Now that rumors suggest Google and LG are both planning on jumping into the smart watch war to compete with Samsung and Apple it's time to stop thinking of this thing as a time-telling piece.
It's no surprise that following Apple's iWatch rumor Samsung announced its own smartwatch plans in an attempt to get ahead of the competition, but the rumorers have also anticipated this thing for awhile.
The latest rumors make the smart-watch sound like an impending reality, with a report that Apple has a 100-person design team working on a Dick Tracy-style device. And there's plenty of evidence from growing niche markets that there might be iWatch fever after all.
While it's easy to dismiss the fanboy bloggers, people start paying attention when details about secret new Apple products start showing up at The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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