I don’t think we should have patents on tech that helps us live longer, healthier, etc
That sums up the entirety of my concern actually :). Don’t care about apple watches one bit, but I’d absolutely love to be able to buy my wife a watch that’ll monitor her blood sugar in real time. From what I understand, it’s close to existing, but is being stalled by governments (not just US either) due to concerns about accuracy (preventing dangerous spikes and lows doesn’t require medical grade accuracy…).
That sums up the entirety of my concern actually :). Don’t care about apple watches one bit, but I’d absolutely love to be able to buy my wife a watch that’ll monitor her blood sugar in real time. From what I understand, it’s close to existing, but is being stalled by governments (not just US either) due to concerns about accuracy (preventing dangerous spikes and lows doesn’t require medical grade accuracy…).