Posted by : Unknown Friday, August 30, 2013

With Samsung on the brink of a big reveal, Google snapped up smartwatch maker WIMM Labs to more quickly develop its own.



August 30, 2013 1:55 PM PDT



(Credit: Sarah Tews/CNET)


Google, oft rumored to be working on a smartwatch, quietly bought WIMM Labs to light a fire under the effort.

A Google spokeswoman confirmed to CNET that Google has acquired smartwatch maker WIMM. The takeover was first reported by GigaOm.



Smartwatch maker WIMM went dark last year, posting a cryptic thank-you message on its Web site citing "an exclusive, confidential relationship" for its technology.


Similar to previous reports of a coming Google smartwatch, the latest says the company has the work on the product -- including WIMM's employees -- centered in the Android unit, rather than its X Lab. That could mean a Google watch comes to market faster than the wearable Google has been trumpeting all year, Google Glass, which was a product of X Lab.


Though upstart tech companies have already introduced a slew of watches, giants are lumbering into the field too. Samsung is expected to unveil a smartwatch on September 4 called Galaxy Gear, and Apple has been rumored to be coming out with one.



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