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[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co. is exploring the development of noninvasive blood sugar monitor (glucose monitoring) and continuous blood pressure checking, setting its sights on ambitious health-care goals in a race with Apple Inc. and other tech giants.The work is part of a broader push to put health features in a range of devices, including its just-announced Galaxy Ring, said Samsung executive Hon Pak, who is overseeing the effort. The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home. Health tracking is already a key selling point of smartphones and watches, with Samsung, Apple and Alphabet Inc.'s Google using the features to attract and retain customers. Creating sensors for continuous bl...

[ad_1] Apple Inc., which is poised to launch its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on Feb. 2, is already envisioning future workplace applications for the device, including using it for surgery, aircraft repair and teaching students. In a video sent to employees this week, Apple executives Mike Rockwell and Alan Dye discussed the product's development, as well as potential growth areas for the still-nascent technology. Bloomberg News obtained a transcript of the conversation, which came just before Apple began accepting preorders for the Vision Pro on Friday. When asked about some “cool” ways that people could use the $3,499 Vision Pro, Rockwell cited health care, training and education as key areas. “Oftentimes, surgeons struggle to look at displays during procedures, where information ...

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Samsung Races Apple to Develop Blood Sugar Monitor That Doesn’t Break Skin

Apple Vision Pro Future Growth Areas: Surgery, Aircraft Repair, Teaching