A meeting on medical applications for mobile devices had its representatives on December 13 Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), with people from the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting was recorded in the FDA's public archives, stating the date, subject of the discussion, as well as the names of the representatives of the two sides that took part.
The news came to light last Friday, confirming the reports that have appeared since the end of last year and which claim that the American company is developing hardware and software for recording various biological parameters.
On the occasion of the meeting, the New York Times returned to the subject, saying that hardware will be embedded in the long-awaited iWatch, a "smart" clock with biosensors that will wirelessly transmit their measurements to iPhone of the user. In fact, in an article in its Sunday edition, the newspaper reports that Apple is examining various technologies so that the battery can replace its electric energy – όπως τη μαγνητική επtreatment or the integration of small solar cells.
Tech site 9to5Mac goes into even more detail, stating that storage and analysis of biological measures will be one of the main new features of the next version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and iPad. Thus, in the new version, the operating system will include «Healthbook», an application that will gather data such as heart rate or pressure.
About a month ago, an FDA meeting with senior Google executives had leaked out on a medical innovation developed by the Internet gossip. As it was revealed after a few days, innovation is about the first "smart" contact lenses, which can measure the level of sugar in the tears of diabetics.
