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Samsung uses Galaxy Watch and Health app for ‘Health Project’
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its ‘Health Collaboration Project’ aimed at presenting new healthcare trends in everyday life through its Samsung.com eFood Hall. For this project, Samsung utilized the Galaxy Watch and the Samsung Health app and collaborated with Hyundai Green Food’s healthy food ‘Greeting.’
Utilizing Galaxy Watch and Samsung Health App for Personalized Health Services
The project aims to offer consumers integrated services ranging from smart healthcare to personalized diet management services. Users of the Galaxy Watch 5 series and Watch 4 series can conveniently measure their body composition at any time and check the results in the Samsung Health app. Based on the data measured at the Samsung.com eFood Hall, customers can purchase healthcare food that suits them.
The Samsung.com eFood Hall sells about 80 healthcare foods based on the three major nutrients tandanji (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) in collaboration with nutrition experts from Hyundai Green Food. The platform also plans to further strengthen its expertise in healthcare food by introducing specialized diets for diet control and disease-specific diets during the first half of the year.
Personalized Health Food Purchases at Samsung.com’s e-Food Hall
Samsung.com eFood Hall is a shopping platform with a differentiated concept of a ‘home appliance restaurant’ that connects home appliances and food. It presents a unique experience in connection with Samsung Electronics’ kitchen appliances. As the ‘Healthy Pleasure (pleasant health management)’ trend, which makes managing health fun and comfortable, is spreading, various user experiences will be provided based on health data measured by the Galaxy Watch and the Samsung Health app.
Samsung plans to introduce an integrated smart healthcare solution that connects exercise to diet, such as easily ordering recommended meals at the eFood Hall and providing customized recipes. Through this project, Samsung aims to provide a comprehensive healthcare solution for its users, making healthcare management more accessible and convenient.
To celebrate the launch of the ‘Health Collaboration Project,’ the Samsung Electronics eFood Hall is offering ‘Greeting’s representative tandanji products to the first 300 people on a first-come, first-served basis. The products offered include the ‘Clean It Salad Set,’ ‘High Protein Protein Up Set,’ and ‘Fat Down Set’ at a 50% discount.
Connecting Exercise to Diet: Smart Healthcare Solution
In addition, the ‘eFood Hall Family Week’ event will be held until the 14th of next month in celebration of Family Month, where customers can purchase family health foods at unconventional prices. Existing and new members of Samsung Electronics membership can use special coupons to purchase high-protein nutritious foods such as beef soup, bulgogi, protein snacks, and bottled water for 100 won. Purchases are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10:00 am every Tuesday, and shipping costs are separate. Only one item per person can be purchased during the entire event period.
Vice President Kim Seong-wook, Head of Marketing Team at Samsung Electronics Korea, said,
“We introduced the Health Collaboration Project as consumer demand for fun and convenient health management anytime, anywhere increased.” We hope that the entire family will create a healthy daily life through the Samsung.com e-food hall, where you can purchase care food.”
Samsung is actively looking forward to expanding its wearable smartwatch family by adding one more member to the line called the Galaxy Watch 7, which is expected to arrive with the Exynos W1000 3nm. On the other hand, the existence of the Galaxy Watch FE is also confirmed.
The next-generation Galaxy Watch 7 is supposed to be introduced at the Galaxy Unpacked event in July, consisting of three variants, including an “Ultra” model that could be the first smartwatch with a 3nm chipset. However, another affordable model is also rumored to be in the line called the Galaxy Watch FE.
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Initially, the rumors teased the fan community that the forthcoming Galaxy Watch 7 series’ three model could arrive with a 3nm Exynoss W940 chipset. If the new reports are to be believed, the upcoming watches will still be the first Samsung smartwatches with a 3nm chip, but the chip might be named the Exynos W1000 by contrast.
The predecessor series Galaxy Watch 6 lineup arrived with the 5nm Exynos W930, and according to the new reports, the latest Exynos W1000 should bring 12% more enhancement in performance as well as energy efficiency. If the reports come true, then Samsung will introduce the Galaxy Watch FE alongside the Galaxy Watch 7.
