for this year. In particular, the CEO of Swatch, said that the Swiss manufacturer will release a version of "smart" watches over the next three months. According to Nicolas Hayek, the device can be connected to the Internet, Windows Phone or Android -smartfonu, as well as the use of mobile payments "without having to recharge it."
"Entrepreneurs - pragmatic people, and they are more concerned with success than its own permanence. Hayek has always said that the company has all the necessary technology (sensors, displays, batteries), and they want to get the maximum benefit from them. It is better to enter this market, than not to do it. Nobody yet knows how popular are smart watch "- says Luca Saulx analyst Exane BNP Paribas.
It is noteworthy that earlier Hayek skeptical about the idea of smart hours. In particular, said that the production of some luxury brands Swatch and without that can be called "smart watches" because "because of them look smarter." As CEO denied the existence of a Swatch project to create their own "smart" hours. However, according to Bloomberg, the company has worked on a smart clock for decades.
Earlier it was expected that Apple and Swatch joined forces to create a certain wearable device, but last summer, the Swiss manufacturer has denied the rumors. Recall that the output "apple" hours scheduled for the end of April.
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