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The Apple Watch’s SpO2 sensor that allows wearers to measure their blood oxygen levels was impressive when it first debuted, but it may be even more accurate than initially marketed. According to a ...

Fitbit launched its first proper smartwatch in 2017. The Ionic, along with most of its recent wearables, features a dormant SpO2 sensor that can be used for blood oxygen tracking. More users are now ...

If you own a Fitbit Charge 3, Ionic, Versa, Versa Lite, or Versa 2, it's time to check the app for a new Estimated Oxygen Variation Graph. The graph will display your blood's oxygen level, using the ...

Oxygen is absorbed by a protein in your blood called hemoglobin. When you breathe, your lungs load up blood cells with oxygen, then the pumping of your heart circulates the oxygen-rich blood through ...

One of the most important metrics on a Fitbit tracker is the Estimated Oxygen Variation – and now that every tracker is fitted with an SpO2 sensor, everyone can take advantage. Blood oxygen can be ...

Fitbit announced the Charge 4 this month last year as its most advanced fitness tracker with built-in GPS and SpO2. Data from the latter sensor was previously only accessible in the Fitbit app, but ...

Huawei Band 4 launched last October in China for 199 Yuan ($28). It later landed the Indian shores in late January for the same price tag of ₹1,999 ($28). Now, the fitness tracker is receiving a new ...

UMIDIGI announces a new smartwatch called UFit with SpO2 sensor, which is usually not found on smartwatches including the popular Apple Watch. Priced at $29.99, it is currently the cheapest wearable ...

GE HealthCare is recalling 7559 TruSignal arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) sensors because of problems that may reduce defibrillation energy, expose patients to unintended voltage, or give inaccurate ...