Alternative techniques are being tried, including solar as well as magnetic induction.
Although smart watches have been making technology news for a while now and are becoming an increasingly important trend among mobile devices, one of the primary struggles that the industry is still trying to overcome is that of battery power.
Even though new charging methods isn’t one of the primary Silicon Valley fads, Apple is keeping it up.
According to the latest technology news reports, Apple remains one of the major companies that continues to work on new batteries and charging methods that will allow mobile devices to be powered for a longer time and in a more convenient way. In the case of that specific manufacturer, it looks as though the focus on battery research could be a central part of the development of its own smart watch.
A number of different methods are currently being tested, say the top technology news headlines.
Some of the various forms of tech that are being investigated by Apple for its smartwatch battery charging include a magnetic induction technique. This is somewhat like what Nokia has previously used for its smartphones. That company’s version of the charger used a magnetic field in order to generate voltage that could then be used to juice up the battery of a smartphone that was sitting on top of a charging plate.
Solar is another type of tech that has been under Apple’s microscope for some time now. In fact, in 2013, the company had made a job posting for engineers with solar power industry experience in order to be able to take on projects for mobile devices. This tech would layer the screen with a solar charging feature that would be able to capture sunlight as it is exposed throughout the daytime.
This concept aligns very closely with the rumors that have been heavily suggesting that Apple is on its way forward with a curved display smart watch that would feature a curved battery that would be compatible with the solar layered screen. The thought is that a curved screen would allow mobile devices to capture more sunlight and therefore be more efficient for charging.
