With the version of the browser Google glass either by the door, the Internet giant is almost certainly going to a smartwatch.
GigaOM reported on a dream a little late Friday that the Android manufacturer has acquired WIMM Labs, somewhat smaller usable - in particular technology-tech manufacturer heavy wrist watches.
The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, but the purchase offer a great track of what Google wants to do in the flourishing market wearable.
The sector itself is still very small.
At $1,500 a pop, Google Glass is only a developer device with limited functionality. There are more products available in the gymnasium, the whistle scene (think FitBit for dogs) to the FuelBand of Nike for their two-legged owners.
Go to watches, Pebble is still pretty only on top (if there is still a top in this vertical) and WIMM Labs has been working on smartwatches (at least for developers) for awhile now.
But that could change quickly.
During a Q & A this week with some members of the press technology of San Francisco, Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor admitted that it is difficult to predict just how large the market technology usable will end up being based on various reports from analysts.
But he still argued that the majority of analysts believe that the sector will grow by a factor of 10 over the next five years.
For glasses computerized alone, market research firm IHS iSuppli had foreseen last April that there will be approximately 9.4 million units of these luxury shows shipping between 2012 to 2016.
There have been rumors for months that Apple and Samsung (among others) have secret smartwatches in the works, but nothing concrete has yet emerged.
Perhaps with the acquisition of WIMM Labs, Google hits all over the world with the punch with something already done in house.
Note: We do ping to Google PR for confirmation and will update this post once we hear back.
Update: a Google spokesman confirmed the acquisition of WIMM laboratories.
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