All The Latest Updates On The iWatch Since The Early Days of Leaks And Rumours
The iWatch is one of the most talked about gadgets of the year - despite never having been confirmed by Apple!
By Nguyen — 11 Feb 2013, 05:47 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
The Most Beautiful iWatch Concept That's Both Functional And Incredibly Slick
Apple still hasn’t announced made any sort of official iWatch smartwatch product announcement but that doesn’t stop the world salivating at the prospect, and knocking up design concepts to give Apple something to think about along the way.
This time around, Berlin-based engineer Thomas Bogner, is the person behind the designs – and if we do say so ourselves, they look pretty darn sweet.
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Bogner, who isn’t a product designer, described it as “basically like the bastard child of a Fuel Band and an iPhone” but we think it’s a bit nicer than that. As you can see, it uses vertical and horizontal motion to switch between apps and status updates in a smooth, fluid way.
Whether or not the iWatch, if it is eventually revealed, will look anything like this remains to be seen, but we’re hoping it does!
Image via mshcdn.comApple seeks to trademark iWatch in Japan as competitors come up with own wearable devices
The Taiwan filing also bears the same graphic and notes Apple's name and California headquarters.
Image via imgur.comApple has requested a trademark for iWatch, the name given for a watch-like wearable device by pundits speculating its imminent arrival.
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The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name, which is categorized as being for products, including a hand-held computer or watch device, according to a June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office.
Apple has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device that may perform some of the tasks now handled by the iPhone and iPad, two people familiar with the company’s plans said in Feb.
appleinsider.comIt was not immediately clear when the application might be approved. Patent office and Apple officials in Japan were not available for comment.
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Samsung is developing a wristwatch, the company said in March. Sony Corp. has sold its SmartWatch for more than a year, which wirelessly connects to smartphones using Google Inc.’s Android operating system and allows users to take calls and reply to emails or texts.
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The device as patented includes facial recognition and user-sensing technology that determines which side is within your field of vision at any given time and selectively displays content
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Apple’s new patent is for a “consumer electronic product” with a flexible display that rolls up when needed, and unrolls if desired.
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A new Apple patent published today reveals that Apple is thinking about flexible wrap-around displays built into a transparent housing.
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New images of Apple's iWatch
MacUser magazine's vision of the iWatch: It believes the watch would look similar to the iPhone 5, and work with Apple's handset to display information
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Some of the most interesting innovations described by the application involve the manner in which the device could be powered.
dailymail.co.ukThe magazine also believe the watch will look similar to Apple's current iPhone 5 design.
dailymail.co.ukMacUser magazine worked with a 3D artist to create a mockup of the iWatch, based its knowledge of Apple's design process.
dailymail.co.ukSketch of the iWatch
Figure one of Apple's U.S. Patent Application no. 20130044215: It describes a 'wearable accessory device' which mounts a touchscreen on the user's wrist using the same technology as a slap wrap
Image via dailymail.co.ukApple Developing Wristwatch Device That Runs On iOS
The "smart watch," as Bilton calls it, uses curved glass to bend to people's wrists.
First, the New York Times reported that it had confirmed with multiple sources that Apple "is experimenting with wristwatch-like devices made of curved glass."
The reports also suggest that Apple could rope in Taiwan” Foxconn, to provide technology in the project
telecomtiger.comAn Apple Smart Watch is rumored to be in development. The new watch would fall in line with current projects that pair a users watch with their iOS based smartphone.
inquisitr.comIn Pics: Concepts For Apple's Curved-Glass Smart Watch
The Taiwan-based company has been working toward making more power-efficient displays and its technologies are aimed at multiple Foxconn customers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the same person.
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The watch-like product that could be used to make mobile payments is currently in the experimental stage.
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It would operate on Apple's iOS platform, which is the foundation of its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch consumer devices, the Times said.
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Apple Inc. is experimenting with the design of a device similar to a wristwatch that would operate on the same platform as the iPhone and would be made with curved glass, the New York Times reported.
Image via imgur.comFlexible/Blendy Phones - How And What Makes Them Work?
The idea of unbreakable mobile phones is going to be a reality very soon and it will be a great relief from broken/damaged screens and scratched displays.
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