived with blood oxygen saturation measurements in 2020. The new batch of Apple Watches, which includes the Series 8 as well as the new SE and Ultra models, are also the first to include car crash detection, further underscoring Apple’s emphasis on wellness and safety. The Apple Watch Ultra is a new rugged version of the Apple Watch aimed at athletes, while the SE is a refreshed version of Apple’s cheaper smartwatch.
Read more: Best Smartwatch for 2022
Temperature sensing and car crash detection
The Apple Watch Series 8’s temperature sensor is the biggest upgrade in this year’s watch. There are actually two sensors, one under the display and another on the back closer to the skin. This should improve accuracy by helping the watch distinguish your wrist temperature from other factors impacting the temperature in your environment. The watch measures your wrist temperature overnight every five seconds and tracks it in the Apple Health app.
Since this is a passive reading that happens overnight, I wasn’t able to try it in Apple’s demo room. But I did get to see how this information will be presented in the Health app. The app will show changes in your baseline temperature in a chart within the app, along with context about what the data means. The company says shifts in your baseline temperature could be indicative exercise, jet lag or illness. There’s also a new wrist temperature tile in the Health app’s summary section where you can tap into this data.
Apple’s Health app will show data from the Series 8’s temperature readings.
Lisa Eadicicco/CNET
Apple is positioning the temperature sensor as being most useful for tracking female health. The temperature sensors allow the Series 8 to provide retrospective ovulation estimates and improved period predictions.
The Apple Watch is also getting a new safety feature this year: Car crash detection. If the watch detects a crash, it will notify emergency services and the wearer’s emergency contacts if the wearer has been unresponsive for 10 seconds. This is only available in the Series 8, new SE and Ultra Apple Watch models because it leverages the upgraded gyroscope and accelerometer.
Apple/Screenshot by Sarah Lord/CNET
Go straight to the source for your Apple Watch Series 8 preorder and score three months of Apple Fitness Plus.
Low power mode
A description of Low Power Mode being shown on the Apple Watch Series 8.
Lisa Eadicicco/CNET
Another noteworthy addition is the Apple Watch’s low power mode, Apple says should prolong battery life for up to 36 hours for the Series 8. The new low power mode turns off features like the always on display and automatic workout detection to preserve functionality while extending battery life. Although Apple just announced the feature today, it will also be available for the Series 4 and higher. Otherwise, the Apple Watch’s battery life is generally the same at 18 hours.
The overall design of the Apple Watch seems generally unchanged this year. The Series 8’s size and overall shape remain the same, and it will be available in midnight, starlight, silver and Product Red with an aluminum casing. The stainless steel version, which I got to try during my time with it, will come in silver, graphite and gold.
The Apple Watch Series 8 stainless steel in gold
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Most of the Apple Watch Series 8’s most significant changes, like temperature sensing and low power mode, are under-the-hood changes rather than cosmetic upgrades. We’ll have to spend more time with the Series 8 to know how much these additions really impact the overall experience. But based on what we know so far, the Series 8 seems like another step toward the Apple Watch becoming an even more comprehensive wellness device.
Apple leads the global smartwatch market with 29.3% of shipments in the second quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung follows in second place with 9.2% of the worldwide smartwatch shipments during the same period.
Still, Apple faces increased competition. Even though Samsung trails far behind Apple in terms of shipments, Samsung saw 40% growth year over year, compared with Apple’s 8% growth, according to Counterpoint’s data.
In August, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Meanwhile, Google is expected to release its first smartwatch, the Pixel Watch, this fall. Google hasn’t revealed many details yet, but it seems to be positioning the Pixel Watch as a premium smartwatch similar to the Apple Watch.
Although the iPhone is Apple’s biggest moneymaker, products like the Apple Watch are an important part of the company’s business. The wearables, home and accessories division, which encompasses products like the Apple Watch and AirPods, is the company’s third largest business following the iPhone and then digital services. Apple said in a quarterly earnings call in April that its wearables business is now the size of a Fortune 100 company.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: Everything New, From Better Battery to Skin Temperature Sensors
What’s happening
Samsung’s newest watches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, are arriving Aug. 26. They feature better battery life and skin temperature sensors, and promise more durability.
Why it matters
Last year’s Samsung watch was the debut of Google’s new Wear OS, and smartwatches are in search of better battery life. But Google’s Pixel Watch is also coming this fall.
What’s next
Samsung’s preorders for the watch start now, but stay tuned for our full review. Meanwhile, many more competing watches are expected later this year.
