Piper Jaffray analyst and Apple enthusiast Gene Munster is saying that Apple will come out with a wearable computer that can be sported on one's wrist in the next year.
The speculation was rabid over the New Year's holiday because it would mean a new device, new revenue and possibly new technology, according to Fortune.
Munster said the "wearable computer" was a significant tech trend, as seen by the buzz about Google's Project Glass, glasses that allows users to stay online and use voice-activated software.
These wearable devices will make the smartphone or tablet obsolete, because long-lasting batteries, cheaper components and tiny circuitry make these things finally a reality.
The weird part? Munster thinks that women won't like them because the watches are too big.
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"It is less likely women will embrace them given women's watches tend to be smaller with a greater emphasis on fashion," he wrote.
Doesn't Munster know that so few young people wear watches nowadays that the comment would make no sense to the average 20-year-old who views a wristwatch as similar to a rotary phone?
The idea of the computer wristwatch has been around for a while and hasn't really caught on. It could take a company like Apple to really galvanize demand, or it might prove to be a bad idea.