Apple Already Winning The Next Platform War?
Mac Life|June 2018

How Apple is leading the way in healthcare

Alex Summersby
Apple Already Winning The Next Platform War?

 

A few months ago, in Mac|Life 139, we reported on technologies that make Apple Watch a key healthcare and diagnostic aid. New developments reinforce the trend, and business news website Quartz says “the next stage of the platform wars may be in health,” with Apple ahead of the curve.

In February, Quartz reports, Apple was granted a patent for an AirPod-style charging case that can hold both your Watch and a number of “smart bands,” each of which might be a specialized sensor in its own right. Apple also holds a separate patent for a modular Watch attachment containing sensors.

This story is from the June 2018 edition of Mac Life.

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