Just like other electronic manufacturers, leaked images of Apple’s forthcoming devices also appears online when they are about to be launched. However, in the entire history of the California-based company a device that is still in development has never been exposed through a patent application. The eagerly anticipated gadget from Apple, the iWatch, does not seem to be guarded in the way the Cupertino-based company usually secures its devices at the same stage of development. It is because of this very reason AppleInsider was able to spot a patent application from Apple that talks about a wearable video device or in other words the rumoured watch from the company. The patent application from Apple itself describes the device as slap bracelets that people use to wear back in the 80s, but this one is a touchscreen OLED band that has “bi-stable springs.”
“The most recent widespread use of such a device was the slap bracelet, also called the slap wrap. The slap bracelet consists of layered flexible steel bands sealed within a fabric cover. Typical slap bracelets are roughly one inch in width by nine inches in length. In a first equilibrium position they can be flat. The second equilibrium is typically reached by slapping the flat embodiment across the wrist, at which point the bracelet curls around the wrist and stays relatively secure in a roughly circular position.
The slap bracelet has been used primarily as a decorative bracelet; however, other uses have included for example keeping a pant leg away from a bike chain, or even using a slap bracelet covered with reflective tape for providing increased visibility for pedestrians and bikers at night. Perhaps most usefully it is quite easy to wrap around a wrist or leg, and stays conveniently in place.”
The latest finding has proved all those rumours, which indicated that Apple is working on a watch like product true because the patent application from the tech giant gives a clear idea about the curved and flexible device. It is so clear that one can start imagining that he or she is wearing Apple’s bracelet on their arm or slapped on their bike handles or a coffee mug. Nevertheless, it was just a quick look into the future, as the real deal has yet to arrive and only then can we know what the new iWatch really offers its users.
Source: FastCoDesign
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