Popular Science October 18, 2020
It’s almost like wearing your doctor around your wrist. Your smartwatch can tell you more than you might think.
Smartwatches started out as a shortcut to check your messages and alerts without pulling your phone out, but they’ve evolved to become so much more. Now, when you attach a wearable to your wrist, you’re not only carrying an extension of your phone, but also a device that helps you monitor your health and wellbeing.
And just as you can use your smartwatch’s stats to celebrate a full week of going to bed early, your device can also help you spot and tackle some common health issues.
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