A new patent filed by Apple shows a smartwatch that is very different from the already famous Apple Watch. More rounded edges, a continuous and flexible screen, in short, a great wind of change.
Since its first launch in 2015, Apple Watches have always had a square design, so much so that it has become their trademark and distinguishing feature.
However, since then, the smartwatch space has exploded, and Apple faces more competition than ever before. Perhaps this realization is what’s driving them to revise their product design and innovate even more, who knows.
Faced with the patent drawing, it's impossible to guess that it's actually an Apple Watch.
wrist-mounted display
What's striking when we look at the schematic of the patent filed by Apple is the lack of a border between the central display and the band that goes around the wrist.
Why? Simply because there isn't one. The watch is completely covered by a continuous display.
In the document accompanying the patent, we read: “Examples of this system include wearable, foldable, and rollable displays.”
On the other hand, there are still some issues to be resolved, such as the fact that this type of screen tends to deteriorate quickly when exposed to oxygen.
This is one of the aspects that greatly reduces the life of the device, and if there is one characteristic that we hope for when buying a technological product, it is that it lasts for a long time.
In short, apart from this patent, there's no indication of when Apple will decide to put this new project into action if it does decide to do so.
It must be said that this would be surprising for the company, given that it tends to make small, successive changes rather than proposing more radical changes all at once.
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