Apple are working on a new smartphone, but this time in the shape of a watch.
Apple haven’t decided on a name, but they have two good options, iPhone Wrist and iWatch (I’ll be calling it iWatch). iWatch could use Corning’s Willow Glass, a type of bendable glass. Willow Glass is a new technology and will most likely be used for many things from smartphones to bringing back scrolls, only digital.
The iWatch hasn’t been fully designed yet, and could still be in concept phase. There are a few suggested designs out there, such as a clear ring around your wrist. The problem with that is that it might be too wide, and bump into the table when you are trying to write. Also, being clear, it might be hard to see colors like yellow or especially tan. Another design for the watch might solve that particular problem, but bring up some other ones.
For instance, the small screen might not bump anywhere, but might just be to small to actually serve as a “smart” watch. It would be EXTREMELY hard to type on the screen, and if you have bad eyesight, the lettering will be very hard to read.
Apple iWatch, along with Google Glasses (see my Google Glasses article) are going to start a new industry, smart clothing. Smart clothing will soon transform our world, using Willow Glass as just the start. And just like lots of other industries like smartphones and software, it will most likely be led by Google and Apple.
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I love the Willow Glass on the first picture, but I’d be surprised (and thrilled) if the iWatch looked like that. I think it will look more like the watches that were created using the old iPod Nano (the square one). What impact do you think this will have on the Pebble?
I agree, Pebble are probably going to have a harder time selling watches when iWatch comes out. iWatch is most likely going to work better with iPhone and iPad, and the design may be a bit better. Though until iWatch comes out (which is going to be a long time), Pebble are going to do fine. In fact, I got a Pebble for christmas of kickstarter, and when it comes I am going to do an article on it.