So, could someone with an engineering background explain the two bolded paragraphs. TIA
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From their web site:
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In the first bolded paragraph it states it can check embedded chips by "subsonic electromagnetic impulses". I have taken some electronics and I don't know of anyway of checking embedded chips other than physically connecting to the pins and then checking the code. The embedded chip doesn't have any device to send information back to the watch.
The last paragraph was a riot. You can update the watch by "aim your FBN EZSounderT watch at the picture on this page and press the `update' button!" Call me stupid, but there is no way to send information through a monitor. There is only a few ways to get information to a portable device from your computer, but that is not one of them.
Good luck,
Eric |
