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The iTreadmill
According to Mashable, there might be an Apple-branded treadmill in the works.
At least that’s the thrust of a patent the company applied for, which involves a “sports equipment apparatus” with smart components to let it interface with an iPod or iPhone.
The patent application, made public yesterday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) specifies the “circuits, method and apparatus” that allow sports equipment to write data to a media player. It cites cardio equipment specifically, and provides diagrams of how the interface would work with a treadmill.
Most likely Apple is not going to introduce an Apple-branded treadmill. Instead, they patented this so that they could charge a royalty if someone else creates a treadmill with an iPod port.
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dave on February 7th, 2012 10:47 am
Good idea with your exercising app, but your not doing it right, however what can you do with such limited tech. I can design smart phones and apps that would make the I phone appear very primitive. This would include exterior design and internal circuitry. I have a Ipod and they don’t even have that right. Why don’t apple try there products prior to manufacture? I see Panasonic just about got it right but then lost it sheesh, they made correct change but to the wrong product. It should have been done to the product that the first product was for. Apple i am not trying to slam your products i would like to make them better. Apple and Samsung’s Phones possess the same level of advanced tech,that is why competition is very high between them, because both phones can do exactly the same thing, that goes for Blackberry also. Check out”Need a partner?” feature in Dane Carlson’s website and contact me if you are tired of competition..
dave on February 7th, 2012 10:49 am
oh i forgot to sign the above post sorry
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