Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and More
Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and MoreSunday August 9, 2026 8:37 am PDT by Hartley CharltonApple is re-evaluating the Apple Watch lineup and considering a host of radical new designs, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It will be "something that transforms the product for a new era." Apple's industrial design team has reportedly been "exploring a broader rethink of its smartwatches" for some time, with several directions under evaluation. The company is apparently taking the resurgence of fitness bands without screens and smart rings seriously.
- ▪Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and MoreSunday August 9, 2026 8:37 am PDT by Hartley CharltonApple is re-evaluating the Apple Watch lineup and considering a host of radical new designs, accord
- ▪It will be "something that transforms the product for a new era." Apple's industrial design team has reportedly been "exploring a broader rethink of its smartwatches" for some time, with several directions under evaluation.
- ▪The company is apparently taking the resurgence of fitness bands without screens and smart rings seriously.
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Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and MoreSunday August 9, 2026 8:37 am PDT by Hartley CharltonApple is re-evaluating the Apple Watch lineup and considering a host of radical new designs, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In today's edition of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman compared plans for the Apple Watch's evolution to the "revolutionary design change" that the foldable iPhone represents. It will be "something that transforms the product for a new era." Apple's industrial design team has reportedly been "exploring a broader rethink of its smartwatches" for some time, with several directions under evaluation. The company is apparently taking the resurgence of fitness bands without screens and smart rings seriously.
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