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  • Apple versus Samsung smartphone patent trial not over, $533M jury ruling contested

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    Sadly this will go all the way to the Supremes (Again).

    Probably not, since the Supremes aren't obligated to rule on any of these types of issues. I haven't seen the court docs Samsung has filed, but it's probably not a significant legal issue with national implications. The Court only has limited time every year for 100 or so cases, so this isn't going to make the docket.
    jony0

  • New microchip could bring portable spectroscopy to iPhone, Apple Watch

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    AppleZulu said:
    How great would it be if your watch could be used to monitor blood glucose levels on an ongoing basis? 

    The challenge, of course, is that such a function would necessarily be regulated as a medical device,...
    Everything you say is correct, as things currently stand, and rightly so. You can't have people relying on their watch for critical health information if the device providing it is not safe, effective, and consistently reliable.

    The good news is that I believe the rapid state of improvement of such software and hardware make such medicalized devices universally acceptable (over-the-counter) in 10 years. 
    badmonk