Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company looks at new product categories for future growth, according to reports.
The company has discussed the design with manufacturing partner Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, which has been working on technologies that could be used in wearable devices, reported The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing people briefed on the effort.
It is not clear what capabilities Apple is exploring for its wearable, according to the report, which quoted unnamed analysts and investors as predicting the company would release a product with many different functions, which would work closely with the iPhone.
Apple has been exploring the area for some time, and has hired employees with backgrounds in sensors and related technologies in recent years, according to the report.
Earlier on Sunday, The New York Times reported that Apple is experimenting with wristwatch-like devices made of curved glass, again citing unnamed sources. The watch would operate on Apple's iOS platform, two people said, and stand apart from competitors based on the company's understanding of how such glass can curve around the human body, the newspaper reported.
Apple did not immediately comment on the reports.
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