Apple applies for iWatch patent
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Apple applies for iWatch patent
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Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#2Since pebble started shipping and already got nice coverage and feedback from the community it sounds reasonable that apple might work on it's "i" equivalent.
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#3From claim 1 it appears that the screen will be of variable size depending on the "appendage" on which the watch is worn.
I can't wait to see a keynote where the speaker will be wearing the iWatch on his thigh.
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#4A friend of mine works for an Apple store and says people still come in asking for the square iPod Nano and TikTok watchband, even though Apple stopped selling the square (7th generation) Nano some 6 months ago.
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#5From claim 1 it appears that the screen will be of variable size depending on the "appendage" on which the watch is worn. I can't wait to see a keynote where the speaker will be wearing the iWatch on his thigh.
i wonder if it will be of any use if one doesn't use other apple products...
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#6From claim 1 it appears that the screen will be of variable size depending on the "appendage" on which the watch is worn. I can't wait to see a keynote where the speaker will be wearing the iWatch on his thigh.
It sounds like they're making an iSlapBracelet to me. That means the whole surface would potentially be a screen with just the part facing you being active.
I kind of wonder where else would be appropriate to wear it other than on your wrist, given that it explicitly mentions that (Geordi LaForge style visor perhaps?)
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#7Since pebble started shipping and already got nice coverage and feedback from the community it sounds reasonable that apple might work on it's "i" equivalent.
Considering this patent was filed in mid-2011 and is almost certainly claiming an earlier invention date, I think you may have your order of events backwards.
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#8Since pebble started shipping and already got nice coverage and feedback from the community it sounds reasonable that apple might work on it's "i" equivalent.
Apple's patent application was filed on August 17, 2011.
Pebble's Kickstarter campaign started on April 11, 2012.
From the description of the patent application it's clear that this thing is nothing like a Pebble or a watch. It's a slap bracelet covered with a flexible touchscreen. What's more, the patent application describes the device's battery being charged by ambient light and kinetic energy. That's pretty wild.
Re: Apple applies for iWatch patent
#9From claim 1 it appears that the screen will be of variable size depending on the "appendage" on which the watch is worn. I can't wait to see a keynote where the speaker will be wearing the iWatch on his thigh.
I think it's more just about covering the discrepancy between "child's wrist" and "adult's wrist". i.e. making sure the display doesn't try to render to a fixed size, when substantial portions of the 'band' may overlap.
I doubt they'd ship enough material to actually attach to a leg. And hopefully they're not just shipping an iSlapBracelet: a wrist computer needs to stay in place. Not spin around your wrist freely. Good luck to them in weighting such a device and getting it to stay in place.