The Aktiia bracelet is a one-function gadget. It doesn’t tell the time, or count your steps. Instead, this device measures your blood pressure, a feature the Apple Watch doesn't have yet
The bracelet design couldn’t be simpler: a slim silicone strap fastens on your wrist—a little above the wrist bone is recommended for most accurate readings—and under the strap, pressed against the flat part of the top of your wrist, is the lozenge of tech that does the readings.
It takes a dozen or more readings a day and, when you open the Aktiia smartphone app, the data is uploaded to your phone. Sure, I understand that the whole point of it is you don’t know when it’s taking a reading, and just knowing that can be enough to cause some people’s blood pressure to rise. Even so, I’d like to have it as an option. The manufacturer tells me that it’s assessing the feasibility of this while saying, and I agree, that passive readings have the most benefit.
The app is clear and helpful, with colored markings indicating whether your systolic and diastolic readings are optimal or not. Note that you need an active internet connection to use the app at all, which can be frustrating if you’re out of wifi range, for instance, and want to check earlier data. Surely the app doesn’t need that connection to show you what’s already in the app?
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