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Pixel Watch 'Loss of Pulse Detection' And Philip K. Dick
A nifty feature is now available on Google Pixel watches - Loss of Pulse detection is now being rolled out in the United States on Google Pixel 3.
(Google Pixel Watch 3 Loss of Pulse detection)
The watch uses an AI-based algorithm and signals from the existing multipath heart rate sensor (the flashing green light on the back of the watch) to monitor your pulse. If it suspects your pulse was lost, additional sensor signals will be activated to search for the pulse or identify movement.When nothing is detected, the watch prompts you with an initial check-in. If you don't respond to the message on the watch and no motion is detected, a loud alarm will play, and a countdown will appear on the screen. Then, an emergency services call is placed on your LTE smartwatch or phone. An automated message about the loss of pulse and your location will be shared with emergency operators.
Philip K. Dick fans will recognize that a favorite phildickian device is now possible - the death-rattle file from his 1965 novel The Zap Gun:
"I note everything, Lars. Yes, it's in my death-rattle file." Death-rattle ... the fireproof, Third-World-War proof, Titanian bolecricket-proof, well-hidden file-cases which were rigged to detonate in the event of Morris' death. He carried on his person a triggering mechanism sensitive to his heartbeat. Even Lars did not know where the files currently existed...
What an amazing world we live in!
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