There are several caveats against connected watches

Irish sports science expert Caleb Doherty demystifies connected health gadgets. It reveals the strengths, but also the drawbacks, of these devices. With LéNA, discover the best of European journalism.
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By Christian Brünger (“Tribune de Genève”)

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toThe imposing Apple Watch on Cailbhe Doherty's wrist is testimony to that: the professor from University College Dublin knows his stuff so he can try it himself. His field of study focuses on the effectiveness of wearable computing and the integration of mobile technologies into healthcare systems.

The researcher and his colleagues conducted a large study entitled Keeping up with wearables (Keep up with connected objects). How do these connected devices, used by millions of people, work? The main observation of this study based on data from 430,465 people, including 43% women: The results are sometimes so different that there are still rough estimates, and therefore the reliability of certain brands or models cannot be concluded.



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