The latest iPhone 6 rumour claims that Apple is developing a new pair of headphones that will track heart rate and blood pressure.
A post on secret-sharing website Secretly claims that Apple will launch the new headphones with iOS 8 later this year. The new 'EarPods' will connect to the Lightning port on the iPhone rather than the headphone jack to enable them to transmit data about monitor heart rate and blood pressure.
The tipster who posted the details claimed the health information would be "fully encrypted" and said that 'EarPods' name wasn't final. They also said that the new heart rate and blood pressure monitoring headphones would be a "gateway" product to something else – hinting heavily at the long-rumoured Apple iWatch.
Heart rate and blood pressure monitoring headphones aren't such a far-fetched idea. At CES earlier this year LG announced the LG Heart Rate Earphones.
These in-ear headphones measure the pulse in your ears and then send the information to an app via Bluetooth. LG also said the headphones would work in conjunction with its Lifeband Touch fitness tracker. LG's heart rate monitoring headphones will launch later this year.
Apple is expected to announce iOS 8 either at WWDC between June 2-6 or alongside the iPhone 6 later this year.
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