{"id":338424,"date":"2017-04-15T02:42:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1477109"},"modified":"2017-04-15T02:42:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T18:42:34","slug":"alphabets-verily-offers-a-more-serious-take-on-health-monitoring-wearables-with-the-study-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/alphabets-verily-offers-a-more-serious-take-on-health-monitoring-wearables-with-the-study-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet\u2019s Verily offers a more serious take on health monitoring wearables with the Study Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Designed with long-term medical research in mind, the Study Watch<\/a> has a vastly different set of hardware requirements than your standard smart watch. The device was designed by Verily<\/a>, the \u201cV\u201d in Google\u2019s Alphabet, which is devoted to serious medical studies like MS observation and contact lenses capable of monitoring wearers\u2019 glucose level.<\/p>\n

The Study Watch will likewise be tasked with some important research, gathering vital signs for on-going work like the Personalized Parkinson\u2019s Project, which is investigating patterns in the disease\u2019s progression and identifying\u00a0the building blocks for a potential cure.<\/p>\n

The unassuming wearable will also be used for Baseline, a previously announced study dating back to 2014, which is designed to track the long-term vitals of 175 individuals, in an attempt to build<\/a> \u201cthe fullest picture of what a healthy human being should be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google was the target of some online criticism when it referred to that project as a \u201cmoonshot,\u201d a term the company has traditionally reserved for wild-eyed projects\u00a0like self-driving cars and internet-delivering weather balloons. But while it doesn\u2019t possess the glitz of those undertakings, it does point to the broader mission statement of Verily, to \u201ccollect and organize health data, then creating interventions and platforms that put insights derived from that health data to use for more holistic care management.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Study Watch, accordingly, doesn\u2019t possess the pizzazz of Google\u2019s consumer electronics offerings, but from the sound of the company\u2019s rundown, it\u2019s built to be a workhorse. And the fact that it looks and acts like a standard wrist watch goes a ways toward making the data collection process less obtrusive than more traditional\u00a0vital-gathering devices. And honestly, it\u2019s not bad looking.<\/p>\n

The device sports a heavy-lifting process designed for real-time algorithmic computations. It\u2019s also got a slew of sensors for collecting a lot more data that your standard heart rate monitoring smartwatch.<\/p>\n

\u201cMultiple physiological and environmental sensors are designed to measure relevant signals for studies spanning cardiovascular, movement disorders, and other areas,\u201d says Verily in a post announcing the device. \u201cExamples include electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, electrodermal activity, and inertial movements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Battery life is also key here, as the device is meant to be worn for long stretches. Verily\u00a0says it\u2019s able to get a week on the device, thanks to what looks to be an e-ink-style always-on display. There\u2019s also lot of on-board storage, so users don\u2019t have to sync the device too often, which ought to help with the aforementioned unobtrusiveness.<\/p>\n

The official announcement of the device is pretty perfectly time, arriving a day after rumors<\/a> surfaced suggesting that Apple is getting more seriously into healthcare with a secret project designed to monitor glucose levels in diabetic patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Designed with long-term medical research in mind, the Study Watch has a vastly different set of hardware requirements than your standard smart watch. The device was designed by Verily, the “V” in Google’s Alphabet, which is devoted to serious medical studies like MS observation and contact lenses capable of monitoring wearers’ glucose level. The Study Watch will likewise… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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