Apple has its sights set on another industry ripe for reinvention: the mobile healthcare and fitness world. Apple currently plans to release a new version of the iPhone operating system this year with health and fitness tracking integration as its headline feature, according to sources briefed on the plans. Apple’s work on such an operating system likely indicates that Apple is nearing the introduction of its long-awaited, sensor-laden “iWatch,” which sources say is well into development…
It’s far from being just a regular smartwatch and is said to feature a whole host of biosensors that we currently don’t have. Apple’s recent recruiting strategy points to a lot of clever sensor chips being looked at. iWatch could track glucose, blood pressure, heart rate and a variety of other pieces of data. If it can couple these with the rumored Siri interactivity, notifications and M7 processor, it could create for a killer experience.
For more details, read the original report over at 9to5Mac.com.
