Apple's Next EarPods Could Be The Ultimate Wearable Device

In late 2012, Apple finally replaced the iconic white earbuds that came with every iPod and iPhone since 2001 with a new design: EarPods, a three-year labor of love, claimed to be a one-size-fits-all headphones solution for the human ear.

An update to this ubiquitous accessory could make a big splash in the wearables market, defying while also supplementing expectations of Apple's iWatch.

The Ear Up There

In-ear headphones are the wearable device we don't think about. Like a wristband, it has contact with our skin—and if you listen to music when you exercise, you know it's a fitness device.

And as you can tell just by looking for the white wires dangling from people’s ears, they’re popular. I reviewed EarPods when they first came out. They were better than earbuds in every way.


That's why I find this rumor, posted anonymously on the Secret app Thursday morning, particularly intriguing.
Many observers believe that iOS 8, the next version of Apple's mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads, will have substantial new health features. Some believe the long-rumored iWatch could be the primary way Apple captures data from our bodies to feed into this new software. But Apple could release an alternative way for customers to get in on the health action without needing to throw down serious cash for a presumably expensive smartwatch.