The point is that a machine that doesn't compensate for melanin content will work for no one. How black are we talking about? Kamala Harris or Lupita Nyong'o? Who are you going to calibrate for?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, the point is that they're calibrated for the people who they were tested on/made by and that the vast majority of the population isn't going to pay extra for a feature they are never going to need. It's not like the $20 finger clip you got at CVS is a piece of lab equipment that's being regularly recertified by an expert. As long as it says something over ~97% most people are happy and move on with their day.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So, you don’t care about any guests of other skin tones? I’d rather have an oximeter that moderates to the user.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I can count on 0 fingers the number of times a guest of any color has needed to borrow one, and if a situation arises where they do, we're probably better off calling 911 at that point.

Maybe you would spend the couple extra bucks for that capability. How many other people do you think will?