Google Smartwatch Possibly In June 2014!
Would the Google Watch be based on Google Glass, and it’s interface? We tell you.
The latest news is in; Google’s long awaited entry into the smartwatch market is expected to be a reality by mid 2014.
The bigger news (well, still a rumour) is that it’s not only a device, it’s actually an entirely new operating system that Google’s working on.
Google may showcase their Wearables-specific operating system with all it’s bells and whistles and their smartwatch to the public eye in June this year.
Google patents for its smartwatch and their partnerships with some manufacturers who have capability to manufacture wearable devices, make Google’s entry in the market of smartwatches all but inevitable.
So come this June, we may see the Google Watch (or whatever it’ll formally be called). Google’s choice of LG as the manufacturer for the smartwatch device is not a total surprise either, as Patrick Pichette (CFO, Google) called the LG made Nexus 5 a “ very strong performer”.
The Google smartwatch codenamed Gem has been in the news for the past few months. In fact, we’d written about some of the conjecture that swirled around this Wearable back in February. Now there’s more to share/ruminate over.
The tech space is abuzz with speculations on what the watch will and will not have — we might have a credible peek through a patent document.
According to a document on patft.uspto.gov, “The base can be coupled to the wristband and include a housing, a processor, a wireless transceiver, and a tactile user interface. The wireless transceiver can be configured to connect to a wireless network. The tactile user interface can be configured to provide interaction between a user and the smart-watch. The flip up portion can be displaceable between an open position exposing the base and a closed position concealing the base”.
If we go by the above description filed in a patent application by Google in 2011, we might be looking at a watch with Google Glass-like interface!
The watch is touted to have a full color display and will use Bluetooth LE to pair with the mobile devices. The watch will be driven by gestures and should have “Google Now” deeply integrated.
It’s also easy to believe the conjecture that the watch would be an add-on device to an Android device — a little bit of a let down when compared to the probability of the iWatch (that’s what the rumour mill is calling Apple’s smartwatch) being a standalone device.
Wearable devices are going to flood the markets in the coming years as per market specialists. According to Juniper Research, 2013 saw consumers spending USD 1.4 billion on Wearables and this should grow exponentially. They say the market is predicted to be around USD 19 billion by 2018!
It seems like a very fertile playing field. ☺
Originally published at Chip-Monks.
