- Apple has designed a bracelet for Watch that changes color depending on the color of clothing
- It's just a patent for now
- The future of third-party bracelet sellers is at stake
A new patent signed by Apple demonstrates that the firm knows how to design abracelet for Apple Watch that changes color depending on the user's style. Understand thatif you dress in purple from head to toe, then the accessory will be up to date depending on the shade of your clothes. As this is information from an official document, it is rather reliable and proves that Cupertino engineers have indeed started working on the subject. However, we do not yet know when this technology could land in stores, if that is the case one day.
The Apple Watch currently available in stores is the Apple Watch Series 8, but another model could take over in 2023. Around September, this one is likely to “skip” the Series 9 nomenclature to take over the codes of the numbering chosen for the iPhoneUne Apple Watch Series X, potentially out this year, so it's a possibility, although it really doesn't convince everyone today. Indeed, many analysts assume on the contrary that Apple will focus on virtual reality with a headset from June, abandoning the most serious updates of tablets and watches for the coming fall.
The smart bracelet, the future of the Apple Watch?
However, this is not the first time we have heard of a bracelet with functionality for Apple Watch. So, if today these products appear as simple strips of silicone, stainless steel or perforated fabric, in the future, the Californian manufacturer could take advantage of this to integrate a whole bunch ofsensors. Here and there, leaks and patents evoke in turn a camera, a touchpad or evenelectronic and connected fibers.
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Nothing to do with the models of Watch bracelets sold by Apple today, therefore. These are published by the hundreds, with various materials and prices scaled according to quality. A “simple” braceletBoucle Sport Black Unitythus amounts toforty-nine euros, against three hundred and thirty-nine euros for a Hermès brand bracelet “Red Sellier Jumping Tour“.
A lasting impact on the fashion world
Most of the Apple Watch bracelets sold to date still remain sold at retailers.third party accessory sellers. These in fact offer much more affordable items than Cupertino, even if the quality is not always there. But the arrival of an Apple bracelet whose color changes depending on the clothing chosen by the user could shake up the entire market...
Will Apple prefer to license its new product, again to alternative manufacturers, to limit damage? Nothing is less certain, butthe loss of the Lightning cable sectorA third party could well give him ideas of this kind to compensate for the shortfall that may result…
