iPhone Rumors

  • The Apple iWatch: Learning Cool from The Fresh Prince?

    Curtis Taylor Curtis Taylor
    Posted on February 25, 2013

     

    Apple iWatch Artist's Concept Design based on Snap Bracelet from RepairLabs.com

    The new iWatch should have a continuous wrap-around display and work like a snap bracelet.

    The Internets have been abuzz recently with chatter of a possible Apple iWatch.  Misleading pictures abound of a wristwatch-like monstrosity resembling an all-screen iPod Nano attached to a velco strap. Sometimes, for fun, artists portray this as a round traditional wristwatch with iOS apps. However, here at RepairLabs, we think Apple has something much, much cooler in store for us.

    We’re talking early 90s cool. Perhaps you’ve seen the patent filing from Apple as reported by PatentlyApple, where the iWatch will work just like a snap bracelet.  That’s right, the era that brought us Ace of Base and Right Said Fred just keeps on giving.  And Apple has adopted one of the coolest trends of the early 90s: the snap bracelet. We’ve created our own rendering of the awesome cool that, if we’re good, will descend on us like so many Pogs. (Remember those?)

    Based on the patent filing, here’s what we think the new iWatch will feature.

    • The device will have a bi-stable spring, meaning just like the snap bracelet, it will live in two states: rigid flat, and curved (to fit a wrist). It will bend and flex just like a snap bracelet. It will utilize flexible glass to make this work.
    • The screen will be a continuous display, circular. (This is trickier than it seems at first glance. How will Apple know the size of an individual’s wrist? We think the device will have a male and female end with a sensor that detects the amount of overlap.)

     

    Here’s a list of our best guesses for the features of the iWatch:

    • The iWatch won’t charge the traditional way. It just doesn’t make sense for the device to have something as unwieldy as a charging port with all of the recent technological advances. The watch could charge from kinetic energy (your own motion), or may have the new solar touch panel charge that Apple has recently received a patent on.  Or it could charge remotely with a plate or mat that could be put anywhere around your house.
    • The LCD screen will have the touch feature.
    • The device will likely will have no buttons, but would be awakened by the onboard gyrometer. The gyrometer will also be able to tell witch way your hand is facing so it will always show a correct display – even at weird angles.
    • The iWatch will connect to your iPhone iPod or iPad via Bluetooth. It will feature two-way transmission.

     

    The 90s gave us lots of cultural and technological gifts (the Internet itself, anybody? The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?) It’s fitting we should borrow from those awesome concepts to create more awesome. So until the iWatch finally comes out, we’ll be digging out our old snap bracelets and pretending that they’re touch screen wonders of a future day. And slapping them on unsuspecting coworkers.

     

    Apple iWatch Diagram Artist's Concept from RepairLabs.com.

    Based on patent filings, this is how we assume the sizing mechanism and continuous screen will work.

    by , Tech Expert, Freelance Writer.

    This post was posted in Opinion, Tech, iPhone Rumors, iPhone and was tagged with snap bracelet, bracelet, touchscreen, Artist's rendition, Fresh Prince, ninties, 90s, concept, iWatch

  • Exclusive Images of iPhone 5, High-Definition

    Curtis Taylor Curtis Taylor
    Posted on August 31, 2012

    Exclusive Images, High Definition iPhone 5

    RepairLabs  has done it again: we're bringing  you new exclusive images. From the folks responsible for bringing you the latest in iPhone secret photos, we’ve gotten new images. We have just received EXCLUSIVE high-definition images of the soon-to-be-released iPhone 5 front glass assembly.  So what about the changes? Let’s talk about them!

    iPhone 5 Exclusive Images

    Conclusions we can draw from these exclusive images

    With these photos we can confirm:

     

    • Apple has redone the whole front Digitizer and LCD Assembly of the device. We see 3 flex cables. The first seems to be the proximity ear speaker, and the front camera. The last two probably LCD and Digitizer.
    • The ratio suggests that it is indeed the long-rumored bigger screen.
    • The camera is in the front middle of the ear speaker, not  on the side  of the ear speaker anymore.
    • It looks like it has a black ear speaker mesh right now.
    • We can also see the home button is going to have more support; it’s backed by a metal bracket. It doesn’t look like it’s going to be supported anymore by prongs or a push cable. It may actually be a combination of both.
    • It looks like it has a plastic 3GS-type midframe running around the digitizer and glass LCD assembly.
    • The metal brackets suggest that it will be sitting into a housing, similar to a 3GS, but more updated and modern.
    • From the width of the bracket, we can tell the charger port is indeed going to be smaller because it has to fit between the two silver bottom screw brackets, just like a 3GS.
    • These pictures suggest that  the LCD may pull apart from the Digitizer, given the rivets on the sides. (This is similar again to the 3GS, but a departure from the 4 and 4S.)
    • We notice a striking similarity to a 3GS, with the bottom screws and brackets. We think it’s going to pull open from the front.

     

    So, could this be the iPhone 5 real deal? We think so, and we believe these exclusive photos prove a lot of what the tech world has been suspecting all along in regards to the new iPhone 5. Could Apple be going back to the old faithful model of the iPhone 3Gs? It looks probable.  From the leader in  iPhone repair services, exclusive images of the iPhone 5, and Apple hardware components, remember you heard it here first. Check out www.fix-iPhones.com for a full list of all of our services and our great blog, and new exclusive images.

     

    Stay tuned for more specific analysis and details!

    What do you think? Please leave your opinion in the comments.

    by , Tech Expert, Freelance Writer.

    This post was posted in Opinion, Tablets, Tech, What We Do, iPhone Rumors, iPhone, iPad, Uncategorized and was tagged with images, High-Definition, Digitizer, LCD, exclusive images, Photos

  • RUMORS - iPhone 5 to Debut in Fall?

    Curtis Taylor Curtis Taylor
    Posted on March 28, 2012

    This week RepairLabshas access to two exclusive iPhone 5 rumors, and as your favorite iPhone repair company, we're bringing them to you.

    An inside source at Texas Instruments tells us that they have begun production on the iPhone 5 power management chip.  We can also confirm that management inside Texas Instruments is calling the next phone the iPhone 5.  Previously when production began on the Apple iPhone's chips at TI, the phone debuted just a few months later.  This fits in with our next rumor.

    From the same Chinese source that brought us the accurate pictures of the new iPad back housing and new iPad glass, comes the latest rumor that the iPhone 5 will debut in September.  According to our source, they have also been told that the screen will indeed be larger than the current 3.5 inch model.  Whether it will be as large as the 4.6 inch rumors we have yet to confirm.

    While we can confirm the production of the power management chips, which means a new iPhone is imminent, bear in mind that the September release date and screen size are rumors.  However, our source has proven extremely reliable in the past.

    This post was posted in Opinion, Tablets, Tech, What We Do, iPhone Rumors, iPhone, iPad and was tagged with iPhone 5 release date, iPhone 5 rumors, iPhone 5

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