Airpods May Improve Hearing.

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[{"selector":"#anim-cad9ac40-3027-4c77-9dbd-af6ad90251b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abe6b0f3-d75c-4422-abd8-b8c128305a0f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb20198e-b350-43d4-975d-42895405dc12","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45141b52-ef25-4eac-9094-ce7ed3f3c4e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aad474e3-ed27-463e-b281-40f82ca40ab8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.3815%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cba209a5-1332-4b63-acc7-8988f6a18b2a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Mark Gurman's latest "Power On" email suggests AirPods may become a health aid "in the next year or t wo." Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-c94a5b97-b285-4318-b274-c40c3325a161 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(42.25543447349326%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08920f66-5240-4068-abc0-aae9a1b3c745","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b718456f-ab3b-4644-892b-c34d1909fd8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0bd1629-9457-4969-96bc-d751f53de2ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d439d6bc-7634-4b41-87c6-fb75b730eb88","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.3815%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40813cfd-de05-4e84-9f0a-dd5c28857fcc","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Apple Watch has health-related tools, so this makes sense. Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-804dfc59-2f6e-43b5-bc3d-55d347142b97 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0.03324437765473145%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ba6217b-52d3-48d6-8805-01fff1056029","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-923a4e85-b693-441b-a0a1-1157e09c801e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa6c9b63-0bb4-4b9b-abeb-15de7a5e1fef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2167149-e0aa-404c-bf97-19bdc72ddbbe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.3815%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7eae5321-a7ce-4f91-810d-8a59dc25b86b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Gurman's prediction fits Ming-Chi Kuo's 2021 prediction that AirPods will have health tracking. Arrow

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