Apple, Samsung, and other tech companies would very much appreciate it if you snatched up one of their rumored smartwatches. In Apple’s case, critics have been clamoring for the company to roll out a new, market-shaking product for months, and breathless investors are hoping that the iWatch will be The Next Big Thing, especially now that the smartphone industry has more-or-less reached maturity.
Newly uncovered patents related to battery technology being developed by Apple could open the doors to devices with new form factors, including the much anticipated iWatch smartwatch, as well as slimmer iPhone, iPad, and MacBook notebooks.