#7: Apple Filed Patent for Flexible Wrist Display
Apple just filed a new patent last Thursday with the US
Patent and Trademark Office for a “flexible watchlike device” that sounds
really awesome. Apparently it will work “with a touch screen user input, a user
can accomplish a number of different tasks including adjusting the order of a
current playlist, and reviewing a list of recent phone calls.” Apple still has
some kinks to work out, especially regarding the devices battery life. They
have discussed curbing this issue by implementing “solar panel array spreads”
to increase its battery life as people will not want to constantly take of the iWatch
to charge it. All the while, Google is currently working on creating augmented
reality glasses.
Check it out!
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/apple-files-patent-for-flexible-watch/
it's interesting in that companies could use their patent filing as marketing strategies.
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