Future Apple Watch models could be slimmer as patent illustrates haptic motor in wristband

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Future Apple Watch models could be slimmer as patent illustrates haptic motor in wristband

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<p>A <a href="http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=2296&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;s1=(1%2F1.CCLS.+AND+20161222.PD.)&amp;p=46&amp;OS=ccl/1/1+and+pd/12/22/2016&amp;RS=(CCL/1/1+AND+PD/20161222)" target="_blank">patent application[/url] published today could herald slimmer Apple Watch models as the company describes a method of moving the haptic motor from the watch to the band. Taps to the wrist could then be delivered by the band rather than the Watch.</p>
<p>Apple specifically cites space-saving as the benefit of the invention …</p>
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