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Next Apple Watch could come with this big improvement

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Apple looks to improve haptic feedback on Apple Watches

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Apple Watches feature a Taptic engine that is used to provide haptic feedback to users. This feature alerts the wearer of statuses such as an elevated heart rate amd email notifications. It also reminds them to stand up and move around or even to take a moment for a meditative breath.   

AppleInsider recently discovered a patent under the title of, “Portable Electronic Device Having a Haptic Device with a Moving Battery Element” filled by Apple. It now appears that Apple is trying to improve the Haptic experience by using the battery within the Apple Watch itself. 

According to the language in the patent, the battery for the proposed Apple Watch could be combined with the display in a coiled assembly that can be “configured to induce an oscillatory movement of the battery element parallel to the display to produce the haptic output.” This design creates endless possibilities for an improved Haptic experience. 

If Apple chooses to go with this method, it could create more room within the Apple Watch for other components that could add different features to the watch. It seems like Apple is cooking up some changes to the innards of the Apple Watch that will greatly benefit users.  

Mark Anthony Ramirez
Mark Anthony Ramirez
Former staff writer

Mark has spent 20 years headlining comedy shows around the country and made appearances on ABC, MTV, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, Food Network, and Sirius XM Radio. He has written about every topic imaginable, from dating, family, politics, social issues, and tech. He wrote his first tech articles for the now-defunct Dads On Tech 10 years ago, and his passion for combining humor and tech has grown under the tutelage of the Laptop Mag team. His penchant for tearing things down and rebuilding them did not make Mark popular at home, however, when he got his hands on the legendary Commodore 64, his passion for all things tech deepened. These days, when he is not filming, editing footage, tinkering with cameras and laptops, or on stage, he can be found at his desk snacking, writing about everything tech, new jokes, or scripts he dreams of filming.