A University Herald article said that based from SF Gate reports, Apple's much-anticipated iWatch will be equipped with a feature that will be able to detect future heart attacks of its users. The speculation was spurred from a number acquisitions made the tech giant and Tesla Motors alongside information from a source of The San Francisco Chronicle, who said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had met with Apple's chief of mergers and acquisitions Adrian Perica. Analysts said Apple is rumored to acquire the electric car maker.
Dougherty & Co. investment bank analyst Andrea James, who's currently covering Tesla, disagrees and said, "They'd get access to deep pockets, but Tesla's got access to Wall Street right now. I could see a partnership more than a takeout."
University Herald thinks that despite being late in the smartwatch race, Apple might wanted to have a timely entrance, ensuring that its latest impact would have an impact similar to what the iPod, iPhone and iPad did to the technology market.
SFGate said Apple has been busy building out its resources to develop the smartwatch feature. Apple has already filed a patent technology that will unlock a mobile device by the ID of a user's electric signals from the heart. Audio engineer Tomlinson Holman was reportedly hired by Apple to develop software and hardware to be used for listening blood flow for any turbulence leading to a heart attack via a mobile device. Business Insider said that Holman had worked for Lucasfilm to led development of the sound system for movie theaters like THX.
The Street said Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seemed eager for the possibility of the iWatch as being his swan song that he acquired $14 billion in Apple shares over a two-week period. Nonetheless, Wall Street enthusiasts remained cautious on whether Cook would be able to replicate the successes made by his predecessor, the late Steve Jobs.