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Apple to allegedly focus on biometrics for Apple Watch

Thursday 12 February 2015 11:20 CET | News

Apple has allegedly revealed plans to focus on biometrics in anticipation of the release of the Apple Watch.

According to an Apple Insider article, Apple has recently hired a major sleep researcher and individuals from companies that make biometric sensors specializing in respiration, blood oxygen saturation, temperature, and other niche areas.

Apple already has an application dubbed HealthKit. The application has already started to find medical applications, and with more advanced metrics to work with, the program could develop into something substantial.


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