Patent points to an Apple Watch designed for the `extreme sporting market`
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know A new Apple patent application suggests a future Apple Watch could be more water resistant than the current models. A new water sensor could come to iPhones and Apple Watches. New water resistance ratings would allow Apple Watches to be used for extreme sports. Could this patent be the basis for a new rugged Apple Watch? While the most water the majority of Apple Watches ever have to deal with is when someone washes their hands, a future version could be capable of getting much wetter — making it suitable for the extreme sports market. A new Apple patent application suggests that the company is hard at work at finding a way to make Apple Watches more water-resistant. And the same technology could come to the iPhone lineup, too. Despite Apple promoting its Apple Watch Series 7 as a wearable that can be used while swimming, anyone who wants to really get into the world of extreme sports is going to want something a little more capable. As Patently Apple re...