The Galaxy Watch 5, revealed at Samsung’s Unpacked event Wednesday, is the company’s latest attempt to make the ultimate Android watch following last year’s Galaxy Watch 4. This time it’s coming with a bigger Pro model to go with it, with both models set for an Aug. 26 release alongside the new Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Fold 4 and Flip 4.
Last year’s watch served as the debut of Google’s new Wear OS 3 — which Samsung co-developed — and while it wasn’t perfect, it included an ambitious bunch of new health sensors that aimed to bring wrist-based bio-impedance and fat measurements to Samsung Health.
2022 is a whole new story. Google has the Pixel Watch arriving this fall, promising a blend of Fitbit and Google automatic smarts and design. Meanwhile, Samsung’s new watches are promising longer battery life over last year, a skin temperature sensor and a supposedly more durable sapphire crystal for the watch face instead of Gorilla Glass. The Pro model’s extra-beefy battery promises days-long wear between charges, a trend that Apple’s reported to follow on its next watch this fall.
Is the Watch 5 worth getting? Or, the Pro model? Or should you wait to see what the Pixel Watch is all about? Samsung’s first out of the gate on this year’s fall wave of watches, so let’s break down what it’s got. We can’t compare others yet, because they’re not here yet. But Samsung’s latest watch model looks like a more modest upgrade compared to last year, with only a few notable changes to the equation.
Price: A wide range, with some discounts
Samsung’s Bluetooth-only Watch 5 will start at $280 (£269, AU$495), with the LTE version starting at $330. But the bigger-battery titanium-cased Pro model starts at $450 (£394, AU$725), or $500 for the LTE version. Samsung’s offering some trade-in discounts on preorders: $75 off the Watch 5, or $125 off the Pro if an “eligible” watch is traded in, along with a $50 credit for accessories. Other retailers may end up having sales and trade-in discounts, too.
The titanium-cased Pro model has a very large battery, and a higher price.
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Battery life: An extra boost
The previous Watch 4 had a 361-mAh battery for the 44mm size, or 247 mAh for the 40mm version. The Watch 5 has a 410-mAh battery in the 44mm size, or 284 mAh in the smaller model. That should theoretically give a bit more battery life, although who knows how much specifically; the last Watch 4 tended to last about two days or so on my wrist.
The bigger jump comes in the new Watch 5 Pro model, which has a huge 590-mAh battery. That could mean three days of battery life, depending on use. Samsung is pitching the oversized Pro (with its higher cost and titanium case) at runners using GPS, or outdoorsy people who might want extra durability and battery life.
Skin temperature: Another watch joins the trend
Samsung’s Watch 5 has the heart rate sensors, bioimpedance electrical sensor and ECG sensor of the previous Watch 4, but the infrared-based skin temperature sensor is new — to Samsung watches, at least. Temperature sensing has been a recent trend in wearables: Fitbit’s watches have had it for a couple of years, Amazon’s Halo bands have it, the Oura ring has it and Apple’s next watch is reported to have it.
Skin temperature will be added to the rest of Samsung’s health metrics to build out different ways to perceive wellness changes, but it’s unclear in what way it might evolve. Based on previous experience with other skin temperature sensors, this is how they work: the results are relative, not specific, focused more on changes over time than any specific thermometer-like reading. I’ve found that it could help pre-sense a possible sickness, but how Samsung uses it remains to be seen.
The look of the Galaxy Watch 5, in general, remains the same.
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Design: Familiar (and a bit bigger for the Pro)
The Watch 5 looks to have similar dimensions to the last Watch 4 models, but a few grams heavier for both sizes. Color options include graphite, sapphire, pink gold and silver.
Meanwhile, the bigger-battery Watch 5 Pro is notably larger, with an extra millimeter in thickness, and extra millimeter-plus in length and width over the 44mm Watch 5. At 46.5 grams, it’s significantly heavier, creeping towards nearly twice the weight of last year’s 40mm Watch 4 (25.9 grams). The titanium case design comes in either black or gray, with a D-buckle on the sport band.
Samsung’s adding a bunch of new watch faces this year, on top of a collection that already were pretty excellent last year. These watch faces and their colors will offer up most of the customized looks for most people, anyway.
One thing that does appear to be gone, though, is that physical rotating bezel that was on the classic Watch 4 design. Samsung’s touch bezel is now the default way of interacting, but the company will keep the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in the lineup if you want a watch with a physical dial.
