Apple Plans Hearing Aid Social Networking 70
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timothy
from the hearing-aids-are-amazingly-expensive dept.
from the hearing-aids-are-amazingly-expensive dept.
theodp writes "Apple may have killed off Ping, its attempt at a music social network, but the USPTO on Thursday disclosed that Apple has patent-pending plans for a hearing aid-based social network. So, if Apple's granted patents covering its Social Network for Sharing a Hearing Aid Setting and method of Remotely Updating a Hearing Aid Profile, will it use them to 'go thermonuclear' on Google when the search giant gets around to improving its current offerings for the hard of hearing?"
Brilliant move! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:WHAT?! (Score:0, Funny)
I couldn't hear you.
You're holding it wrong.
Re:Remote updating of devices on your person? (Score:5, Funny)
Freemium hearing aids: you get it for free but it will whisper ads it downloads from the net in your ears constantly.