Apple Watch battery pack guaranteed to kill the Watch's appeal<article>
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One of the nice things about the Apple Watch is that we can finally appreciate the design of the thing, unadorned by the ugly cases that have
tarnished the iPhone landscape.</p><p>
Or so we thought. While the Apple Watch isn’t launching until later this month, a bulky battery case called
Wipowerband is already promising to turn Jony Ive’s design masterstroke into an eyesore. The Wipowerband snaps underneath the watch body to connect with Apple’s magnetic charging contact, and stuffs a 250mAh battery into a wraparound wristband.</p><p>
The result is a more of a
smart cuff than a smartwatch, one that’s guaranteed to obscure the look and detract from the comfort of whatever high-priced Watch band you’ve selected—and probably block the heart-rate sensor too. In exchange, Wipowerband says it can nearly double the Apple Watch’s estimated 18-hour battery.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2909340/apple-watch-battery-pack-guaranteed-to-kill-the-watchs-appeal.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple Watch battery pack guaranteed to kill the Watch's appeal
