The rumored Apple headset might use a physical Digital Crown-like dial to let you quickly switch between the virtual world and the real one.
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Apple wants to fit a camera into the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown
Apple may have found the percent place to fit a camera lens into a future Apple Watch model as a new patent filing reveals that the company did toy with the idea of embedding a dedicated camera inside the device's Digital Crown button.
All the ways you can use the rotatable Digital Crown button on your AirPods Max
Your AirPods Max over-ear headphones feature a rotatable Digital Crown button, located on the top of the right earphone. Follow along with this tutorial to learn all the ways you can use the Digital Crown to pause, resume or skip the music you’re listening to (or the video you’re watching), as well as adjust the volume, invoke Siri, answer and end calls, and much more..
How to reverse Digital Crown volume controls on your AirPods Max headphones
You can turn the volume of your AirPods Max headphones up or down up by using a rotatable Digital Crown button found on the right ear cup. Thankfully, Apple permits you to optionally change the orientation of the Digital Crown button when adjusting the volume. Follow the steps in this tutorial to learn how to reverse the Digital Crown volume controls on your AirPods Max.
An early Apple Watch prototype shown concealed in a security case
Curious photographs showing off what appears to be a disguised Apple Watch prototype that's powered by pre-released watchOS software were posted on Twitter yesterday.
Apple’s new $549 headphones feature the Apple Watch-inspired Digital Crown
In case you missed this bit in Apple's AirPods Max announcement this morning, the company's new over-ear headphones feature the Digital Crown which was inspired by the Apple Watch.
How to disable haptic feedback when scrolling with the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch
Apple says that Digital Crown haptic feedback built into Apple Watch Series 4 was designed to deliver a precise click-like feel as you scroll, and it really does, but some people find it annoying. If you count yourself in that group, then do follow along with our step-by-step tutorial as we show you how to disable Digital Crown haptic feedback on your Series 4 wearable.
How to turn off the Digital Crown haptic feedback on Apple Watch
The haptics motor inside your Apple Watch ensures a mechanical and responsive feel through the sensation of incremental clicks when you rotate the Digital Crown to scroll.
However, if you don't like this vibration or just want to extend the battery backup by a few minutes, turning off the Digital Crown haptic feedback is easy, and this tutorial shows you how to do that from your iPhone or your Apple Watch.
Apple Watch Series 4 teardown: stronger battery, doable screen replacements & more
Repair masters at iFixit earlier this morning published their detailed teardown analysis of a larger 44mm, cellular-equipped edition of the new Apple Watch Series 4 (model A2008).
Series 4 watches sport a much improved Digital Crown with built-in ECG & haptic feedback
Tim Cook and his lieutenants took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple Park headquarters today to reveal a bunch of new products, among them a new fourth-generation watch with a slimmer appearance and a larger display.
Upcoming Apple Watch could feature touch-sensitive, solid-state buttons
Apple Watch could soon feature solid state buttons that don't move up and down. Instead, it will sense the touch of a finger. Despite this change, the button configuration found on the wearable device will remain the same, according to Fast Company.
Samsung’s answer to Apple Watch’s Digital Crown: Rotating Bezel
The Digital Crown on the Apple Watch is quintessentially Apple. Engineered with the traditional watch vocabulary in mind, the Digital Crown makes it easy to magnify content on such a small-screen device while enabling precise control and quick adjustments.
Crucially, the Digital Crown lets you interact with the Apple Watch software and apps without your fingers obscuring on-screen content. If you thought that Samsung, Apple's arch rival, would respond by ripping off the Digital Crown wholesale, think again.
The South Korean company has seemingly engineered an innovative input method of its own in preparation for “the next generation Gear device.” As first reported by SamMobile, Samsung's solution corresponds nicely with the need to navigate content without obstructing the view.
Enter a rotating, round bezel — a new way to not touch the smartwatch screen.