Google is working on a ‘smartwatch’, following in the footsteps of Sony. According to the website Business Insider. On the smart watch would include support for navigation must be present, as well as receive notifications for new e-mails.
It was already known that Google is a patent for a ‘smart watch’ had been submitted, but the company still has no plans for a concrete product published. Business Insider writes, however, that the of anonymous sources has learned that Google is thinking about creating a private watch, and about the possibilities of the device on the market.
With the ‘smartwatch’ on Google would, for instance, to create a product that Business Insider in the hands, it may be possible to navigate. Also, there is support for a calendar, as well as Google+. In addition, writes the site, is it possible to get notifications of new e-mails to receive. In the middle or the watch independently with a mobile network can communicate, or on a smartphone must be paired.
The weblog notes that the plans are at a very early stage. They would, however, fit into the strategy of Google to focus on new forms of portable devices. The previously developed Google in that context, Google Glass, augmented reality glasses. In addition, the company would not be the first one to think about “smart” watches: at the CES in 2012, showed Sony a such a device and also Apple might be planning for.
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