UMikhal Marek Ngokwemibiko yamaphephandaba The Wall Street Journal kubiza ngemuva kokuntuleka kwe-Apple Watch, inkinga ngokukhiqizwa kwengxenye ye-Taptic Engine. Ngemuva kokuqala kokukhiqizwa ngobuningi ngoFebhuwari kulo nyaka, ngokusho kwe-WSJ, kutholakale ukuthi ezinye i-Taptic Engines ezikhiqizwa kuma-workshops e-AAC Technologies Holdings zibonisa ukwethembeka okuphansi. Ngamafuphi, ingxenye esetshenziswe ewashini ivamise ukuphuka ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa.
Umphakeli wesibili weTaptic Engine yinkampani yaseJapan iNidec Corp. futhi akazange abe nezinkinga. Ngakho-ke cishe konke ukukhiqizwa kwahanjiswa okwesikhashana eJapane kuphela. Kodwa-ke, kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukuthi i-Nidec inyuse umthamo wayo wokukhiqiza.
Kodwa-ke, amanye amawashi ane-Taptic Engine enephutha kubonakala sengathi afinyelele kumakhasimende. Isipiliyoni ngokuthepha kwesaziso esiphukile okubonisiwe kanye ne-blogger eyaziwayo uJohn Gruber, imodeli yakhe yokuhlola yewashi adonsela ukunaka kwayo buthaka kakhulu ekuqaleni, hhayi nhlobo ngakusasa. Ephendula, u-Apple wamnikeza iwashi elisha ngakusasa.
Omunye wabafundi bebhulogi yakhe waba nesipiliyoni esifanayo, owashintshaniswa ne-Apple Watch Sport yakhe enesici esisha eSitolo se-Apple. Kepha kungenzeka ukuthi lawa amacala angawodwa futhi i-Apple ayihleli noma yikuphi ukungenelela okujwayelekile. Futhi i-WSJ, ngalolo daba kamuva ichazwe embikweni wayo ukuthi izingcezu ezinesici cishe azifikanga nhlobo kumakhasimende. Uma kunjalo, kungase kubonakale kuyinani elincane ngempela.
I-Taptic Engine iyithuluzi elakhiwa i-Apple ukuze i-Apple Watch ikwazise ngezaziso ezingenayo ngendlela ejabulisayo nehlakaniphile. Lena injini, ngaphakathi kwayo kuhanjiswa i-pendulum encane ekhethekile, edala isithombe kube sengathi othile ucofa isihlakala sakho ngesineke. I-Taptic Engine nayo idlala indima uma uthumela ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho komunye umsebenzisi we-Apple Watch.
Ngokusho kwe-WSJ, i-Apple itshele abanye babahlinzeki bayo ukuthi banciphise ukukhiqiza kuze kube uJuni. Abamele inkampani abazange banikeze incazelo. Vele, abahlinzeki bamangala, ngoba itende lika-Apple lalisho kuze kube yileso sikhathi ukuthi ukulethwa kwe-Apple Watch kwakunganelisi.
I-Apple Watch njengamanje ishoda kakhulu futhi ayitholakali. Awukwazi ukuthenga iwashi ezitolo ze-Apple zezitini nodaka, futhi izikhathi zokulethwa kwama-oda aku-inthanethi zahlehliswa kuJuni cishe ngokushesha ngemva kokuqala kwama-oda. Tim Cook engqungqutheleni ngaphakathi ukushicilelwa kwemiphumela yekota waveza lokho inkampani inethemba lokuthi izokwandisa ukuthengiswa kwamawashi kwamanye amazwe ekupheleni kukaJuni.