The Galaxy Watch FE is expected to be more affordable, similar to the recently launched Fan Edition phones and tablets such as the Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, Galaxy S23 FE, and Galaxy Buds FE. The reports from Android Headlines are revealing the two popped-up firmware models on the Samsung servers: the SM-R866 version, which was actually already looked at previously as an LTE variant, and the SM-R861 version with the R861XXU0AXE5/R8610XM0AXE5 firmware, which is expected to be a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth variant.
It seems that the forthcoming Galaxy Watch FE may feature a lot of similar specs as the Galaxy Watch 4; for instance, a 1.2- or 1.4-inch AMOLED display, an Exynos Wg20 SoC, and more.
Samsung is actively working on expanding the Galaxy Watch’s functionalities for users’ convenience. The company has filed a US patent for continuous atrial fibrillation detection through PPG ECG signal translation.
Many smartwatches available on the market perform atrial fibrillation (AFib) spot checks using an ECG sensor, but unfortunately, continuous AFib data is impossible without a medical monitor. A week ago, Samsung patented a plan to convert that for the forthcoming Galaxy Watch 7 by employing a generative AI model.
Initially spotted by Wareable, the US patent “System and method for continuous atrial fibrillation detection via PPG to ECG signal translation” would “translate PPG signals to corresponding ECG waveforms.”
Samsung got FDA consent for the passive detection of irregular heart rhythms. Samsung, such as Fitbit, Apple, and Withings, can use their watches to monitor irregular heart rhythms. Although this is not a diagnosis tool, It is only capable of suggesting a potential issue and requires confirmation with a proper ECG reading.
Samsung’s patented PPG-to-ECG mechanism would offer more definitive data at all times, making it more possible to catch the lead-up to serious heart conditions such as arrhythmia and heart failure. The patent describes that “conventional models” can only count on “long-term relationships” between PPG heart rhythm data and possible ECG results. Along with its GenAI models, Samsung assures that it will create a “first-order Markov relationship” between them for better accuracy.
Samsung’s patent confesses that by using generative AI, “fake information may be introduced, which affects an AFib detection result.” The giant decided to solve this by “incorporating prior knowledge in terms of probabilistic graphical models” so that it is “robust to noise,” also known as irrelevant or misleading details.
The generative AI plan of Samsung might make heart health data available to Google since it typically relies on Gemini AI.
The Korean brand ‘Samsung’ introduces smartwatches along with the software gap between promise and premium! Now, deep down, it is gearing up to expand its smart wearable family by introducing a brand new Galaxy Smartwatch lineup within the next few months.
Galaxy smartwatch enthusiasts, the giants are cooking something new for you all, as Samsung is expected to release a new Galaxy Watch lineup or at least one in the upcoming weeks. However, a premium smartwatch model might not be the answer to each query that’s holding Galaxy Watches back.
It’s possible that a premium smartwatch with a more polished design could be a blessing or a curse for the Korean giants. Samsung Galaxy Watches, such as non-classic ones, can look like playthings, whereas the software also doesn’t give an experience like a high-end One UI, which it should.
One UI Watch performance appears unexciting, and the UI can sometimes falter or even lag extremely, especially after reconnecting to a mobile device. Even after spending a lot, in the end, somehow you realize that almost every UI element and widget often feels and doesn’t look ready to use or release. Most of the things appear to be in the early access phase. In many ways, it’s reminiscent of the old Android phone experience.
Now it is expected that Samsung’s forthcoming premium Galaxy Watch could solve the external design issue and make smartwatches a bit more appealing and less playful. Also, a more premium smartwatch paired with not-so-premium software will likely accentuate the undercooked One UI/Wear OS experience.
Somewhere, premium Samsung Galaxy smartwatches have software issues such as limited applications, watch faces, and a clumsy UI holding back Galaxy watches. A premium design would only be enough until the brand improved the software experience to feel as smooth and integrated as their smartphones.
Apart from this, the Galaxy Watch 7series is next in line, which should debut at the Galaxy Unpacked event in July. It is also expected that Samsung will release a new rectangular-shaped smartwatch by the end of this year.