[Gadgets] The new Apple Watch will offer an improved design, and the sensors are the key

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Apple is working on the option to add color sampling sensors to future Apple Watch models . These would allow watch faces to match the color of the strap being used – and even the wearer's clothing.In a patent granted this week by the US Patent and Trademark Office, titled "Electronic Devices with Color Sampling Sensors," Apple describes how light sensors under the Apple Watch screen could measure the color of external objects , with the aim of matching the background of the watch face that is displayed with what the user is wearing at all times.

 

A work based on sensors in the Apple Watch

The patent explains how an optical sensor, similar to a camera; another of proximity; the ambient light itself; and others of light integrated under the screen, it could recognize colors by emitting a sequence of red, green and blue light -towards an external object placed in its line of sight and measuring the levels of RGB reflectance-. In this way, the job would be done.The clock would then apply a specific algorithm to use the color in question so that a screen that maintains the same shades is displayed. In this way, a uniformity that is as attractive as it is differential compared to other smart watches on the market would be achieved.

 

As with any filed patent, the technology it describes is unlikely to be released in an Apple Watch in the near future, but it does offer an interesting glimpse into how Apple is exploring ways to make its flagship smartwatch more advanced and unique - without lose its functionality as a health and fitness device.

 

Future improvements for the clock

Apple is continually researching ways to expand the range of features thanks to the sensors that are in the Apple Watch , which already includes heart rate tracking; irregular heart rhythm notifications; ECG; blood oxygen measurement; fall detection; and more.Without going any further, in February, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple has made significant progress with its non-invasive blood glucose monitoring technology , which would allow diabetics and others to measure their blood glucose levels without needing to prick. skin for blood tests. However, it is said that it is still several years away from being introduced to a future Apple Watch model...

 

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