roake

charlesn said:

roake said:

teejay2012 said:

tech_traveller said:

I am glad. Whether you like or dislike Apple, medical devices should have some exception to other product categories.

That being said, I hope Masimo gets reimbursed for their troubles.

Masimo has become a bit of a troll and it seems the ITC has over reached on their decision.

From iMore, Florian Mueller is a  patent expert and legal expert has written, “Apple sometimes engages in bullying, but the ITC’s attack is gratuitous, disingenuous and irresponsible,” noting the ITC’s own record shows that Apple created the disputed pulse oxymetry technology independently and that Masimo “tactically designed the patents-in-suit after Apple’s independent innovation, and more than 10 years after the original applications, in order to read on the relevant Apple Watch feature.”

I think Masimo should get 'rewarded' for the trouble they have caused themselves and their shareholders LOL. They have spent 100 million on this and they only make 120 million a year in profit!

Likely, one component of the non-disclosed decision includes reimbursement of Masimo’s legal fees, since they legally prevailed.  Apple will have done everything they could to make this process “not worth it” for Masimo to discourage them from trying to sue Apple for whatever solution they come up with.

I’m in the medical field.  Masimo is high quality (if still overpriced) equipment.  We have a couple of generic finger pulse-oximeters that are $15 each on Amazon.  We recently got a similar one from Masimo that was well over $300 for the same functionality.  

The difference?  Masimo is sold as a medical device where the generic one is not.  They are both accurate, but in the hospital, we are required to use the medically certified ones.

The Masimo one is very well made with high-quality materials, but I would rather replace the $15 unit a couple times that pay more than 20 times that cost for the “nice” one.

If you're in the medical field, which I have to doubt based on what you posted, I hope to never experience whatever facility you're in. You think the difference between Chinese sweatshop junk tech being sold on Amazon and medical grade equipment is that the latter is much more expensive because it's "nice?" The reason you're required to use approved medical devices in hospitals is because their accuracy and performance is certified, thereby generating data that can be trusted.... which is kind of essential in a hospital, no? Sure, that $15 SXHMZLY Pulse Oximeter you bought on Amazon "might" be accurate. Or it might not. Or it might sometimes be accurate and sometimes not. Inconsistency is a hallmark of cheap measuring devices. Whatever the case, the manufacturer sure isn't certifying anything. Meaning: you can never really trust the data it provides. And if you do trust an inaccurate reading, what's at stake could be a lot more than spending $15 for a new piece of junk... you could easily jeopardize a patient's health or their life. But you'd know this if you were in the medical field. 

I think it’s safe to say I know what I’m talking about.  No, I didn’t say we bought *random* cheap oximeters.  I said we have generic cheap ones that cost $15 on Amazon.  These correlate extremely well with bedside, continuous pulse ox monitors.

Is the Apple Watch pulse-oximeter “junk”?  Surely you know that, just like our $15 pulse ox, the oximeter in the Apple Watch is NOT certified as a medical device, right?  By your logic, that makes it worthless garbage.

teejay2012 said:

tech_traveller said:

I am glad. Whether you like or dislike Apple, medical devices should have some exception to other product categories.

That being said, I hope Masimo gets reimbursed for their troubles.

Masimo has become a bit of a troll and it seems the ITC has over reached on their decision.

From iMore, Florian Mueller is a  patent expert and legal expert has written, “Apple sometimes engages in bullying, but the ITC’s attack is gratuitous, disingenuous and irresponsible,” noting the ITC’s own record shows that Apple created the disputed pulse oxymetry technology independently and that Masimo “tactically designed the patents-in-suit after Apple’s independent innovation, and more than 10 years after the original applications, in order to read on the relevant Apple Watch feature.”

I think Masimo should get 'rewarded' for the trouble they have caused themselves and their shareholders LOL. They have spent 100 million on this and they only make 120 million a year in profit!

Likely, one component of the non-disclosed decision includes reimbursement of Masimo’s legal fees, since they legally prevailed.  Apple will have done everything they could to make this process “not worth it” for Masimo to discourage them from trying to sue Apple for whatever solution they come up with.

I’m in the medical field.  Masimo is high quality (if still overpriced) equipment.  We have a couple of generic finger pulse-oximeters that are $15 each on Amazon.  We recently got a similar one from Masimo that was well over $300 for the same functionality.  

blastdoor said:

Elon Musk dreams of turning X into the “everything app” including financial services. He will fail. But Apple will succeed — the everything app will just be the iPhone plus Apple services. 

He will not fail.

So… if I decide to buy, I may have to travel hundreds of miles to be “fitted” if I want to give Apple my money?

My two major issues are:

     1. Did Apple just cripple the “world phone” capabilities?  There are very good reasons to change sims when you travel to certain countries, such as a) local plans are FAR cheaper in most cases, b) better access to cell networks - in some countries you theoretically have access on the mainstream networks, but in some areas only the small networks have good coverage (and AT&T, T-mobile, etc. isn’t necessarily supported), and c) having a local number which reduces confusion and increases convenience for locals (such as family or clients) to call you.  I thought the 1 physical + e-sim was the most flexible option.  I wonder if they will have another version for some countries that offer the physical sim slot.
     2. Is the max storage 512gb when it was previously 1TB?!?  They announced storage “up to a terabyte.”  But in both the order screens and the tech specs for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, there are maximum storage options of 512gb.   My trusty old iPhone 13 Pro Max has 1TB of storage.  Maybe these are errors on the site that they will correct.

Other than those issues, I feel like this is a decent upgrade over the 13.  I especially like the new cameras.

i would still love to see under-the-display Touch ID (with a “poison finger” option).

I would also love to have the ability to utilize the Apple Pencil’s features with the iPhone.  I know there are things they have said to suggest it’s not coming, but I still want it.

Off-topic, argh!  Why does Appleinsider’s text box for entering posts always scroll to the top when we select a word by double-tapping, then try to move a selection dot to include more text (ex. select an entire sentence)?  This makes editing painful and, at least for me, discourages posting.  This only occurs for me on Appleinsider.com.  Is there a solution to this issue on the iPhone?

UPDATE #1: Storage issue no longer an issue
Now I see the 1TB option.  Either I did something wonky the first time around, or the page was corrected.  Could be either!

UPDATE #2: WTF, Apple!?!
Taken directly from the FAQ at the bottom of the official Apple iPhone 14 Pro page: "iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models will arrive ready to activate with eSIM.* Note, these models cannot activate with a physical SIM." and "*Not all carriers support eSIM. Use of eSIM in iPhone may be disabled when purchased from some carriers."

I did see someone stating the "international version" would have a physical SIM tray and not be limited to eSIM only.  Is that true?  If so, how do I get THAT version of the phone?  I travel!

I made  a new post with just that latter info and question just to highlight it.