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Apple patent apps reveal plans for iPhone as "lifestyle companion"
Filed under: Cellphones
While it doesn’t just become as much of a surprise, it seems that Apple has plentitude more goodies in nous for the iPhone (and, presumably, the iPod touch), with a past collection of no inferior than sextet papers applications disclosing whatever of its plans to invoke the figure into what it describes as a “lifestyle companion.” In this case, that kinda unclear constituent refers to what is effectively an raise to the Nike+iPod system, with the iPhone’s accelerometer and another built-in capabilities also reaching into endeavor in constituent to the customary outside sensors. It doesn’t kibosh with workouts, however, with the papers applications also indicating plans for a fasting railcar of sorts, which could modify attain ingest of the iPhone’s camera to construe forbid codes on products. Those components would also of instruction every impact together, with the grouping healthy to declare workouts supported on your fasting and fleshly information and evilness versa. Of course, these existence papers applications, there’s no communication as to when we strength actually wager much a system, but it trusty seems a beatific care more probable than whatever of Apple’s other ideas.
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Melted From: Engadget
Tags: accelerometer, apple, capabilities, cellphones, companion, diet coach, external sensors, goodies, iphone, ipod touch, lifestyle, nike, patent applications, sorts, surprise, vague term, workouts
Wed, 20th August 2008
