Kuo: Apple Watch Series 8 Will Take Your Temperature, Future AirPods to Help Manage Your Health

[MacRumors]

In a research note focused on how the Apple Watch Series 7 will still be released in September despite a minor two-week delay in mass production, reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also briefly commented on the Apple Watch Series 8 and AirPods.

Kuo said he is optimistic about demand for the Apple Watch in 2022 given that next year's Apple Watch Series 8 will offer new health management features, and he predicted this will include body temperature measurement. This feature would conveniently turn the Apple Watch into a thermometer on your wrist, which could be especially useful for detecting a fever, a common symptom of many illnesses.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Debby Wu previously reported that the Apple Watch would likely gain a body temperature sensor in 2022, and The Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler said the function would help with fertility planning.

Apple has gradually expanded the health features available on the Apple Watch over the years to include heart rate tracking, irregular heart rhythm notifications, the ECG app, blood oxygen measuring, fall detection, and more. In an interview with Outside Magazine last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Watch is still in "the early innings" in regards to the amount of sensors that could be built into the device.

"Think about the amount of sensors in your car," said Cook. "And arguably, your body is much more important than your car."

Kuo also predicted that future AirPods will provide health management functions, but he did not provide any specific details. In May 2020, DigiTimes reported that future AirPods would adopt new system-in-package technology with embedded AI, allowing the AirPods to "monitor heart rates, step counts, and health conditions."

Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision will be the "largest beneficiary" of Apple's health management hardware products, according to Kuo.

Article Link: Kuo: Apple Watch Series 8 Will Take Your Temperature, Future AirPods to Help Manage Your Health

 

[dantracht]

Sure starting to sound like 8 is the one to get.

 

[boak]

Hope they gradually lower the SE's price to $199 (or even lower). The Series _ models are starting to get packed with too many features.

 

[karranz]

I'm getting sick of this iPhone 14, Apple Watch 8.... features when I'm exited about Tuesday's keynote.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Sure starting to sound like 8 is the one to get.

Until the rumors of the 9 begin this time next year and then that is the one to get and so on.

 

[dantracht]

Until the rumors of the 9 begin this time next year and then that is the one to get and so on.

Very true, this does happen every year. However, for me, coming from a 6, I'll skip the 7 and wait for the 8. That's just me.

 

[Kylo83]

I care more about design and bigger display than more sensors that I don’t use

 

[meetsam23]

What’s the obsession with next year version of iPhone and watch when the keynote is jat few days away 😂

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I'm getting sick of this iPhone 14, Apple Watch 8.... features when I'm exited about Tuesdays keynote.

There will ALWAYS be something better on the horizon in tech. It is just how it works.

 

[John Connor]

Looks like I'm waiting for iPhone 14 and Watch 8 then. Tuesday is sounding more and more like a letdown, iPhone and Watch both sounding like minor upgrades with year.

 

[Minato1990]

As someone who still got a series 4
Man I don’t want to wait another year but I just might

 

[dantracht]

Looks like I'm waiting for iPhone 14 and Watch 8 then. Tuesday is sounding more and more like a letdown, iPhone and Watch both sounding like minor upgrades with year.

Hear ya. Was going to do the 13PM, the new mini, and the AW7 this fall. Sitting out the macs this year because I got an M1 Mini and Air last year that I absolutely adore. Now I'm thinking more along the lines of just the 13PM. If the mini has the same Touch ID power button thing as the air, might skip it and keep my mini 5 since I find the touch ID in my air 4 really annoying and unreliable.

 

[orbital~debris]

Jon Prosser sees this and tweets:

"Future Watch Series X will connect you to the Matrix to help the machines power their dystopian world"

 

[mox358]

As someone who still got a series 4
Man I don’t want to wait another year but I just might

I’m in the exact same boat, Series 4 is still going strong. That new design might tempt me though.

 

[reallynotnick]

As someone with very cold extremities, I would be curious how the watch would see me.

 

[George Dawes]

Big deal

Series 9 will do your washing up , feed the cat and walk the dog .. while you’re asleep

 

[4jasontv]

"And arguably, your body is much more important than your car."

Tell that to my father.

 

[Tpevans0105]

I was debating whether or not to upgrade to the series 7 but now I can wait for another year

 

[sw1tcher]

Sure starting to sound like 8 is the one to get.

Wait until you find out what the 9 will get. That will be the one to get.

But if you wait to find out what the 10 will get, then you'll realize that that will be the one to get.

 

[dantracht]

Wait until you find out what the 9 will get. That will be the one to get.

But if you wait to find out what the 10 will get, then you'll realize that that will be the one to get.

Sorry but your profile pic cracks me up more than your comment. Well done!

 

[batmccoy]

Rumors about products that are two cycles away from release should not be spread. At best, it helps Apple's competition by potentially reducing product sales this year.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

So based on reading Kuo’s comment. Who’s not going to order Apple Watch 7?

 

[paulovsouza]

These rumors are always “not the next one, but the one after that will be better!”. I don’t know if it’s on Apple, or the leakers but either give concrete evidence or specifics, or just focus on the imminent launch. We can all say, “well the next one will be better, and have more features”.

 

[macduke]

"Think about the amount of sensors in your car," said Cook. "And arguably, your body is much more important than your car."

I don’t feel like this point isn’t driven home hard enough. Most people have no idea how many sensors. I recently bought a OBD-II Bluetooth reader for my car that connects to my phone. It is a crapload, even for a 10 year old car.

 

[subi257]

I care more about design and bigger display than more sensors that I don’t use

Apple has such a diverse user base, as I care less about design and more about what it can do. I don't see it as a watch to tell time...or a fashion accessory. Before the AW I had not worn a watch in decades.