In social networks, publications that the famous company began work on a new gadget, allowing spouses to follow each other. We checked the reliability of such messages.
At the turn of January and February 2022, users of various social networks began to share the news: soon a new device will appear in the Apple product line. The company is developing smart engagement rings that will track the movement of the spouses and transfer information to them about the whereabouts of each other. Also, thanks to the gadget, it will be possible to control the heart rate, pressure, level of sweating and other indicators. Another function of smart rings: if one of the spouses turns off the device, the second will immediately come to the appropriate notification.
Similar messages Placed Several publics on VKontakte, including "Women's little things" With almost 1.5 million subscribers. Similar publications appeared and in satisfied large communities on Facebook. The news did not bypass other platforms, including Twitter And Reddit.
The fact that Apple is developing smart rings in recent years is regularly reported by the media and thematic publications. So, in 2015, the company Submitted A patent application for the production of such a gadget: it was proposed to put it on the index finger, tie it to the iPhone and control the phone through a small display using the thumb. Patent issued Four years later. Then Apple Offered Use smart rings when working in augmented and virtual reality instead of more familiar gloves and controllers.
However, the images used by Internet users have no direct relation to Apple at all. For the first time these pictures Published Back in 2007, designer Victor Soto. He proposed for the company the concept of a new IRing device, which can be connected by Bluetooth to the iPhone or IPOD and thus control the playing of music or video. No surveillance of the spouse or anyone else in the description of the project was said. We were not able to find a formal connection between the concept of SOTO and the latest Apple developments.
Where did the news come from then about an unusual engagement ring? As our colleagues from USA Todayfor the first time about this device Reported In September 2016. The author of that publication with reference to “Rumors on the Internet” said that Apple is developing a new gadget called IDO. This name probably beats the prefix to the name and phrase I do, which serves as an analogue of the Russian “I agree” or “I agree”.
In addition to the functions mentioned in recent publications of Internet users, the news reports a few more. Thanks to one of them called Dream Date, the device reminds of the annual anniversary of the anniversary for a couple, thanks to the other, Temper Teller talks about the mood of the partner by changing the color of the built -in LED. The author also clarifies that the eternal competitor of Apple Samsung has already announced a cheaper version of IDO for single people - the analysis of the behavior of the owners will allow them to find a couple in the future.
Why, in spite of such an intriguing description of the device, the world over five and a half years that have passed since the announcement, never saw IDO? The fact is that the message was published by the speaking name Faking News, entertaining subdivision Indian news portal FIRSTPOST. At the end of each publication of this portal Contained Disclaimer: “The content of this site is fiction. We advise readers not to perceive "news" Faking News as genuine and real. "
Satirical news
- USA Today. Fact Check: Apple Has Patent for Smart Rings, Not Location-Tracking Wedding Bands
- Snopes. The Apple ‘Iring’ Smart Wedding Ring Is Concept Art Mixed with Satire
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