Recent patent filings (in black and white so the OS looks like System 6) show a full-featured program spanning OS X and an iPhone-like device, designed to guide and track you on a fitness regimen, complete with advice, illustrations, rep counts and stuff like that. It looks like there are suggestions of accessories for pedometers, blood pressure monitors, and so on as well. I recently ragged on them for not having a robust enough fitness program (Nike+ is cool but kind of skimpy), so I’m very pleased to see this.
Now, let the naming begin. iFit? iSweat? iNeedToGoToTheGym? iAmSoFat? iT’sAlmostSummer? Poddy Trainer? I like that one.
How the heck can this be considered even for an patent application? I did such a thing a few years ago with another web property (it wasn’t for iPod) but could have easily been flowed to work within one. Patent office really needs a shake-up big time if this goes through!
At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Patent Office accepted an application for the color white and brought Apple to court for violating such patent.
Jon
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