More durable?
Samsung has moved to sapphire crystal for the Watch 5, which it’s promised will be 60% harder. Will that mean better scratch resistance, or improved durability from shattering?
The Watch 5 Pro is, of course, promising an even better sapphire crystal, plus a titanium case around the watch (versus aluminum on the regular Watch 5).
Other specs
Both watches have optional LTE models with cellular onboard (no 5G this year, although no other watch has 5G either), plus 5 ATM of water resistance for swimming. The same array of health sensors are in both models including ECG, heart rate, temperature and bioimpedance sensors. The watches also include 16GB of storage for music or apps, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2.
Notably, neither watch uses Qualcomm’s recently announced Snapdragon W5 chip, which promises better battery life and is coming to other Wear OS watches later this year. Instead, Samsung’s using its own dual-core Exynos W920 1.18GHz processor, which looks to be the same as last year’s Watch 4. Watch processors aren’t the sort of things most people eagerly look forward to, and it’s unknown yet how much better Qualcomm’s new chipset could be.
Android only, but more specifically made for Samsung phones
Much like the Galaxy Watch 4 last year (and other new Wear OS 3 watches we know of), the Watch 5 won’t work with iOS. It’s only for Android phones (according to Samsung, Android 8 or higher, with more than 1.5GB of RAM). But, more specifically, its ECG, stress and bioimpedance sensors only work with Samsung phones. Last year, these health features needed Samsung phones to work, too.
If this remains true, it’s a big limit to how appealing the Watch 5 will be to most Android phone owners: it’s worth waiting for Google’s Pixel Watch, which is expected by the end of the year, to see how its health features compare. The biggest difference with Samsung’s newest watch this year is that it won’t be the only Wear OS 3 watch around anymore.
DJI Mini 3 Pro leak shows obstacle avoidance sensors and a slightly bigger battery
The rumored DJI Mini 3 Pro may come with some substantial upgrades over its non-Pro predecessor, including obstacle avoidance sensors and a larger battery, as indicated by leaked images and a video of the new drone (via TechRadar).
Self-described DJI investigator Jasper Ellens posted the leaked pictures and video to Twitter. There are two large sensors on the front of the device to help avoid obstacles, as well as two downward-facing sensors to prevent ground collisions. If true, this is a welcome addition to the beginner-friendly drone series — the DJI Mini 2 only has ground detection sensors.
This is the new #DJI #Mini3Pro. It has a bigger 2453 mAh battery. Improved 3-axis gimbal and camera E24 F1.7. Huge front and ground sensors and … new backwards sensors. Weight: 249g. Time to sell your Mini 2. I expect a announcement in a few weeks. pic.twitter.com/CvW9YfmkRg
— Jasper Ellens – 27 Leaks (@JasperEllens) April 2, 2022
In terms of its camera, the leak shows a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.7, which should result in a brighter image and improved low-light performance when compared to the f/2.8 lens on the DJI Mini 2. The camera’s mounted to a redesigned three-axis gimbal that’s placed off to one side, potentially allowing users to shoot vertical videos suitable for posting on social platforms.
The DJI Mini 3 Pro may have a slightly longer flight time, as the leak indicates an upgraded 2,453mAh battery. For comparison, the DJI Mini 2 has a 2,250 mAh battery and a flight time of 31 minutes, so we may see a small improvement with the Mini 3 Pro.
Despite the upgrades, the DJI Mini 3 Pro will still maintain its sub-250 gram weight, letting users fly it without having to register it with the Federal Aviation Administration. It’s unclear whether the DJI Mini 3 Pro will drop its entry-level price tag for something a bit more expensive to go along with its new “Pro” label and features, or if DJI plans to release a non-Pro model as well.
A lot of questions still remain about the rumored drone — like its frame rate or Ocusync 3.0 support — but we may not have to wait much longer to find out. Ellens predicts DJI may announce the drone in the next few weeks.
Apple’s AR headset reportedly uses 3D sensors for hand tracking
Apple’s widely rumored upcoming mixed reality headset will make use of 3D sensors for advanced hand tracking, according to analyst Ming-chi Kuo, whose latest research note has been reported on by MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The headset is said to have four sets of 3D sensors, compared to the iPhone’s single unit, which should give it more accuracy than the TrueDepth camera array currently used for Face ID.
