So, one of smartwatches' biggest weaknessess is
battery life. With the exception of Samsung's amazing 3-day battery life on the
Gear S3 variants, a typical smartwatch will usually last you about a day, more
or less.
Many have toyed with the idea of having a battery
inside the watches strap, but few have developed a product out of it. Well, meet
LiBEST — the company that made a full range flexible battery to be fitted in a
watch strap.
The first product to come from LiBEST is the LiFlex
strap — a battery strap for the Apple Watch that can be charged wirelessly and,
in turn, charges the Watch while it's just strapped to your wrist.
We've no specs on battery capacity right now, but
the company states that, assuming the user charges the LiFlex Strap every other
day, the battery inside should last for at least two years with no issues. That
"every other day" assumption makes us believe that the strap should
be able to extend the Apple Watch's battery life by up to an extra day.
Currently, the LiFlex Strap is only available for
the 42 mm Apple Watch variants, but a model that supports the 38 mm shells will
be announced later. Other watches and brands could possibly be added to the
portfolio later, but there's no talk of this right now. We will be able to have
our first look at the LiFlex Strap at MWC 2018 at the end of this month.
