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Smartwatches are a hot topic at Baselworld

Technology still needs refining but it has power to change rules of the game: execs

Published Fri, Apr 11, 2014 · 10:00 PM

Singapore

SMARTWATCHES were hardly spotted at the just-ended Baselworld 2014, the week-long annual watch show - but they were a hot topic of discussion.

Swiss watch executives at the show held in Basel, Switzerland, were pretty relaxed about the phenomenon of wearable computers that carry out functions beyond time-keeping, and pointed out that the technology still seems to need refining, but they are watching the smartwatch industry with interest all the same.

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