Apple patent hints at better gesture control on the Apple Watch

It looks like Apple is working hard at giving users new way to control the Apple Watch While these days the Apple Watch is largely controlled by the touchscreen, one day it may also give users extensive control through different gestures, according to a new Apple patent According to images in the patent, the Watch would make use of light sources and sensors on both sides of the wrist - so it might mean that special Apple Watch bands with lights and light sensors built in would need to be developed and worn.

Using this tech, Apple could track the movement of not just the user's wrist, but also their fingers, hand, and arm - meaning a huge range of gestures could be used for controlling the Apple Watch For starters, the Apple Watch already has issues with battery life - and it's likely that constantly illuminating your wrist would draw even more battery Because of that, we think it's probably unlikely that Apple will deploy this tech in the consumer version of the Apple Watch any time soon.

It's important to note that this is a continuation of patents that date back to 2015, so it's clear that Apple has been working on the tech for a while now. . Source