In recent years, in addition to developing a new iPhone, Apple has been committed to developing wearable devices. Both Apple Watch, which was born in 20 14, and Airpods, which was born in 20 16, dominated the shipments and profits of the whole industry, especially Airpods, which was called the most popular product in Apple's "post-iPhone era". It can be seen that Apple's wearable devices are still very popular in the market.
Apple is secretly developing a new wearable device-Apple Ring. Apple recently submitted a patent document to the United States Patent Office, which is a "ring electronic computing device" that can also be worn on your finger. This is just a ring (although it is not directly explained). Judging from the patent picture, this is indeed a wearable device. It is reported that this intelligent electronic device integrates a processor, a wireless transceiver, a power supply and a microphone. Apple will also add more sensor support to the ring, so that the ring can detect and interpret operation gestures.
In addition, there will be a circular control panel on the ring, similar to the digital crown of Apple Watch. There are many tactile actuators inside the ring, including tactile actuators, motion sensors, biometric sensors and NFC communication. Various feedbacks can be provided. Not only that, the ring can also be used to wirelessly transmit commands to another nearby device, such as unlocking a Mac computer, just like the related functions of Apple Watch.