Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Rumor mill: Apple wants to use sensors to detect heart attacks

I was just thinking, dangerous I know, there is a device that looks at eye-tracking to determine if you've had a concussion
Why not set up Google Glass with that technology and expand it to detect strokes?
http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/16/5416850/apple-medical-devices
Apple is looking to expand into new product categories, but just what those categories may be is currently a mystery. However, according to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the answer might end up being very surprising — the paper claims that Apple is looking to expand into both medical devices and cars.
A device that listens to your blood
The report is light on details, but the Chronicle claims that Apple is particularly interested in medicine, and is working with audio engineer Tomlinson Holman to develop a device that could predict heart attacks by listening to the sound of your blood. Holman is known for developing several notable audio technologies, including Lucasfilm's THX system and the first 10.2 sound system. This isn't the first we've heard of Apple's interest in medicine — last month some of Apple's top executives reportedly met with the US Food and Drug Administration to discuss the potential for "mobile medical applications."

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