It seems that in the sector of wearable devices, and more specifically, in terms of smart watches, not all the fish is sold and although Apple with watchOS and Google with Android Wear share a large part of the market, there are still those who decides to stand up to the giants.
And in this sense, the largest Swiss watch manufacturer, Swatch, has announced that it will begin to develop its own operating system for its next smartwatches, and that it will compete directly with the Apple Watch and Android Wear.
Swatch launches into the pool and will develop a "more efficient and secure" operating system
According to the insights which has been published by Bloomberg, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek has stated in an interview that The Swiss watchmaker will develop its own portable operating system that will be more efficient in saving power and protecting users' data. According to this information, the first smartwatch model with this new proprietary operating system will be released. at the end of the year 2018 under its Tissot brand.
Swatch Group AG said it is developing an alternative to the iOS and Android operating systems for smartwatches, as Switzerland's largest watchmaker competes with Silicon Valley for control of consumers' wrists.
The company's Tissot brand will introduce a model in late 2018 that uses the Swiss system, which you can also connect small and portable objectsSwatch CEO Nick Hayek said Thursday. The technology you will need less battery power and will protect your data betterhe later said at a press conference.
Thus, the recent Swatch announcement contrasts with the position taken by another watchmaking giant such as TAG Heuer, a company that recently announced the development of a smartwatch in collaboration with Google and Intel.
Possibly, as we can already read by some market-savvy experts, Swatch's operating system is not as rich in applications as Apple's watchOS or Android Wear, however, If the company is able to create a good, long-lasting smartwatch, it is probably something worth seeing..
