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Apple 'Exploring Move Into Electric Cars'

posted by mattie_p on Wednesday February 19 2014, @03:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the when-all-you-have-is-$160-billion dept.

AudioGuy writes:

"Adrian Perica is a very busy man. Over the past 18 months, the mergers and acquisitions chief at Apple has been scouring the globe looking for deals, snatching up everything from search engines and data analytics to mapping software and motion tracking chips.

A source tells The Chronicle that Perica met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Cupertino last spring at around the same time analysts suggested Apple acquire the electric car giant.

The newspaper has also learned that Apple is heavily exploring medical devices, specifically sensor technology that can help predict heart attacks. Led by Tomlinson Holman, a renowned audio engineer who invented THX and 10.2 surround sound, Apple is exploring ways to predict heart attacks by studying the sound blood makes at it flows through arteries.

Taken together, Apple's potential forays into automobiles and medical devices, two industries worlds away from consumer electronics, underscore the company's deep desire to move away from iPhones and iPads and take big risks.

Good grief. Is the 'iTesla next in the 'i' line?"

 
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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by tbuddy on Wednesday February 19 2014, @04:02PM

    by tbuddy (932) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @04:02PM (#2789)

    You don't need a warranty with Apple products. You buy new every time there is a new release.

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  • (Score: 1) by LAngeOliver on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:04PM

    by LAngeOliver (1355) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:04PM (#2855) Homepage

    Can't wait to get my first refurbished electric car with a slightly used engine, a new battery and a new exterior body.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by snick on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:04PM

    by snick (1408) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:04PM (#2856)

    The non-removable batteries are going to really drive turnover.