{"id":70902,"date":"2013-02-20T06:59:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T04:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=70902"},"modified":"2013-02-20T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T08:37:00","slug":"apple-iwatch-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/70902-apple-iwatch-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple iWatch plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under pressure to come up with a new device category that will replicate the astonishing success of the iPad<\/a> and iPhone<\/a>, Apple<\/a> is reportedly developing a computer wrist watch that will work in conjunction with its other gadgets.<\/p>\n

A report by Bloomberg News triggered a flurry of speculation on blogs and the revelation that Apple had obtained a provisional patent.<\/p>\n

The report said that hundreds of Apple employees were working on the wearable computer, which would likely face stiff competition from Google<\/a>‘s eyeglass-embedded computers that screen information discreetly to a tiny screen in front of the users’ eyes.<\/p>\n

Apple’s small new device is initially expected to use Bluetooth to connect to its owners’ smartphone or tablet, but as the technology develops, the wearable computer could become a standalone device that would be cheaper than the iPhone and iPad and help Apple build its market share in emerging markets.<\/p>\n

Wearable computers are already a hit among early adopters. Nike<\/a>‘s strap-on Fuelband tracks physical activity and the Pebble, a watch that communicates with smartphones, displays notifications and other information on a user’s wrist.<\/p>\n

But interaction design expert Bruce Tognazzini<\/a> believes that Apple’s device will take the sector to a new level.<\/p>\n

“The iWatch will fill a gaping hole in the Apple ecosystem,” he noted in an online posting.<\/p>\n

“It will facilitate and coordinate not only the activities of all the other computers and devices we use, but a wide array of devices to come. Like other breakthrough Apple products, its value will be underestimated at launch, then grow to have a profound impact on our lives and Apple’s fortunes.”<\/p>\n

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