Got a lot of Apple hardware? Here's how an Apple Ring can bind them all
Apple has had countless patents granted over the smart ring technology it still won't tell anyone about, but a new one shows just how an Apple Ring might control all of your devices. Render of a possible Apple Ring - image credit: AppleInsider Yes, an Apple Ring would surely be a health monitor, and yes, it would likely dominate the fitness market, but it won't break up marriages . It's also surely coming some day, sorry Oura , but until now the focus has been on what it will do, not necessarily what it will work with. That's changed with the newly-granted patent, "Electronic device system with ring devices." It starts by discussing how any given user might have multiple devices, including wearable ones, and how it's therefore a problem determining which one the user wants to use. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has had countless patents granted over the smart ring technology it still won't tell anyone about, but a new one shows just how an Apple Ring might control all of your devices. Render of a possible Apple Ring - image credit: AppleInsider Yes, an Apple Ring would surely be a health monitor, and yes, it would likely dominate the fitness market, but it won't break up marriages . It's also surely coming some day, sorry Oura , but until now the focus has been on what it will do, not necessarily what it will work with. That's changed with the newly-granted patent, "Electronic device system with ring devices." It starts by discussing how any given user might have multiple devices, including wearable ones, and how it's therefore a problem determining which one the user wants to use. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has had countless patents granted over the smart ring technology it still won't tell anyone about, but a new one shows just how an Apple Ring might control all of your devices.
Render of a possible Apple Ring - image credit: AppleInsider Yes, an Apple Ring would surely be a health monitor, and yes, it would likely dominate the fitness market, but it won't break up marriages .
It's also surely coming some day, sorry Oura , but until now the focus has been on what it will do, not necessarily what it will work with.
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