Before the long-awaited Apple Watch, Apple's rumor mill specialist, arrived in our stores Mark Gurman He already spoke to 9to5Mac about news that the second version would mean of the Apple Watch that would be launched on the market throughout the year 2016.
The rumors are confirmed with the arrival of a new patent showing an Apple Watch 2 with support for a front camera for FaceTime and new buttons whose functionalities could improve navigation through the system of the Apple Watch2.
This new patent focuses on the handling of the device, focusing on the Digital Crown button for move, scale and scroll at different speeds depending on the angle of rotation of the crown. In the images obtained from the patent we can also see on the side opposite the Digital Crown the two new buttons that may improve browsing speed.
FIG 1 shows the button 108 Digital Crown that could incorporate technologies of sensitivity to touch even going so far as to detect if the user makes contact with the crown, while buttons 110, 112 and 114 could be physical or just tactile.
The big surprise for the new Apple Watch 2 comes from the hand of the frontal camera. In the same report on driver's license of the device we find a very revealing image that indicates that it will include a camera located at the top front of the screen. The camera will include optical components capable of managing focus and offering autofocus, and the necessary support to capture still images and videos, although it could also be used to capture close-up images such as barcodes and QR.
Apple Watch 2 will also present improvements in location services. The information offered by these services could include reminders and notifications, special offers from a business or tickets to an event. The record of specific information you can associate this information with a location or set of locations where it is deemed relevant.
At the moment, the information we have shows us a device with greater autonomy than its predecessor and that will allow us more handling possibilities. The launch of the Apple Watch 2 is scheduled for the last quarter of 2016, Although the possibility of it being presented in September with the iPhone 7 has been considered.
