HAVE YOU SEEN APPLE'S SMART HEADPHONE THAT CAN MONITOR YOUR TEMPERATURE AND OTHER COOL STUFFS?

Apple's interest in the health and fitness market may seem like a new niche, but a related patent goes back almost six years.

Filed in 2008 and awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, a patent
called
"Sports monitoring system for headphones, earbuds and/or headsets "
describes how such products could track your health and fitness and perform certain tasks based on how you move your head. Really???

I'll like to no more about the headphones?

Key to the invention would be sensors embedded into one or more areas of the headsets or earbuds. By coming into contact with your skin, these sensors would be able to detect your heart rate, temperature, perspiration, and other physical stats. Intersting...

How does the Headphones work?

Wearing such a hands-free device would be a way to monitor and record your body as you exercise or play sports.

The sensors could also respond to the motion of your head to perform certain tasks.
For example, let's say you're
listening to music. Tilting or moving your head one way would pause the current song, tilting it another way would skip to the next track, and tilting it a third way would raise or lower the volume. Like seriously...

The system might even be smart enough to perform certain tasks automatically based on your condition or location.
For example, if the device detects that you're getting tired, it could say something to try to motivate you to finish your workout. Or if it senses that you're jogging uphill, it might play your favorite song as a way to inspire you to make it to the top. Very smart indeed...

Recent reports say Apple has its eye on the health and fitness market, an area that could be targeted by the company's much-rumored iWatch.

Source: CNET