Now,Apple may be planning an X moment for the Apple Watch.
“Conceptually, the regular Apple Watch is an accessible smartwatch for the mass market.
A magnetic fixture might be on the cards.
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The Apple Watchhas stayed pretty much the same for its entire life.
But hasn’t Apple already redesigned the Apple Watch withlast year’s Ultra model?
Well, yes and no.
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But it’s not a radical redesign like the iPhone X was.
It still looks like a fat puck on a strap and not like a sleek dress watch with benefits.
At the same time, they get bigger, brighter, better displays while shrinking the display borders.
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The platonic ideal of an Apple product is a paper-thin unit with a borderless screen.
But to get there, compromises have to be made.
In the past, Apple has created more space for batteries by making them non-removable.
And what encroaches the most into the internal space of the current Apple Watch?
This snaps into place on the headset using magnets and twists to lock.
And a watch strap needs to be firmly attached, unlike, say, thedetachment-prone MagSafe wallet.
“[I]f the blood pressure monitor works, that will be an important upgrade for millions.
