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Apple Watch Fall Detection Features Save Two Lives
In Minnesota, Apple Watch user Michael Brodkorb was hit by a vehicle that then fled the scene. His Apple Watch detected the impact using Fall Detection and dialed 911 after he was unable to respond. “I was just shocked,” he said. “I mean, just the sheer force of what it’s like to get hit by a vehicle.”
Along with calling 911, the Fall Detection feature alerted his wife and children inside the house, so he was able to get immediate help. He ended up with injuries to his ribs and tailbone. “It absolutely is a life-saving tool,” Brodkorb said. Police did find the driver, a 17-year-old boy, but it is not yet clear if he will be charged.
During his recovery, Brodkorb sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who wished him a speedy recovery.
In Cincinnati, 83-year-old William Fryer was walking on the Ohio River Trail when his knees gave out. No one was around, but his Apple Watch detected the fall, called emergency services, and alerted his daughter.
Cincinnati police were able to locate him and paramedics transported him to the hospital. X-rays ultimately showed that he had a large blood clot that caused his fall, but the blood clot symptoms had been atypical as they had not been noticed. Fryer had the clot removed, and said that he was grateful his Apple Watch had been able to summon help.
The Fall Detection feature on the Apple Watch can be enabled by opening up the Apple Watch iPhone app, going to Emergency SOS, and toggling on the Fall Detection option. Fall Detection is enabled by default for Apple Watch owners over 55, but younger Apple Watch users can also turn it on.
This article, “Apple Watch Fall Detection Features Save Two Lives” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Meta announces generative AI features for advertisers
Meta today announced an AI Sandbox for advertisers to help them create alternative copies, background generation through text prompts and image cropping for Facebook or Instagram ads. The first feature lets brands generate different variations of the same copy for different audiences while trying to keep the core message of the ad similar. The background […]
Meta announces generative AI features for advertisers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Xbox exec hints at bringing features like Quick Resume to Windows gamers
During a launch event for the Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC, Roanne Sones, the head of Xbox devices, discussed how the device is “making us think differently about the experiences” for gaming on Windows PCs.
Specifically, she called out how today’s consoles let you quickly resume a game and said the ROG Ally pushes Microsoft to think about that for PCs as well: “How do we think about integrating this into the Windows platform?” Another focus is on making it easy to immediately pick up where you left off, moving from gaming on a PC to a session that’s ready to go on this kind of handheld.
Sones has made similar comments before, as my colleague Tom Warren points out. During another ROG Ally event in April, she discussed working with…
Minecraft 1.20 update release date speculation and features
Eager for the Minecraft 1.20 update release date? So are we. The next major content update was announced during Minecraft Live on October 15, 2022, and has now been given its official name: Trails and Tales, with the update focussed on the Minecraft community and their stories. Ahead of the Trails and Tales update release date, Mojang Studios has now revealed all of the new and exciting features we can expect to see – and we’ve even been given hands-on access to allt he new stuff in recent snapshots.
Minecraft remains one of the best PC games of the last decade, and keeps fans coming back with these annual updates. Based around the community, representation, and creativity, we know the next one will include new Minecraft skins as well as a new way to customise your fit with Minecraft armor trims. There’s a new mob in the form of the Minecraft camel – as well as mob vote winner the Sniffer – and, yes, long since forgotten about, Minecraft archeology is happening. Here’s everything coming when the Minecraft 1.20 Trails and Tales release date rides in.
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