Apple Plans Hearing Aid Social Networking

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!

[Grayhand]

I knew they had a for after their earbuds made everyone prematurely deaf.

Re:WHAT?!

[Anonymous Coward]

I couldn't hear you.

You're holding it wrong.

Re:Remote updating of devices on your person?

[Hentes]

Freemium hearing aids: you get it for free but it will whisper ads it downloads from the net in your ears constantly.