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Apple receives patent for color-changing Apple Watch bands
Apple has been granted a patent for color-changing Apple Watch band that would be controlled with an app.
According to Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple the patent on Tuesday.
The filing, which is publicly available on the government website, details how the technology would work. The band “includes electrochromic features that provide adjustable color control based on an applied voltage to offer a variety of colors and color combinations to be displayed by a single band.” Through a system, presumably an Apple Watch or iPhone interface, users can “control, select, and/or adjust colors of the watch band.”
Credit: Apple
Electrochromic material is best known as the technology behind anti-glare mirrors in cars and smart glass windows that regulate heat and become tinted or opaque. The patent describes how the filaments or fibers of the band can include conductors and electrochromic layers that that respond when voltage is applied. The filaments are then woven into fabric like any normal cloth band. Diagrams show three stripes of fabric that can independently show different colors.
The patent also explains how the color can be manually changed by the user or adjust automatically based on time, date, text, icons, and notifications. So your watch band might turn a different color if you get a new text or your alarm goes off. So, kind of like a highly sophisticated mood ring.
It’s a pretty remarkable achievement to weave this technology — that’s used mostly in glass — into fabric. But it’s worth noting that a color-changing Apple Watch band might never come to market.
Apple and other big tech companies have moonshot research and development programs that often file patents that never come to fruition. Plus, interchangeable bands for Apple Watch are lucrative for Apple and provide opportunities for brand collaborations.
That said, Apple recently received a patent for a built-in smartwatch camera, so these patents might be the seeds of some major changes to come with Apple Watch.
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79-Year-Old Vint Cerf Receives IEEE Medal of Honor
Vinton Cerf, widely known as the ‘Father of the Internet,’ has been awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor in 2023 for his contributions to the development of the Internet architecture and for his leadership in its growth as a critical infrastructure for society. In 1974, Robert Kahn and Cerf, who was working as program manager at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Processing Techniques Office, jointly designed the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol. Together they make up the Internet’s core architecture and enable computers to connect and exchange traffic….
Since 2005, Cerf has been vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google in Reston, Va., promoting the usage of the Internet for the benefit of the public. Cerf is also in charge of locating new technologies and creating policies that assist the production of Internet-based products and services.
IEEE Spectrum shares this quote from one of the endorsers of the award. “Cerf’s tireless commitment to the Internet’s evolution, improvement, oversight, and evangelism throughout its history has made an indelible impact on the world. It is largely due to his efforts that we even have the Internet, which has changed the way society lives.
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Strongman Legend Hafthor Björnsson Receives International Sports Hall of Fame Induction
Hafthor Björnsson is best known in the strength sports world for his stellar work with Atlas Stones, log lifts, and deadlifts. Such a steadfast commitment to the former 2018 World’s Strongest Man champion’s strength work has earned him a deserved spot among some of the greatest athletes in history. On Jan. 31, 2023, it was revealed that Björnsson…
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The 2023 Arnold Classic Increases Prize Money, Men’s Open Winner Receives $300,000
It’s not precisely on par with the Olympia contest, but the annual Arnold Classic (AC) arguably holds as much prestige and influence, being considered one of the major contests on the bodybuilding calendar. When some of the world’s best bodybuilders travel to Columbus, OH, to take the stage on Mar. 3-4, 2023 for the latest edition, they can…
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