From PC World: Asus may launch its first wearable device in this year’s third quarter in line with its growing reliance on devices like smartphones and tablets to drive sales.
The company’s CEO Jerry Shen indicated that a wearable product was in the cards on Wednesday during an earnings call. “In the third quarter, we will probably launch a product,” he said speaking about Asus’ wearables strategy. “This year we are only testing the waters a little bit,” Shen added.
The Taiwanese PC maker is among the manufacturers Google is working with on Android-powered watches, the U.S. search giant said in a blog post in March.
But outside its partnership with Google, Asus is looking beyond smartwatches, wristbands and glasses, and eyeing other opportunities in smaller electronic devices, he added.
“In partnering with Google, we will launch some very good products, but we also have more ambitious goals,” Shen said.
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