[CharlesW]

> I agree that the EKG & O2 level features are pretty much a gimmick. But the watch generally is an exceptional piece of technology.

They are until they aren't, you know? https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-watch-lifesaving-health-feat...

[D13Fd]

None of those people were saved by the EKG or O2 features (other than that one person noticed a slow heartbeat while playing with the EKG feature). They are talking about the "fall detection feature, heart rate notifications, exercise tracking and even the ability to make a call from your wrist."

[malwarebytess]

You didn't read far enough.

The article includes a story on the watch detecting Atrial fibrillation. Presumably this used the EKG feature, since an EKG is the standard clinical tool for diagnosis of AFib.