Wearables
Will Apple Watch Series 8 smartwatches be harder to break? Rumors attribute to the novelty a new design with flat edges and a flat screen
The announcement of a new Apple smart watch is still far away, but the first rumors about this product appear on the Web. And again they say that we are waiting for a new design.
Recall that the Series 7 models were credited with a new design with flat edges, but in the end, Apple retained the old design, only slightly increasing the watch. Even then, there were suggestions that the very new design was simply postponed and Series 8 would have it.
Now two sources speak about it at once. According to these rumors, Apple Watch Series 8 will receive a design with flat edges and a flat protective glass. The latter feature should make the watch a little more resistant to physical damage, as all generations of the Apple Watch have been fairly easy to damage due to the rounded protruding glass.
Rumors about a completely new rugged version of the Apple Watch, which is just about to be released as part of the Series 8 line, fit well with this. It will obviously be easier to make a secure device with a flat screen.
While these are just rumors, besides, it is uncharacteristic for Apple to change the design every year, but nevertheless, these rumors have already accumulated quite a lot.
The US military has completed intensive testing of Microsoft’s new multifunctional glasses. The soldiers of the 70th Army wore glasses for three weeks, playing three 72-hour scenarios, including movement towards the enemy, attack and defense.
The results of the test report, which will be published in September, will determine whether the US Congress will approve the next $424.2 million test cycle, as well as whether purchases of the device, which is planned to spend another $21.9 billion, will begin. It should be noted that these 22 billion included not only the cost of the glasses themselves, but also spare parts, as well as technical support services for 10 years.
The glasses are a “head display” of the type used by fighter pilots. From a technical point of view, this is a heavily modified version of the HoloLens glasses. The screen of the device, which is always in front of the soldier’s eyes, displays a map of the area, instructions from commanders and other data (for example, an image of a thermal imager).
Phones
If you want to buy a smart watch for the iPhone, but not an Apple Watch. Wear OS 3 supports iOS even though the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 doesn’t
iPhone users who for some reason don’t like Apple smartwatches will be able to use new models based on Wear OS.
The first and so far the only watch on Wear OS 3 is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. And it doesn’t work with iOS. But apparently this is an artificial limitation on Samsung’s part, as it has now become known that Wear OS 3 itself can work with iOS.
Qualcomm confirmed this by saying that the upcoming Montblanc Summit 3 watch will be compatible with the iPhone. This watch will be the first with Wear OS 3 after Samsung devices. True, it will be an expensive $1,290 watch, but there should be many more Wear OS 3 models on the market this year, so iPhone owners will have a choice.
Wearables
SoC in Apple Watch Series 8 is equivalent to SoC in Apple Watch Series 6. New details about Apple Watch SE 2
Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman spoke about the new Apple Watch that Apple will release later this year, including the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE 2.
There have been reports earlier that Apple will add a faster Apple S8 SoC to the Apple Watch Series 8, but Gurman claims that “the Apple S8 will have the same specs as the Apple S7.” At the same time, the Apple S7 in terms of characteristics is almost a copy of the Apple S6 in the Apple Watch Series 6 of the 2020 model.
Mark Gurman added that next year’s Apple Watch Series 9 will feature a “completely new processor.” As for the Apple Watch SE 2, it will have the same screen as the Apple Watch SE, as well as the Apple S8 SoC, which will be faster than the Apple S5 SoC found in the Apple Watch SE.
watchOS 9 is ending support for the Apple Watch Series 3, so I’d eventually expect that model to be discontinued in the fall. The Apple Watch SE will remain a mid-range option.
Mark Gurman
He previously said that the Apple Watch Series 8 is expected to feature at least one new body temperature sensor.
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