Apple Patent Application Hints at AirPods Sensors That Allow Measurement of Brain Electrical Activity
AirPods — Apple's truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones — could double as a health monitoring tool in the future, according to a patent application recently published by the US Patent Office (USPTO). The Cupertino company appears to have invented an AirPods sensor mechanism that would allow the earphones to monitor electrical impulses from the wearer's brain. The patent describes a system that can monitor brain activity that is typically monitored with the use of electrodes on a patient's head but the use of AirPods could…