Apple Wins Patent for Sports Oriented AirPods with Biometrics & Noise Cancellation Features

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a series of three patent applications all titled “Earbuds with Biometric Sensing.” In Apple’s patent filing they note that at least one of the biometric sensors within the earbud is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the ear known as the tragus that will allow the collection of biometric measurements.