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Apple Watch's heart monitor may not work on tattooed people

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Disgruntled Apple fans have taken to the Internet to complain that the Apple Watch’s built-in heart monitor does not work properly on people with wrist tattoos.

Added on the 30/04/2015 19:36:28 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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