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Apple Insider reports: “A batch of Apple patent filings published on Thursday describe a system of interconnected sensors — some being wearable devices — that work with an iPhone hub to monitor activity levels, dynamically set or cancel alarms and manage push notification settings, among other automated tasks.” ... 
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June 20, 2014 9:57 AM
Apple everywhere? Stay tuned with these Apple patent filings.
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From
itechnow
...Apple appears confident of the new product. According to a parts manufacturer, it plans monthly commercial output of about 3-5 million units, which exceeds the total global sales of watch-like devices last year. This confidence is backed by its partnerships with high-profile hospitals — it has teamed up with the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic, U.S. health institutes based in Minnesota and Ohio, respectively, to develop specific ways of analyzing the collected data and applying it to actual health management....
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No leaked photos yet, but market anticipation is growing.
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From
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Nike has let go most of the members of its FuelBand wearables unit and will stop developing new versions of the device, according to a report by CNET. The tech news site quoted an unnamed person “familiar with the matter” as saying that the firm has laid off 70 to 80 percent of its 70-person…
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Market alliances already?
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We've rounded up 11 different concepts for the Apple smartwatch. Could we see any of these come from Cupertino?
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Just concepts but a fun way to imagine what the Apple iWatch could look like.
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Poster on anonymous app Secret claims next 'Earpods' will incorporate health monitoring and connect to iPhone to store medical data. Apple will break into the wearables market by incorporating sensors in headphones to measure heart rate and blood pressure, according to aposting on the anonymous app Secret. The headphones would also use Apple's "iBeacon" system to help locate them if lost, according to the author of the post - who claims to have been let go from the company, along with others, last week. Apple is also working on an "iWatch" wearable, the author suggested, but said that the "name isn't final yet". That would put it into contention with Samsung, which has released both a smart watch and a "Gear Fit" wristband that claims to measure heart rate, in favour of a minimal product that could be used on millions of its existing products.
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The patent describes a headphone-based monitoring system that can detect metrics such as heart rate, perspiration and temperature. Rumors of a fitness-focused iWatch from Apple have only recently reached a fever pitch, but a patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday shows the company has been interested in a way to track health and fitness since at least 2007. Spotted by AppleInsider, the patent describes a head-mounted monitoring system that can detect data such as heart rate, perspiration and temperature, and can be controlled via head movements.
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Interesting view of Apple strategy.
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Apple everywhere? Stay tuned for new developments with these Apple patents.