I just wonder about the usability for the blind. I get it that for a
sighted person all they need to do is to look at the watch face when they
feel the watch vibrate. Even if voice over reads the message out loud, how
is that any different then pulling out your phone or if you have an ear
peace like the Legend, it does the same thing so I'm not wowed as of yet
with the watch thing.
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Alan
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From: "Andy Baracco" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: Apple wins patent for a second smartwatch, the 'iTime'
I suspect that like the offerings from Google, this will be a supplement to
a device like a smart phone, not a replacement for one.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael McKay
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Apple wins patent for a second smartwatch, the 'iTime'
Hello! Gang: this new gadget sounds pretty decent. However, will it function
down the road has an iPhone would function, and will you be able to talk to
friends through the wristwatch I device the same way you would talk on your
iPhone, two friends, family, or whomever.
Can somebody please clarify.
Thanks much in advance.
Most sincerely!
Michael G. McKay BA, '05.
EMAIL: [email protected]
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On Jul 22, 2014, at 22:19, "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I thought some of you might be interested in the following article.
Oh, the link to the original article is located at the end of the text.
Mark
ARTICLE:
Apple wins patent for a second smartwatch, the 'iTime'
July 22, 2014 10:00 AM
By Mark Sullivan
The Patent Office has just granted Apple a patent for another smartwatch.
In
the patent application, Apple refers to the device as the "iTime."
The watch looks more like a standard wristwatch than the much-hyped
"iWatch." But in this watch, the whole center section can be removed, and
can operate independent of the band. That central unit can store and play
back media, and is controlled by a touchscreen on the front.
The iTime responds to gestures, and does push notifications, according to
the patent.
Here's how Apple describes the device in the application:
"An electronic wristband to be worn on a wrist of a user, the electronic
wristband comprising: a central portion having a receptacle area
configured
to receive and electrically connect to a mobile electronic device, the
mobile electronic device including a display and being independently
useable
apart from the electronic wristband to perform a first set of functions."
"Apple says at least part of the wristband will contain a wireless
communication transceiver, and when it's connected to the main device, the
device can perform a "second set of functions" that includes sending user
input to a "second electronic device."
The watch's band is divided into at least two sections, according to the
patent, and each section contains a wireless antenna.
Part of the watch's band also includes "at least one of an accelerometer,
an
antenna, a GPS receiver, or a haptic device." That haptic device is
situated
against the skin on the underside of the band, and gives the user a buzz
for
notifications, as when messages or reminders come in.
The accelerometer and gyroscope are included to detect the user's arm
motions and gestures, the patent says.
The application points out that the iTime will connect with an iPhone and
display information about incoming calls. The user can then use the watch
to
accept or reject calls.
Apple employees Albert Golko, Mathias Schmidt and Felix Alvarez are listed
as the inventors on the patent. The patent was originally filed in July
2011.
Original Article at:
http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/22/apple-wins-patent-for-a-second-smartwatch-
the-itime/
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