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Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Mark of the Beast? Apple Watch owners seeing red patches on their skin after wearing the gadget

Do you feel a kind of irritation when you put on the Apple Watch on your wrists? Yes! You are not alone. Some other owners of Apple's new smartwatch are complaining of skin rashes after wearing the gadget for long periods of  time. They posted pictures of their wrists with visible red patches, which they concluded was caused as a result of the materials used in the Apple Watch--for instance the nickel and methacrylates can be seen on the space grey Apple Watch Sport, bands etc.

Apple watch skin rash issue
Apple is already aware of the Apple Watch skin irritation issue and has since set up a page for that and even defended itself by saying ''that "a great deal of care and research" goes into selecting the materials that will be used in manufacturing the company's devices. Apple added that it went beyond the minimum safeguard requirements in selecting materials for the Apple Watch, as all the materials that would touch the skin of users underwent extensive evaluation.

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