Apple's next-gen AirPods to sport body temperature monitoring, advanced hearing tests

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The Verge has reported that Apple analyst Mark Gurman, in his recent Power On newsletter edition, revealed that the next AirPods could introduce a Type-C port for charging, as Apple moves away from its proprietary Lightning port. The anticipated release of the next AirPods is expected in 2024, while the AirPods Pro 3 might debut in 2025, following Apple's typical three-year upgrade cycle. One of the significant features Gurman highlighted is a new hearing test capability. The upcoming AirPods are said to play various tones and sounds to assess a user's hearing ability, similar to how the Apple Watch's ECG app screens for heart conditions. This improved hearing test could potentially render existing apps like Mimi less relevant. Apple is also exploring the integration of sensors in AirPods to measure body temperature accurately through the wearer's ear canal. This approach is considered more precise than wrist-based temperature monitoring done by devices such as the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra models during sleep.

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Gurman's newsletter reads, «There's also engineering work being done on adding sensors to the AirPods so they can determine body temperature via a wearer's ear canal. That type of data is considered more accurate than wrist temperature, which is collected on the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra models while users sleep.» The data obtained from these sensors could be used not only for fertility