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Apple Is Testing Watch-Like Device
By JESSICA E. LESSIN
Apple Inc. AAPL +1.04% is experimenting with designs for a watch-like device that would perform some functions of a smartphone, according to people briefed on the effort.
Could an Apple iWatch get rid of the
passcode? The rise of the smart watch is an opportunity to re-think
technology, Scott Austin reports on digits. Photo: iWatch.
Apple is working on a wearable computer for
the wrist that performs some of the functions of smartphones. WSJ's
Jessica Lessin discusses what to expect from the watch. (Photo: Getty
Images)
Apple is experimenting with designs for a
watch-like device that would perform some functions of a smartphone,
according to people briefed on the effort. Dow Jones Newswires Tech
Editor George Stahl reports on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
Apple's efforts come as companies have introduced various kinds of wearable gadgets, mainly designed to measure physical activity. More sophisticated devices face big technical challenges, but also are attracting investments from large technology companies.
Foxconn, as Hon Hai is also known, has been working on a spate of technologies that could be used in wearable devices, one of these people said. In particular, the Taiwan-based company has been working to address the challenges of making displays more power-efficient and working with chip manufacturers to strip down their products. The technologies are aimed at multiple Foxconn customers, this person said.
Capabilities that Apple is exploring for wearable devices remain unclear. But analysts and investors who have been tracking the field predict the company would release a product with many different functions and that the device would work closely with the iPhone.
Apple has been exploring the area for some time, according to the people briefed on the effort, and has hired employees with backgrounds in sensors and related technologies in recent years.
An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment. A spokesman for Foxconn declined to comment. The New York Times earlier reported that Apple is experimenting with wristwatch-like devices.
But wearable devices have taken on a new urgency for companies looking for growth beyond the smartphone market, which is already maturing in countries like the U.S. As core calculation and communications technologies shrink—and sensors that gather various kinds of information proliferate— companies are looking to embed computing in a broader array of devices.
These devices are expected to gather and transmit information automatically—without the user having to do anything—and to be more practical than phones or computers in some situations. Some analysts believe they could eventually replace smartphones entirely, while others note they aren't yet useful enough to appeal to mainstream users.
Devices worn on the wrist are one hot area, with companies like Jawbone Inc. and Nike Inc. NKE +1.15% selling activity-monitoring models. Others, like startup Pebble Technology Corp., are developing watches that connect to mobile devices via Bluetooth and display messages and other information users want to be alerted to on the go.
Google Inc. GOOG -0.38% has been showing off prototypes of wraparound glasses that display digital information, like directions, in front of a user's eyes.
紐約時報指出，蘋果在加州總部實驗一種使用曲面玻璃、類似手錶的裝置，並使用iOS系統。儘管功能細節與發表日期仍不清楚，但已引起諸多揣測。分析師與投資者認為，蘋果將推出具有多項功能，且能與iPhone連線的產品。
華爾街日報報導，蘋果公司和代工廠鴻海協商，鴻海已著手研發可穿戴式設備的相關技術，但雙方發言人均不願發表評論。蘋果打造智慧型手錶的傳聞，肇因於 2011年問世的新款方形iPod nano可搭配腕帶配件，當做「手錶」使用，因此傳說中的智慧型手錶也被視為iPod nano的延伸設計，據傳還將整合Siri數位語音助理功能，但未獲證實。
由於蘋果執行長庫克上任以來，推出的產品多為現有產品的改版，未能展現開創精神，令投資人失望，若蘋果推出可望掀起新革命的智慧型手錶，帶來更多營收，市場應樂觀其成。有些人甚至認為，可穿戴式電腦將在未來10年取代智慧型手機。
1.5吋螢幕 具藍芽功能
製造iPhone防刮玻璃的康寧公司（Corning）去年宣布，開發出超薄的可彎曲玻璃Willow Glass，可像紙張一樣在風中拍動而不破裂。此外，去年中國科技網站Tech. 163報導，指蘋果已開始開發有藍芽功能、1.5吋螢幕的手錶。庫克與蘋果硬體工程資深副總裁曼斯菲爾（Bob Mansfield），對可穿戴式科技都頗有興趣。庫克是Nike運動手環FuelBand的愛用者，曼斯菲爾也投入類似器材的研究。
除手錶外，外傳蘋果也有意研發其他產品。蘋果共同創辦人賈伯斯生前曾向紐約時報記者表示，如果他有更多精力，他想開發蘋果汽車，征服美國汽車製造業重鎮底 特律。蘋果全球產品行銷資深副總希勒（Philip W. Schiller），則在和三星打專利官司時曾作證表示，蘋果在開發iPhone和iPad前，曾想開發一些「瘋狂的東西」，例如相機或汽車。
搜尋引擎巨擘Google與日本相機大廠Olympus都在研發可穿戴式科技，Google正開發可顯示周邊訊息等功能的眼鏡型電子產品。微軟2003年在拉斯維加斯消費性電子大展上，曾推出智慧型手錶SPOT，並與多家名錶品牌合作，但只賣了幾年就銷聲匿跡。
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