Mobvoi says its newest fitness tracker is the first to track arterial health
The Mobvoi TicWatch GTH Pro claims to measure long-term heart health. | Image: Mobvoi While smartwatches have generally opted to measure heart health through EKGs, Mobvoi announced today it's taking a different tack. The company claims its latest fitness tracker, the TicWatch GTH Pro, can measure a person's long-term arterial health.
The watch was developed over two years in partnership with global health tech firm Cardie X. According to Mobvoi, the $99 TicWatch GTH Pro introduces a new Arty Heart Health" analytics platform that noninvasively measures central arterial waveforms. It's essentially measuring the strength of your pulse to deliver insights about your heart health. While the watch does not measure your blood pressure, the platform is based on tech that measures central and brachial blood pressure data. Experts...