the company doesn’t rush into anything.
Indeed, the firm has been working on its own
automobile for more than a decade and it’s
thought it’s still a number of years off from
release. Similarly, the firm has been working
on its own AR and VR headset for a number
of years, and it’s set to come into public
circulation in 2022. Technically, Apple could
invest billions into healthcare projects and only
begin rolling out actual facilities in 2030 or
2040 - the company knows it needs to play the
long game if it wants to enjoy success in the
field, which is why it’s slowly been introducing
new health features to the Apple Watch over
the past six or seven years. Case in point: Apple
has rumored to be working on a blood glucose
monitor for the Apple Watch but the project
was delayed to further refine its ability. It’s also
thought that the second-generation AirPods
Pro will feature health tracking capabilities for
the first time which will work hand-in-hand
with the Apple Watch to improve its accuracy.
Apple’s director of product marketing, Deidre
Caldbeck, recently spoke about the possibility
of health taking on the AirPods. “If you think
about the health features we have today, there
are obviously several in Apple Watch and
iPhone. There are also some health features
with AirPods and some of our audio products.
So, there’s absolutely an opportunity to
leverage the ubiquity of our devices to discover
new ways that we can empower people to
manage their health.”
Back to Apple Health Hubs. According to The
Wall Street Journal, sources familiar with the
project say that it “hasn’t gotten off the ground”
just yet, adding that the firm has struggled to