SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Remember those old slap bracelets that everyone played with when they were kids? Well, watch what happens when one of those is crossed with the inner workings of a smartwatch.

Remember slap bracelets? Remember how they could become deadly flesh-slicing machines if you removed the outer layer? Apple may be planning for the so-called “iWatch” to sport similar ...

Hmmm, so slap bracelets are making a comeback! Apple, future producers of an iWatch everyone will convince themselves they need, filed a patent today for a “bi-stable spring with flexible display.” ...

If you’re a child—or parent—of the late 1980s or early 1990s, you no doubt remember the once-ubiquitous slap bracelet. Now, Griffin Technology is giving you the opportunity to relive the slap-happy ...