Like hands on a clock, rumors that Apple is developing a Dick Tracy-like wristwatch have come around again.
The New York Times
reports today that Apple is experimenting with wristwatch-like iOS
devices that sport curved glass. The advantage of the "iWatch," as some
have labeled it, is said to be in the company's expertise with curved
glass.
The smart wristwatch notion isn't exactly groundbreaking: A lot of smart
watches, fitness bands, or some hybrid of the two, were talked up last
month at
CES. Some of those devices include the long-awaited Pebble wristwatch, which made its debut at the conference, and the 007-inspired Martian Passport Watch.
Rumors of Apple working on just such a device have been circulating for
months. A report from a Chinese blog last December held that Apple had
partnered with Intel to develop an iOS wristwatch that would be Bluetooth-enabled and sport a 1.5-inch OLED screen.
Apple encouraged wearing previous versions of the
iPod Nano
on wrists in 2011, with manufacturers selling watchbands that could be
attached to the Nano to wear it as a wristwatch. However, Apple bumped
up the size of the iPod Nano last year, leading to speculation that it
was developing a wearable computer of its own.cnet
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