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| - | [* black] taptic engine shake-weight is dense, therefore dark under x-ray. |
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| - | [* black] You can really see that this is a simple linear actuator. The springs move the weight up and down in a vertical line (horizontal on your wrist) to create the vibration effect. |
| - | [* black] Creative electron has video of vibrators going off under an x-ray, maybe we want to link to that? http://creativeelectron.com/x-ray-university/ |
| + | [* black] The taptic engine, and the shaking weight that composes it, is one of the darkest, and therefore densest components in the watch. |
| + | [* black] In order to get the most bang (vibration) for its buck (space), Apple packed a tiny, heavy weight into its taptic engine to provide the vibratory feedback to your wrist. |
| + | [* black] Thanks to the X-ray, you can see the "engine" is a simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_actuator|linear actuator|new_window=true]. The springs move the weight up and down (side to side, when on your wrist) to create the vibration effect. |
| + | [* black] Creative Electron has a [https://youtu.be/31iaC5L978o|great video|new_window=true] of some vibration motors running ''real time'' ***''inside an x-ray machine.''*** Rad. |