According to Kuo, the structured light sensors can detect objects as well as “dynamic detail change” in the hands, comparable to how Face ID is able to figure out facial expressions to generate Animoji. “Capturing the details of hand movement can provide a more intuitive and vivid human-machine UI,” he writes, giving the example of a virtual balloon in your hand flying away once the sensors detect that your fist is no longer clenched. Kuo believes the sensors will be able to detect objects from up to 200 percent further away than the iPhone’s Face ID.
Meta’s Quest headsets are capable of hand tracking, but it’s not a core feature of the platform and it relies on conventional monochrome cameras. Kuo’s note doesn’t mention whether Apple’s headset will use physical controllers as well as hand tracking. Bloomberg reported in January that Apple was testing hand tracking for the device.
Kuo also this week provided some details on what could come after Apple’s first headset. While he expects the first model to weigh in at around 300-400 grams (~0.66-0.88lbs), a “significantly lighter” second-generation model with an updated battery system and faster processor is said to be planned for 2024. The first model will arrive sometime next year, according to Kuo, and Apple reportedly expects it to sell about three million units in 2023. That suggests the initial product may well be expensive and aimed at early adopters.
Smartphone sensors can be used to detect if you are high on marijuana with 90 percent accuracy
Determining when someone is too high to drive is a problem that has evaded the chemists, psychiatrists, law enforcement agents and public policy makers.
Scientists explained to Daily Mail Online why the most scientific tests may not be the best way to determine how high is too high and the unique chemistry that makes marijuana a drug-screening enigma.
Some are unique to the drug, but one is true of just about any substance: tolerance.
Depending on how often and in what doses someone uses any substance, the amount it takes to for the drink or drug to have an effect varies drastically.
So, people with medical marijuana prescriptions, for example, who might smoke weed every day, seem totally unaffected and breezily pass a field sobriety test – which involves tests for coordination and balance, like walking the line, as well as some for memory and attention – even though they’ve recently ingested lots of the drug.
Beyond that, marijuana moves through the body in a very different way from alcohol.
Marijuana – more specifically, its psychoactive component – leaves the blood very quickly, but it lingers in the fat and brain, meaning its cognitive effects do, too.
According to Dr Richard Clark, director of the division of medical toxicology at the University of California, San Diego, marijuana may even move from these tissues back into the blood days later in ‘chronic’ smokers.
And just to add an extra level of difficulty, the THC in increasingly popular edibles gets converted quickly to anther compound in the stomach, so a THC test might not even detect it, even when a high was in full effect.
Blood and urine tests are available, but sometimes a long time passes between when someone is pulled over and when the test can be administered.
There are two recently developed breathalyzers for THC – one from Hound Labs and another from Cannabix – and several other tests in development, but these face the same challenges of disparity between blood level and actual high.
‘Field sobriety testing introduces subjectivity into something you’d really like to be subjective,’ says Dr Hall.
For now, however, no method is perfect.
‘So what does it all mean,’ Hall said, ‘except it’s better to drive completely sober.’
-Natalie Rahhal, Deputy Health Editor for Dailymail.com
Kuo: Apple Watch Series 8 to have body temperature sensors
We are just days away from the official announcement of the new Apple Watch Series 7, which is expected to have a brand new flat design. Meanwhile, reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today shared some hints about what to expect for Apple Watch Series 8 in 2022 and also for future versions of AirPods.
As Apple has been more focused on working on the new Apple Watch Series 7 design, rumors suggest that this year’s version will not have any major changes when it comes to health sensors. For instance, the company has been testing a blood glucose monitor for Apple Watch, but all evidence points to that feature being delayed.
According to Kuo, the demand for Apple Watch Series 8 may be high next year despite all the design changes coming to this year’s Series 7. That’s because the addition of new health sensors that won’t be included in this year’s Apple Watch should make customers consider the upgrade.
The analyst mentioned in an investor note seen by 9to5Mac that the next-generation Apple Watch will have temperature measurement capabilities, which would let users check their body temperature using just their watch. This is not the first time this feature has been rumored, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said last month that “we may see a body-temperature sensor” in next year’s Apple Watch.
In addition to the Apple Watch, Kuo also made a brief comment about the future of AirPods. The analyst believes that Apple will add health features to its truly wireless earphones in about two years. However, it’s unclear what those features are and which models of AirPods will get them.
Earlier this year, a Bloomberg report revealed that Apple is working on a second-generation AirPods Pro with “new motion sensors to enable onboard fitness tracking.” The report says that the new AirPods Pro will arrive in 2022.
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