Apple studies potential of AirPods as health device

Apple is studying ways to make AirPods into a health device, including for enhancing hearing, reading body temperature, and monitoring posture, Report informs, citing The Wall Street Journal.

It isn't clear if Apple is developing specific new hearing-aid features for AirPods or wants to market the earbuds' existing hearing-improvement features as hearing aids. AirPods Pro, Apple's higher-end earbuds, already offer features to improve hearing, including "conversation boost," launched last week, increasing people's volume and clarity in front of the wearer.