Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Monday, September 16th,

2024, I'm Brian McCullough today. A bunch of Apple stories.

FDA approval for sleep apnea detection on the watch, signs of poor pre-order

sales for the phone, and a quick review of the new AirPods.

Also, how did Intel lose out on making the chips for the next-gen PlayStation?

And are dating apps responsible for income inequality?

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

Man, I guess somebody knows how to play the regulatory approval game.

The FDA has approved sleep apnea detection in the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2, quoting Tech Crunch.

The feature announced at last week's iPhone 16 event will arrive as part of the imminent

Watch OS 11 release.

Once enabled, it requires 10 nights of sleep tracking data spread out

over a 30-day span to determine whether a user may have the condition. During that

time it also offers insights into nightly sleeping disturbances utilizing the on-board

a cellarometer. The FDA classes the feature as an quote over-the-counter device

to assess risk of sleep apnea. Apple is quick to note that the addition is not a

diagnostic tool rather it will prompt users to seek a formal diagnosis from a

health care provider. The condition which causes breathing to become shallower or repeatedly stop during the The

mayo clinic is associated with a variety of different symptoms.

The Mayo Clinic notes that it can cause insomnia,

headaches, daytime sleepiness, and other long-term conditions.

Apple isn't the first consumer electronics firm to offer the feature,

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