Apple's iWatch patent revealed: Device with a flexible touchscreen and a 'slap wrap' strap could be powered by the movement of your arm

Apple's iWatch patent revealed: Device with a flexible touchscreen and a 'slap wrap' strap could be powered by the movement of your arm Patent application 20130044215, published today, reveals Apple's technology for a 'wearable accessory device' It would include a flexible touchscreen LED to display messages from and input data to an iPhone or iPad It comes after a tidal wave of speculation as to what an iWatch could look like - but no accurate predictions as to what Apple has come up with iWatch would 'snap' into place around the wearer's wrist using the same bi-stable spring bands as are used in Slap Wrap toys Apple also reveals innovative plans for powering the device, including solar panels and wristwatch like 'kinetic' technology A patent application filed by Apple has revealed that its long-mooted iWatch could use the same technology as a child's slap wrap to mount a flexible touchscreen on a user's wrist. The patent described a 'wearable device' with a 'flexible display' that could use the same technology as a child's slap wrap, patent image pictured. As expected by many Apple observers, the iWatch-like device described in the '44215 patent app would be 'configured to display information wirelessly transmitted from a portable electronic device', most likely an iPhone. Accessory: The device would sync wirelessly with Apple's iPhone to provide a second screen for users to read messages from and input data to their mobiles The patent application has emerged after a tidal wave of speculation suggesting how the iWatch could look.