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I wouldn’t say just the new design, the AOD doesn’t make a difference to me as much as I thought it would. The SpO2 sensor is good but it’s not as if I’m going to use it every day. There are other indicators of low SpO2, though I guess it’s useful to detecting CO poisoning
I've been really indecisive over whether or not I should upgrade from S4 too & even have one on the way but I think I'll return.
If I sell mine I'll probably get about £200 - which means I'll be spending about £200 for an always on display & blood oxygen sensor, not sure I'll be getting the value out of it really.
It’s the Infograph Modular Multicolour, using the Lumy Photography app.
Is that what they used in the presentation this week? I remember them showing a watch face and calling it out as useful for photographers.
My guess is, land at AMS truck to Eindhoven for individual sorting packaging before departing back to AMS tomorrow for flight to London Sunday or Monday. I’d say watches show up Tuesday or Wednesday.
Apple book every cargo plane going at this time of year and they pay good money for the privilege, so the services provided by the logistics companies are the best they offer. Everything is express delivery.
Right. Gonna have to send mine back when it arrives on the 25th. Went in store today to confirm my braided solo loop size. Measured my wrist as a 5 at home and this was confirmed in store with them measuring again. However I then tried a 5 on and it was too large. So back my pre-order will go.
So I picked up a graphite with Milanese in store instead. It’s lovely!!
So I picked up a graphite with Milanese in store instead. It’s lovely!!
in CO poisoning the SpO2 measurement will remain high despite a fall in blood oxygen and is therefore useless (blood has to be taken from an artery and measured directly in a blood gas machine).
This is because the SpO2 machines measure the difference of light absorption of two different wavelengths of light then can use that to plot how much haemoglobin is oxygenated or not. However haemoglobin carrying CO absorbs absorbs light similarly to oxygenated haemoglobin so the measured SpO2 remains high despite a fall in blood oxygen.
In summary make sure you have working CO monitors near all your gas appliances!
Still processing since the 16th, delivers 22nd - 24th Sept, not sure wtf is going on at this point.
You didn’t use the financing option to pay did you? That’s the only reason I can think mine is stuck at the same stage as yours.
I used PayPal Credit and mine is currently in Korea. So I don’t think finance affects things.
Mine has shipped by DHL from the Netherlands and is still showing delivery for the 28th. I could probably walk there quicker than that!
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Mine too, but I wouldn’t worry too much - if memory serves, they do take the orders page down for about an hour on Sunday mornings for reasons known only to them!
Thanks, I didn’t know this.
I recently read about someone who thought their landlord was leaving messages in their home, but it turned out to be CO poisoning.
I think it’S time to test the alarms.
On A different note, my titanium watch shipped, scheduled delivery for the 28th.
No worries. It's the GP in me that knows the limitations of these machines and I'm not sure how much real world use a SpO2 monitor will be for the general public.
The other issue with CO poisoning is that people associate low oxygen levels with going blue (cyanosis). This is due to haemoglobin bound with CO2 being blue/purple in colour, hence blood in arteries being red and blue/purple in veins. Haemoglobin bound to CO is red and you don't see the blue colour around the lips/extremities despite low oxygen levels.