First Apple, then Samsung and now Google? According to a report in The Financial Times (free registration required) the search engine giant is eyeing the potentially huge market as one use for
While [Google] Glass is being created in its X Lab, home to experimental “moonshot” projects such as the self-driving car, Google’s smart watch is being developed by its Android unit, according to a person briefed on the project, to act as an extension to the smartphones using that operating system. The project is separate from Samsung’s efforts, the source said, although there is no indication of when it might launch.
A Google patent application for a wearable computer filed in 2011 and approved last year lends credence to the rumours. The filing describes a “smart watch” with a dual-screened “flip-up display”, “tactile user interface” and onboard camera.
If the rumor proves to be true Google would join Apple and it's rumored iWatch and Samsung's confirmed watch computer.
