iPhone 6 Headphones May Be Used For Health And Fitness Tracking

Earlier today we saw a screenshot of iOS 8 from the iPhone 6, one of the apps that was featured in the screenshot was Apple’s new Healthbook app.
health and fitness are expected to feature heavily in the new iPhone 6 and also in the new Apple iWatch, and now according to a recent report, the iPhone 6 headphones will be used for both health and fitness tracking.

Apple are expected to release some new Earpods with the launch of the iPhone 6, these will apparently be able to monitor things like your heart rate, your blood pressure and other things.
Apple iOS 8, and their new Healthbook application, will apparently feature a strong focus on not just fitness tracking, but also health monitoring.
Apple’s iWatch is expected to come with this feature built in, and the smart earpods would be used for these functions on the iPhone 6 for people who do not want to use the iWatch.
It will be interesting to see what Apple comes up with for these new smart earpods, and also how heavily fitness and health tracking is built into the next version of their mobile OS.

BatteryBox Tiny 12,000 mAh Battery Pack Now Available To Preorder For $129

Anyone who needs to keep their iOS or MacBook systems charged up whilst away from the grid, might need the new 12,000 mAh BatteryBox, which was first unveiled back in March of this year, and is now available to preorder for $129.
The tiny BatteryBox measures just 0.98″ x 2.63″ x 3.55″ in size and weighs just 250g and is equipped with a 50Whr battery capable of providing enough power to offer an extra 12 hours of work on a Macbook Air, or 6 hours on a Macbook Pro system or fully charge 8 x Apple iPhones.

The BatteryBox is compatible with all MagSafe 2 equipped MacBooks and its creators explain: “This isn’t just an ordinary battery – it’s powered by BatteryOS, a new way of controlling rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that enables them to have higher capacity and not degrade over time. That means BatteryBox will last 3000 full charge and discharge cycles, and still retain 96% of capacity after 5 years.”
The BatteyBox can charge unto 8 devices at once via its single USB port when connected to a hub, without the need to plug it in the wall. For more information on the new BatteryBox portable battery, jump over to the official website for full specifications and to preorder your device now $129, the retail value will then increase to $139 after launch.

New 460MB Nvidia Shield Update Corrects SDCard Issues And More

Following on from the recent update last month for the Nvidia Shield handheld Android games console that added new GameStream features and more for users to enjoy.

Nvidia has today announced the release of another update for its Android games console which is around 460 MB in size and brings with it a number of fixes, tweaks and performance enhancements.

The most important fix within the update is for the issue that stopped owners moving applications to a SD card via the device settings, together with a fix that corrects the issues that owners have been experienced when using the bumpers as volume controls.

Other new enhancements within this latest and rather large update include improvements to the audio latency as well as enhanced security when using the new GameStream feature to play games over your local network.

  as well as the other new features that were rolled out last month by Nvidia for its Shield Android handheld gaming console.

“Nvidia’s GameStream technology now takes your PC streaming experience outside of your home network. With a fast WiFi connection, you’ll stream over 100 of the hottest PC titles, on the go.”

Apple iWatch Plans Could Include A Full Fitness Platform Similar To App Store

The Apple iWatch is expected to launch later in the year, along with the iPhone 6 and Apple iOS 8, one of the main features of the iWatch, iPhone 6 and iOS 8 will be health and fitness tracking.
Now according to a recent report, it would appear that Apple has further plans beyond fitness and health tracking, and the company is considering launching a new fitness platform which would work in a similar way to the App Store.

We know that iOS 8 will come with a new Healthbook app which is apparently designed to monitor health and fitness, we also heard that Apple will launch a new set of heaphones with the iPhone 6 which will be used for health and fitness monitoring.
Nike also recently revealed that they were scaling back their plans for their own fitness tracking devices, and they said that they were working with Apple on future projects, so it could possibly be this new fitness platform.
Reuters recently spoke to a mobile health executive, who apparently had a meeting with Apple, and the plans for this new platform were discussed in this meeting.

One mobile health executive, who asked not to be named, told Reuters he recently sat down with an Apple executive from the iWatch team. He said the company has aspirations beyond wearable devices, and is considering a full health and fitness services platform modeled on its apps store.
It certainly sounds very interesting, and we presume this new platform would work in a similar way to the app store, with a wide range of applications for health and fitness tracking that would be available on compatible devices like the Apple iWatch and the iPhone 6.
Whether this new platform will launch in September along with the iPhone 6 and iWatch remains to be seen, it could be something that Apple decides to launch at a later date.