Apple has acquired a sleep tracking hardware and software company, TechCrunch has confirmed. News of the acquisition was first reported by CNBC.
The Finland-based company was founded in 2007 and has received about $3.5 million in funding. Beddit?s latest product, the Beddit 3, is a thin strip of sensors that goes across a user?s bed, analyzing sleep-related data such as ?sleep time and efficiency, heart rate, respiration, temperature, movement, snoring, room temperature, and room humidity,? according to a product description. The device retails for about $150 and is still up for sale on the Apple Store page.
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Apple deutet seit Jahren ungewohnt offen an, dass die Watch nicht das einzige (medizinische) Instrument mit Sensoren im Bereich Gesundheitstracking ist, an dem sie arbeiten. Und trotzdem positioniert Apple die Watch als ?holy grail? ? im Zentrum für die Erfassung von Körperwerten. Verständlich, wenn man sich vorstellt das wohl kein anderes Gerät dauerhaft dem Körper näher kommt als die Uhr. Zukünftige AirPods könnten speziell in Sportsituationen die konstante Datenerfassung der Uhr ergänzen:

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