The Apple Watch missed my hypertension - but this blood pressure wearable caught it instantly

• Just attach it to your wrist and it collects blood pressure data throughout the day
• This still requires regular calibration using a blood pressure cuff
• The app costs $80 a year after the first year, and without this, it limits your access to your data.

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When I was a kid, I was totally convinced that my demise would come as a result of either nuclear war, the Bermuda Triangle (after all, it was only about 4,000 miles away), quicksand -- or, if I was really unlucky, some strange and unfortunate combination of the three. 

Now, while none of these things have got me yet (fingers crossed, the day is young), it turns out the real silent killer lurking in the shadows was... high blood pressure. Ah, the joys of getting older. Close to half of ...