Report Claims Apple iWatch to be Released in 2014 and Replace iPod Line

[PhilSynowiec]

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It's been quite a long time since we've heard much about Apple's smartwatch at the Rumor Mill. A new story from Taiwanese publication DigiTimes claims the device will be making an appearance next year. When iWatch rumors are in the air, the release date of the mystical device has been anywhere from this Fall to 2015.

The analyst expects Apple's iWatch to be priced between US$149-229 and consumers will purchase the device mainly to replace their iPods.

According to an analyst at CIMB Group, manufacturer Inventec is expected to land 60% of iWatch orders during the second half of 2014. In the report, the analyst also believes the iWatch will replace Apple's iPod line and retail between $149-229, which we see as hardly believable. The device is also estimated to sell 63.4 million in 2014 alone.

This report from DigiTimes, as with any, should be taken with a grain of salt. We know surely that there are iWatch prototypes wandering around Cupertino and that Apple is interested in the market.

Source: Inventec expected to land orders for iWatch, says analyst