Date:03/03/18
A new US Patent & Trademark Office filing shows Apple is very serious about adding biometric sensing to its AirPods.
It is no secret the Cupertino outfit has been working on health tracking headphones for a number of years now. And that shouldn’t surprise anyone. A recent report from market research firm CCS Insight, predicts good days ahead for hearables. The category is projected to grow from 1.5 million units shipped last year, to 6 million this year and a whopping 30 million in 2022. In fact, hearables and smartwatches are projected to fuel wearables sales in the next five years.
The ear provides a great platform for biometric measurement. It is a little know fact that earbuds, rather than watches, tend to be the most accurate heart-rate monitors on the market, outperformed only by traditional chest straps.
Its worth noting, this is just a patent application and many stay just that – patent applications, never making it into an actual product. But its not the first of its kind, as Apple has filed similar applications in the recent past indicating it has serious ambitions in this area.
There are rumours abound that AirPods 2 and 3 are coming this year and next. Unconfirmed reports indicate the 2018 version will get Siri integration and the 2019 version waterproofing. Perhaps one or both of these will be able to track your health as well.
Apple’s next earbuds might get some serious health upgrades
A new US Patent & Trademark Office filing shows Apple is very serious about adding biometric sensing to its AirPods.It is no secret the Cupertino outfit has been working on health tracking headphones for a number of years now. And that shouldn’t surprise anyone. A recent report from market research firm CCS Insight, predicts good days ahead for hearables. The category is projected to grow from 1.5 million units shipped last year, to 6 million this year and a whopping 30 million in 2022. In fact, hearables and smartwatches are projected to fuel wearables sales in the next five years.
The ear provides a great platform for biometric measurement. It is a little know fact that earbuds, rather than watches, tend to be the most accurate heart-rate monitors on the market, outperformed only by traditional chest straps.
Its worth noting, this is just a patent application and many stay just that – patent applications, never making it into an actual product. But its not the first of its kind, as Apple has filed similar applications in the recent past indicating it has serious ambitions in this area.
There are rumours abound that AirPods 2 and 3 are coming this year and next. Unconfirmed reports indicate the 2018 version will get Siri integration and the 2019 version waterproofing. Perhaps one or both of these will be able to track your health as well.
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