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Little is known so far about the Huawei Watch 3 or what other fitness trackers the company will bring out this year, but in the last seven
days we've heard of two separate Huawei rumors that relate to both wristwear and things that plug into your ears.On Monday this week, we saw
a patent that showed how the company is attempting to work out how to include a pair of Bluetooth earbuds within an upcoming Huawei
smartwatch.The patent suggests it would probably involve a little capsule that sits between the strap and the watch body on either side of
The earbuds would then slot into this section of the watch.An alternate design shows the earbuds held in a container on the underside of the
watch strap, but whichever design Huawei went with it's clear from the diagrams below that one of the biggest problems the company will face
is including them without making the watch unwieldy.Image 1 of 2This shows earphones being stored between the body and strap
Credit: LetsGoDigital/WIPOImage 2 of 2Here the earphones are stored on the underside of the band
Credit: LetsGoDigital/WIPOThen later in the week, we saw often-correct Twitter leaker Evan Blass posting an image of the Huawei TalkBand B5,
company seems to have skipped straight to 'B5' as the number four is unlucky in China - and they've been some of the oddest wearables on the
market.It's essentially a fitness tracker that at first looks to have a similar design to other products in the space - it even looks
Bluetooth headset.When you've done that, it'll stay connected to your phone through Bluetooth and you can use it to make phone calls without
using your hands, like an earpiece from the early noughties.It looks like the TalkBand B5 will do exactly the same as the last few
generations - the first image we've seen of the device at the top of this page shows that it will look very similar to the TalkBand B3.There
are sure to be improvements of some sort, but this is clearly a quirk of Huawei where it thinks the combination of Bluetooth headsets and
headphones with wearable devices work well together.There's nothing else on the market like the TalkBand, but it's clear the company has
seen some sort of success with its odd product as it has made four generations of it in as many years.From wrist to earAs for the Huawei
Watch patent with integrated Bluetooth headphones, this may just be an unusual idea that the company had at one stage and will never
actually be on sale.The vast majority of patent applications from large companies never end up being released as products, with the often
strange and innovative ideas that come to light through them remaining as just that - ideas.For example, we've seen one Apple Watch patent
that includes a blood pressure monitor within the band
This includes a new strap that inflates on your wrist, much like the blood pressure machine at your local doctors.This is all within a
normal sized Apple Watch band
It's a thought-provoking idea, but it's likely to be an idea that never makes it to market as it is so different to anything else on
sale.It's clear some part of Huawei is interested in combining audio with fitness trackers and smartwatches, but it's an odd space to
inhabit when no other large manufacturers seem anywhere near as interested.Perhaps the closest thing to it is the Sony Xperia Ear Duo
hearable, but that's purely headphones and doesn't include any specific fitness features.Expect to hear more about the Huawei TalkBand B5 in
the coming weeks, but we don't think you'll be able to take your headphones out of any smartwatch's strap for quite some time yet.Main image
