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Apple Watch activity accuracy gets mixed scores in new study
If you’ve ever wondered how much faith you can place in those colored rings and other exercise data, a new...
If you’ve ever wondered how much faith you can place in those colored rings and other exercise data, a new study of Apple Watch activity accuracy has revealed a mix of good news and bad. University of Mississippi professor Minsoo Kang and doctoral student Ju-Pil Cho reviewed 56 studies that compared the Apple Watch to trusted reference tools in measuring energy burned, heart rate and step counts […] As CNET notes, the limitations of consumer wearables means that error rates anywhere below 10% are considered “excellent.” Heart-rate and step-counts both fall into this category.
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