Next-gen Apple Watch to reportedly ditch physical buttons

Apple is reportedly making some physical changes to its Apple Watch design sometime in the next year.

The wrist wearable’s existing button and digital crown could be tweaked as soon as this fall, according to “a source with direct knowledge of Apple’s plans” speaking to Fast Company. In place of clicking buttons, the next-gen Apple Watch will use touch-sensitive pads designed to pick up on finger movements.

The move would mirror Apple’s shift with the iPhone 7, which embraced a solid-state design that also used touch-sensitive pads in favor of traditional buttons.  Read more…

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