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by kedikedi 1067 days ago
I am very much wondering how Oura (the smart ring company) will handle this as the thing is very small. Their current design is fully casted, and practically impossible to do any kind of repairs.
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The law has exception for fully waterproof devices. Time will tell whether that could used as loophole for phones
And the hearing aids, the pacemakers, etc
Pacemakers at least should be a non-issue since the law specifically exempts devices where continuous power is required for the safety of the user. I think an unpowered pacemaker would definitely jeopardize ones safety. But yeah my mind also immediately went to very small devices like hearing aids.
Maybe this is why Apple is focusing so much on health sensors. It's a bit of a stretch but it could be argued that Apple's fall detection and heart rate monitoring is required for the safety of the user.
Hearing aids already have replaceable batteries, don't they? I guess I don't know the whole market, but you can buy batteries for my brother's heading aids at Walmart. They take a minute or less to replace. Same with my friend's hearing aids.
Hearing aids have long had tiny, replaceable batteries - rechargeable hearing aids are an innovation, by comparison!
rechargeable hearing aids are pretty common place now, although they still gouge you a few hundred dollars for the convenience.