Microsoft planning a smartwatch/band...

[smoledman]

Microsoft Smartwatch Outed in New Patent | Digital Trends

This looks very interesting, the part about a detachable band for cleaning. I bet Apple just saw this patent and said "oh ****" and went back to the drawing board.

 

[anon(7900571)]

lol apple take your time , you have to start from scratch

 

[Jazmac]

Actually, its happened before....

 

[anony_mouse]

According to the article (I didn't read the filing itself), the patent covers two things
1. Making the body of the watch removable for charging, connecting to a computer and to allow the strap to be cleaned. A good idea perhaps, but hardly a critical feature of the smart watch.
2. Something vague about displaying biometric measurements on a watch. The article isn't specific enough to allow us to judge these claims, but the general concept is certainly not new. BTW, a drawing (as shown in the article) provides background information in a patent - it's the claims that are written down that matter.

Filing a patent does not mean a company will make a product that uses that patent.