iWatch to be made exclusively by LG
According to the latest reports LG has supposedly come to terms with Apple to produce the company’s first wearable device. featuring a curved Plastic OLED (P-OLED), the same as the one introduced last year by LG with its G Flex smartphone.
This isn’t the first time we hear about a possible collaboration between the two giants, as the first rumors hinting at a partnership between LG and Apple have initially surfaced back in October 2013.
The source also suggests that LG will produce the iWatch panels (which are allegedly going to measure in at 1.52 inches) using its flexible display technology, which LG has allegedly secured exclusive manufacturing rights for the initial production volume of 2 million units.
The source coming out of Korea indicates a release date between July and September of 2014, and coincides with earlier rumors we heard about an iPod-replacing iWatch slated for 2014 and priced in the $149-$229 range. The curved OLED display has also been mentioned before.
This latest rumor is music to the ears of many Apple purists who hope the iWatch will bring some much needed innovation to a smartwatch segment that many feel is still in its infancy. Apple is playing it close to the vest as the 2 million initial production order is a far cry of the 63.4 million shipments of the device expected this year by some analysts. There’s also no mention of the different men’s and women’s models we heard inklings of, but late 2014 is still a ways away.
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This isn’t the first time we hear about a possible collaboration between the two giants, as the first rumors hinting at a partnership between LG and Apple have initially surfaced back in October 2013.
The source also suggests that LG will produce the iWatch panels (which are allegedly going to measure in at 1.52 inches) using its flexible display technology, which LG has allegedly secured exclusive manufacturing rights for the initial production volume of 2 million units.
The source coming out of Korea indicates a release date between July and September of 2014, and coincides with earlier rumors we heard about an iPod-replacing iWatch slated for 2014 and priced in the $149-$229 range. The curved OLED display has also been mentioned before.
This latest rumor is music to the ears of many Apple purists who hope the iWatch will bring some much needed innovation to a smartwatch segment that many feel is still in its infancy. Apple is playing it close to the vest as the 2 million initial production order is a far cry of the 63.4 million shipments of the device expected this year by some analysts. There’s also no mention of the different men’s and women’s models we heard inklings of, but late 2014 is still a ways away.
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