It’s a work in progress, but it could potentially lead to something helpful and awesome. TechCrunch recently demoed an incomplete version of Apple’s forthcoming Hearing Test app following the company’s “Glowtime” media event. The test shares key similarities with its clinical predecessors, prompting people to tap the display when they first hear gradually rising tones […]
Apple’s AirPods could gain more prominent health hearing features over the course of 2023 and 2024. Per Bloomberg’s latest “Power On” newsletter, Mark Gurman has stated that he believes Apple will “upgrade the AirPods to become a health tool in the next year or two,” adding “the ability to get hearing data of some sort.” […]
Apple on Tuesday updated its Apple Research app to include updates for its Apple Hearing Study and its Apple Heart & Movement Study. The update features a new “Speech in Noise” test that helps with the Apple Hearing study, the test having been design to help researchers understand the user’s hearing ability under varying circumstances, […]
Apple is apparently creating a second chance for itself with the iPhone unlocking/San Bernadino shooter case. The company, following yesterday’s Congressional hearing, filed a formal objection to the court order instructing it to assist the FBI in breaking into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple had previously filed its mandatory […]
Ok, this could be interesting. Per MacRumors, a new feature has been pointed out for Apple’s upcoming iOS 7 operating system that, via an Accessibility menu, allows iPhone users to control their devices using head movements. The option can be found in the Switch Control area of the Accessibility menu, which is designed for users […]