Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge It�s no longer possible to buy Apple�s latest flagship smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, from the company�s online store. Apple has removed the devices from sale...
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge
It�s no longer possible to buy Apple�s latest flagship smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, from the company�s online store. Apple has removed the devices from sale due to a forthcoming import ban imposed by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that�s due to take full effect on December 26th. Both watches will disappear from Apple�s brick-and-mortar stores after December 24th.
The ban is the result of a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo. The ITC has ruled that the SpO2 sensor in Apple�s smartwatches infringes upon Masimo�s patents. On Wednesday, the ITC denied Apple�s motion to stay the ban while awaiting an appeal.
Because the patent dispute relates to the SpO2 sensor specifically, Apple...
