Apple was granted a patent earlier this month, which hints at future AirPods featuring some major hardware upgrades. The new patent has described AirPods with technology that can read biosignals like your brain waves.
Apple working on AirPods that can map your brain
The Cupertino based giant was granted a patent that describes AirPods that feature tiny electrodes all over the earbuds. These electrodes would allow it to read various biosignals. In the patent document, the company showcased the placement of tiny electrodes all over the housing of both its wired and wireless earphones. Furthermore, these future AirPods will also house both active and reference electrodes that might need to be configured individually for a user’s ear.
These biosignal measurement devices might also be placed at the tip of the earpods. The patent shares some images that reveal how the user can tap on the side to start off the electroencephalography or other forms of measurement. It is worth noting that this is still just a patent. In other words, the future AirPods with brain wave reading technology might not be arriving anytime soon.
Apple has a lot of work going forward since putting small electrodes on AirPods isn’t exactly a simple task. The brand could simply be covering all bases and might not actually be working on such a hearable product. Reading biosignals will also need the iPhone maker to receive proper certifications from the proper authorities. But we recently reported on future AirPods soon offering body temperature and hearing health features.
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