Apple Watch 2: imagining the Second Generation of Apple Smartwatch

New materials, new sensors and new functions, how will the second generation of Apple Watch? When even still have the first generation of Apple Watch in the market, we’ve already started thinking about the second. In fact, do not even know if the device will update as frequently as other Apple products, it is an entirely new category and as such treatment may also be differentiated.

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However, if we assume that next year we will market the Apple Watch 2, not bad start thinking about any news that we could see on the watch. As the generation that precedes the initial should not expect drastic changes in the iPad 2 although it the case- he design, so the concept that we bring to continuous then roughly with the design of the first generation Apple Watch.

The first significant change in the materials could find therefore certainly seems to be one of the most plausible possibilities. Without going further, the WSJ published a few weeks ago that Apple was working on a new platinum case, and the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo later confirmed that the company was preparing new materials for Apple Watch for later this year.

Therefore, platinum would be a possible option but not alone. We could also find an Apple Watch 2 built in Liquidmetal, an alloy in which the Cupertino have shown much interest through numerous patents.

When we learned that Apple had decided to eliminate most advanced sensors of the first version of Apple Watch, many of us lost hope of seeing them in future versions. Certainly, and with a much longer time developing those sensors or some of them could see the light in the second generation of smartwatch.

What sensors could see? For example, measuring oxygen levels in the blood provides useful information that could be complemented with that obtained through the heart rate monitor and, indeed, its implementation should not pose a big challenge considering that other wearables market have it. Furthermore, considering that Apple has hired renowned experts on sleep, sensors monitor it would not be too bad.

With the arrival of a new generation of Apple Watch also we could see new belts, not just ones that expand the range of materials / formats of existing, but few to equal a real added value for the device. Yes, we are talking about smart belts, a very interesting concept that companies like Pebble are already betting.

And with the arrival of a new generation of Apple product come the dreaded new prices. Although the company has accustomed us to gradual increases in recent years, perhaps an Apple Watch 2 would offer much more competitive prices, reducing the cost of the previous generation and expanding its range of potential customers.

Via 9to5mac