https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/5/17427558/asus-vivowatch-bp-hands-on-release-date-price-computex-2018

Asus has been perusing the World Health Organization’s statistics, noticing that one in five people now suffer from high blood pressure, complications from which account for 9.4 million deaths worldwide. So the tech company is doing something to address that by introducing its new VivoWatch BP, a modern take on the typically cumbersome and immobile blood pressure monitors from the likes of Omron. Of course, Asus is hardly alone in trying, as Omron itself has shown off wrist-worn blood pressure monitors, but this latest VivoWatch is probably the most compact, lightweight, and streamlined design of its kind.

Asus uses a combination of EKG (electrocardiogram) and PPG (photoplethysmography) sensors to achieve an accurate reading of the VivoWatch BP wearer’s blood pressure and heart rate. I tried the watch out for myself here at Computex, and the first and most impressive thing about it is how light it is. Sure, it’s sinfully chunky with those massive bezels around an unimpressive display, but it’s not uncomfortable to wear and, should you need frequent and convenient blood pressure readings, it seems a good solution to the problem.