The invitation says:
A new conversation about health is about to begin. Be there when it starts.
The event is planned for May 28th, 10:30 am, San Francisco.
The real value of a bridge into health care on the tablet, phone or wrist is in giving the user the opportunity to collect medical data and make it easier for a professional to diagnose and treat. Tracking my pulse rate while I run is certainly valuable, but, I’d argue, tracking a diabetic’s glucose level and making that data available to the appropriate diagnostician has more value, certainly to the diabetic.
If Samsung is dipping their toes in the latter space, sure hope they know what they are getting into. Sharing patient data, at least in the US, is an undertaking fraught with regulations and oversight (read about HIPAA and Title II privacy rules for a prime example).
I can only imagine that this is a defensive play in anticipation of Apple’s WWDC announcements. Think it’ll work? Think Samsung will take the wind out of Apple’s WWDC sails? Not a chance.
If the Gear Fit is any indication, I’m sure what they’ll show will be attractive and dysfunctional.
Ironically the Gear Fit resembles some fan renderings of the iWatch. Samsung skating to wherever Apple is rumored to be going.
Oh Sammy. Will you never learn?
HIPA_A_
“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“HIPAA.”
“HIPAA who?”
“I’m sorry; I’m not authorized to answer that.”
I think this will go over about as well as the HP Slate event did before the iPad launch.
Samsung: “First!”
Wouldn’t it be the funniest if Apple was simply leading Samsung on?
For such an out of shape continent, there seems to be a lot of talk about health.
the entirety of the health market will never be more than a fraction of the tablet much less phone market.
I think Apple’s real plot here is to get competitors to crank out a ton of health stuff, so that it adversely effects the bottom line.
The whole culture at Samsung is really pretty pathetic. I can only imagine executive meetings inside Samsung. They’re like the trolls on YouTube videos who always leave “FIRST” comments. Its almost like the Apple blogs serve as Samsung R&D.
Samsung is very unlikely to be a “covered entity” under HIPAA, for starters.
“FRIST!”
Apple is letting Samsung blow it all by themselves:
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte