Apple Watch With Custom Red Sport Band, Folding UK Plug Spotted in New Photos

[MacRumors]

British cyclist and former professional rugby player Will Carling has shared a pair of new photos on Twitter that appear to reveal two unreleased Apple products. The first photo shows a stainless steel Apple Watch with what looks like a custom red sport band, while the second photo provides a side-by-side look at an Apple charger with a unique folding plug design for use in the United Kingdom.

Carling claims that Apple design chief Jony Ive provided him with the folding charger, which could be the official charger for the Apple Watch in the United Kingdom, and it is likely that is who gifted him the Apple Watch with a custom red sport band as well. Ive grew up in England and is known to be a rugby fan, and Carling was the former captain of England's national rugby team from 1988 to 1996.

It is possible that the photo is actually of an Apple Watch with the similar looking pink sport band, although the lighting in the shot gives the band more of a red appearance and Carling mentions that he prefers "the red band" on Twitter. Apple has given a custom watch to at least one other iconic figure, with designer Karl Lagerfeld spotted wearing an Apple Watch with gold link bracelet earlier this week.

It is possible that Apple may eventually release a (PRODUCT)RED version of the Apple Watch by offering this custom red sport band for sale. Apple gives a portion of sales generated from (PRODUCT)RED merchandise to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa, raising over $70 million towards the initiative to date. Apple's current (PRODUCT)RED lineup includes iPods, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus cases, and iPad Smart Cases and Covers.

Article Link: Apple Watch With Custom Red Sport Band, Folding UK Plug Spotted in New Photos

 

[sampaul]

Okay I got to admit, both the wall-adapter and the watch along with the red band looks amazing!

 

[dannyyankou]

Looks great!

 

[jermy4]

That red band looks sexy as hell.

 

[Abazigal]

That black and red combination actually looks pretty neat!

 

[Kaibelf]

Looks good - I hope they do release this one for (PRODUCT)RED

 

[cmChimera]

I would LOVE a red sport band.

 

[rctlr]

I'm up for the folding Power Plug.

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Nice, I love red and (ordered) black ... hopefully one can buy the red in addition to the "current" watch

 

[dlewis23]

That black and red combination actually looks pretty neat!

I agree. I do it with my phone and the Apple red leather case and I would like to do it on my watch because it looks quite nice.

 

[A7ibaba]

Revolution my friends,not evolution.Apple reinvented and released RED band.

 

[ryansimmons323]

Steve Jobs hated British plugs (he said that at the UK launch of the original iPhone).

Jony has probably exhausted all resources to try and make them as small and as neat as possible.

 

[AdeFowler]

I want that plug design now.

 

[NachoGrande]

plug hot, watch not...

 

[PowerBook-G5]

Even as an American I want that plug. And the band.

 

[DavidTheExpert]

Ok this is getting ridiculous. Apple needs to spend less time designing custom watches for their marketing purposes and more time producing the actual consumer watches that they are unable to ship until the bloody summer.

 

[lewisd25]

Why is the bottom piece of the sport band inside out? Is that the new fad?

 

[cr2]

Steve Jobs hated British plugs (he said that at the UK launch of the original iPhone).

Jony has probably exhausted all resources to try and make them as small and as neat as possible.

I never understood the reason behind so many different sizes of plugs. But again I never understood so many TV standards (PAL / NTSC)

 

[k1121j]

i want a red band

 

[sk1wbw]

Red is NC State. No way. Give me Vols Orange!!

 

[Alchemist]

Steve Jobs hated British plugs (he said that at the UK launch of the original iPhone).

Jony has probably exhausted all resources to try and make them as small and as neat as possible.

Steve was missing the excellence of the British plug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

Also, rare that two of my favourite things, rugby and Apple are so closely related.

 

[smr]

I hope they make that plug available as a separate item ASAP!

 

[sulpfiction]

The band looks like it's not connected properly at the bottom.

 

[2457282]

I never understood the reason behind so many different sizes of plugs. But again I never understood so many TV standards (PAL / NTSC)

It is the way it is for very specific design reasons. Some I think are not so needed these days but here is the full answer if you want to spend 5 minutes --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

 

[iGraham4]

Is it me or is the bottom part of the strap on backwards?