Fitbit smartwatches may soon monitor your blood pressure 

Many small-time brands have attempted smartwatches with blood pressure trackers but have failed in the accuracy department.

Fitbit is known for producing some of the best wearables. The company has over the years introduced many fitness tracking sensors that have always provided accurate readings. Now, the company is said to introduce a new sensor that would monitor the blood pressure of users. Many small-time brands have attempted smartwatches with blood pressure trackers but have failed in the accuracy department. Fitbit announced in its blog that its research arm, Fitbit Labs is launching a study to look at how Fitbit devices can potentially measure a person’s blood pressure. “Starting this month, Fitbit Labs is launching a study to look at how Fitbit devices can potentially measure something called Pulse Arrival Time (PAT), which is the time it takes for a pulse of blood to reach your wrist after your heartbeats, and explore the potential link to tracking blood pressure.While the ability to easily measure and monitor blood pressure in a wearable, the non-cuff application has been of great interest, it has been rather elusive to date, and the ability to capture blood pressure readings in a non-cuff wrist-wearable has not yet been achieved,” the company said in a blog. A blood pressure monitoring sensor is one of the most important sensors that a smartwatch needs, especially a smartwatch that costs a bomb. Not everyone has a blood pressure cuff at home so in order to get the correct readings, people tend to go to the hospitals. However, if a smartwatch gets the ability to accurately monitor the blood pressure and alert the users about drastic changes, there can be nothing like it.