Apple’s next headphones will be able to track health data and fitness data

Apple seems to be taking a lot of interest in wearables of late especially in fitness and health — and based on a new patent that interest has been growing steadily recently. According to Apple Insider, the company was granted a patent today for headphones that can detect head gestures and monitor their wearers’ activity, temperature, perspiration, and heart rate.

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These will be mainly worn during sports and exercise, letting their sensors monitor a wearer’s performance. But while headphones are a natural accessory for a workout, they’re not something you’d wear all day, making the potential device far more limited than the type of always-on fitness and health trackers that people are interested in today.

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