Patents for Apple Watch Sport, Classic Buckle, and Link Bracelet Bands Awarded to Apple

Patents for Apple Watch Sport, Classic Buckle, and Link Bracelet Bands Awarded to Apple

The two Sport Bands that come included with the Apple Watch Sport.

Apple made some incredible innovations when it came to the Watch, but this extends to the bands as well. As the first batch of Watches get shipped out later this week, the United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted Apple for three patents for three popular Apple Watch band models, the Sport Band, Classic Buckle, and Link Bracelet. Oddly enough, the bands descriptions are fairly vague. All three bands are titled "Band" and cover "the ornamental design for a band". These patents come exactly one month after the USPTO granted a patent for the Modern Buckle to Apple. The patent illustrations for the Link Bracelet show the band with magnetic pegs and a spring-loaded butterfly clasp. The band is made out of stainless steel and is made with over one hundred different parts. The patent also covers the spacer links that have individual release buttons that allow Watch wearers to easily adjust their Link Bracelets. Gold custom-made link bracelets have also been spotted in the wild by celebrities such as Beyoncé and Karl Lagerfeld.

Apple Watch Unboxings Show up on the Web

Apple Watch Unboxings Show up on the Web

A couple of days before Apple Watch pre-orders begin, a French website Metronews has unboxed the 42mm stainless steel Apple Watch. There have also been several other videos that submerged from the internet, which we\'ll talk about later. The Apple Watch has yet to hit store shelves, however, it does look like Apple has sent out some units to a select group of celebrities and various other people. Here\'s the unboxing video: And here\'s a video from a Japanese website, Gadget Guy. The Apple Watch is being priced and marketed as a fashion device and likewise the devices\' box reflects it as well. The box is square with rounded edges and contains the Watch inside the box. As you open the box and take out the Apple Watch, you\'ll notice that the band is already connected to the Watch, a minor detail we expect from Apple. As expected, it wouldn\'t be an Apple unboxing without a simple hands-on user manual covering the Watch, some Apple stickers, and the proprietary charger. Mashable’s Lance Ulanoff has posted a stop-motion 6-second Vine detailing the unboxing and functionality of the link bracelet. The full Apple Watch review from Mashable can be found here.