Apple is apparently looking into the smart ring market, which is another field the company needs to conquer. A newly-granted Apple patent posits the idea of a smart ring that would give Apple Watch-style haptic notifications, and let the wearer press on the surface to respond. The patent, entitled, “Ring Input Device With Pressure-Sensitive Input,” […]
It’s never good when your device overheats, smokes, and eventually explodes. This is what happened to an Apple Watch Series 7 device. Apple was notified of the situation and confirmed an investigation. However, at the same time, Apple also made attempts to coerce the user into signing a non-disclosure agreement. Per 9to5Mac, the Apple Watch […]
You won’t be able to buy the actual Apple Watch in your nearby Apple Store location any time in the immediate future. But you’ll be able to start picking up the Apple Watch bands starting this week. Apple has recently sent a message to its retail locations informing them that the Apple Watch bands will […]
Apple picked a good heart rate sensor for the Apple Watch. After a series of tests by Mac and iOS developer Brad Larson in which raw data was extracted from both devices, the heart rate sensor on the Apple Watch was determined to be nearly on par with the Mio Alpha, a popular dedicated heart […]
If you’ve got nifty ink around your wrist, it might get in the way of using an Apple Watch. Apple has confirmed that dark wrist tattoos have the potential of interfering with the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor. It was reported earlier this week that some tattoos, particularly dark or saturated ones, can affect the […]