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projections from an analyst suggest that the iWatch could hit stores in the
second half of 2014 for between $149 and $229. This would mean that the iWatch
may be released an entire year after Samsung’s Galaxy Gear watch.
The
analyst with CIMB Group says that consumers will purchase the iWatch largely to
replace their iPods, at least according to Digitimes.
The Taiwanese website has a
mixed track record when it comes to predicting product
launches, was been correct when reporting that the iPhone 5 would begin
shipping in September 2012.
The
alleged price points for Apple’s iWatch do align with the analyst’s predictions
that the smartwatch could serve as an iPod replacement. Apple’s current
generation iPod Nano costs $149, while the fifth-generation iPod Touch costs
$229.
If
Digitmes’ source is accurate, we wouldn’t be surprised to see something along
the lines of a wearable iPod Nano, although Apple’s wearable
tech patent details a device that sounds different. In the
company’s patent for a “bi-stable spring with flexible display,” the document’s
language describes a snap-bracelet gadget with a flexible display that would
make it seem like the display runs seamlessly around one’s wrist.
Apple
has yet to confirm or deny that it has a smartwatch in its pipeline, but CEO
Tim Cook did say that wearable tech is “ripe for exploration” at this year’s
D11 conference in May. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company also recently filed
a patent for the term “iWatch” in multiple countries, although we’ll have to
wait for an official announcement to find out more
source: laptopmag
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