Strengthening new movements, hiring of medical-related engineers to Apple "iWatch", what on earth are you making?

ByRon Evgeniy

Also released in the fall of 2014Although it is expected, at one pointI was on a reefApple's first wearable device reported as "IWatchAlthough it is actually, development seems to be progressing steadily for release. Meanwhile, it turned out that Apple is strengthening the movement to hire talent from medical companies.Health care & fitness function called "Healthbook" which is said to be also installed in iOS 8Interest is growing with the relationship with and subsequent strategies.

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According to Reuters investigating through LinkedIn, it turned out that Apple has pulled out at least five to six medical experts in the past year. This includes human resources related to sensor technology in the medical field, which is also said to be drawing attention by Tim Cook of the company, so the company is keenly interested in this field Being in a situation that is unlikely to be wrong.

Apple has repeated model changes of existing products since iPad was announced in 2010. Therefore, it seems that complaints are coming from shareholders seeking a completely new product, and the company's stock price fell to the 400 dollar level after recording the approximately 700 dollar line which becomes the highest value in September 2012. After that, although the upward trend is seen by repeated retreats, it does not return to the highest level.

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A mobile health-related company executive told on condition of anonymity that he said that he was present with executives of Apple's iWatch development team "As Apple is interested in deployment from wearable devices, We are looking to provide fitness services based on the company's App Store business model. "

In February 2014 it has been revealed that it is interested in technology to predict the risk of heart attack by analyzing the sound emitted by blood flowing through the human body. This movement is responsible for development at THX, which conducts quality checks on theatrical sound equipment and home AV equipment once, and since 2011, it is known that Tomlinson Holman enrolled in Apple is involved .

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It seems to be installed in the next iPhoneIOS 8It is known that the health care & fitness function called "Healthbook" is supposed to be added with the leak information of.

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In addition, Apple has obtained a patent incorporating sensors that can collect data such as acceleration sensor, body temperature, heart rate, perspiration level, etc. in the next generation earphone, and cooperation with Healthbook is expected.

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In addition to the currently expected blood pressure and heart rate measurement functions, terminals that can measure the blood glucose level are not expected to be bleeded in any way, and it is said that "fitness function Although it is anticipated that it will be equipped with more sophisticated health management functions than it is, in that case there is a possibility that it may conflict with regulation of medical equipment. In a Reuters report, Apple executivesAmerican Food and Drug Administration(FDA), And the FDA has reported that in the fall of 2013, an application that is intended to be used as a medical device for smartphones, or as an accessory to regulated medical devices It has also been found that it was supposed to be subject to the main regulation.

We have made progress quickly and now we have a function far beyond the original "telephone" role, even exceeding even smartphones that have acquired the convenience to surpass ordinary PCs with various sensors Whether new innovative devices are born or staying at related devices that will strengthen smartphones, it is important for future development.