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‘Fall detection’ is under fire – why a new lawsuit could hit Apple, Samsung and Google smartwatches and even spark an import ban

Tech firm UnaliWear is suing Apple, Google, Garmin and Samsung At issue is the use of fall detection tech on some of the best smartwatches If UnaliWear wins, there could be huge ramifications for the ...
AppleInsider

Apple under legal attack over fall detection tech

Fall detection wearable specialist UnaliWear says that Apple Watch and just about every other smartwatch ever made infringes on its fall detection patents. It's in for a long and costly battle. There ...
9to5Mac

ITC opens patent investigation over Apple Watch fall detection

Investigation stems from a complaint filed by Texas-based company UnaliWear, and targets several other wearables. Here are the details. In recent years, the Apple Watch has faced multiple patent ...
Wareable

ITC opens investigation into Apple, Garmin, and Google over fall detection

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has officially voted to launch an investigation into the biggest names in the wearables industry, following a patent infringement complaint over ...
MobiHealthNews

Apple Watch Series 4 will have FDA-cleared ECG, fall detection

Well, we finally know what cardiac project Apple was talking with the FDA about two years ago. Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams announced today at Apple's special event in Cupertino that ...
MobiHealthNews

FallCall Solutions secures seed funding for Apple Watch-based PERS, fall detection

Trumbull, Connecticut-based FallCall Solutions has raised a sub-$1 million seed round from Connecticut Ventures to develop a pure software-based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) for the Apple ...