Rumor: Nexus smartwatch codenamed ‘Gem’ could be unveiled October 31

October 4, 2013

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We know that Google is working on a smartwatch of their own, and the latest rumor is that it's codenamed “Gem” and could be unveiled alongside the Nexus 5, Nexus 10, and of course Android 4.4 Kit Kat later this month. I'm not buying into this rumor since we have not seen any leaks of the watch, not even an FCC filing. If I were a betting man, I would put my money on next year's Google I/O.

We have heard everything from October 14 through October 31 for when Google will have their event. You can forget October 14 since invites would have been sent out by now. Last year, the event was scheduled for Monday, October 29, but was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Of course later that day, they went ahead and made the announcements via press releases. I would expect this year's event to take place the last week in October (just like last year), and rumors are indicating October 31. Just don't expect to see a Nexus smartwatch.

source: +Artem Russakovskii
via: Phone Arena

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.