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"Rumors of an Apple iWatch have started to surface again, now suggesting that an Apple-branded smart watch will be hitting store shelves in late 2014.\nIn a note to investors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said he expects Apple to release an iWatch, but not necessarily anytime in the very near future. Kuo, who has successfully predicted other Apple launches, says Apple will start production on the device middle of next year, with a likely launch date toward the end of 2014.\nAccording to a recent report on 9to5 Mac, Kuo says the watch will have a 1.5-inch to 2-inch display and will use biometrics \u2013 much like a prototype of a Toshiba smart watch we saw at CES this year \u2013 to keep it secure. This means the watch can to determine who is wearing it. Biometric functionality would also allow the watch to be used as a fitness-tracking device, similar to FitBit.\nCheck out the video above to learn more about the latest iWatch rumors. \n\n\nApple Smart Watch Concepts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone Wrist by Yrving Torrealba\nGraphic courtesy Yrving Torrealba\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone Wrist by Yrving Torrealba\nGraphic courtesy Yrving Torrealba\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch2 by Antonio DeRosa\nGraphic courtesy Antonio DeRosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch2 by Antonio DeRosa\nGraphic courtesy Antonio DeRosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch2 by Antonio DeRosa\nGraphic courtesy Antonio DeRosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch2 by Antonio DeRosa\nGraphic courtesy Antonio DeRosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch with FaceTime by Anders Kjellberg\nGraphic courtesy Anders Kjellberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch with FaceTime by Anders Kjellberg\nGraphic courtesy Anders Kjellberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch with FaceTime  by Anders Kjellberg\nGraphic courtesy Anders Kjellberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niWatch with FaceTime by Anders Kjellberg\nGraphic courtesy Anders Kjellberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niSiri by Federico Ciccarese\nGraphic courtesy Federico Ciccarese\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niSiri by Federico Ciccarese\nGraphic courtesy Federico Ciccarese\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niSiri by Federico Ciccarese\nGraphic courtesy Federico Ciccarese\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niSiri by Federico Ciccarese\nGraphic courtesy Federico Ciccarese\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThumbnail image courtesy of Flickr, sfslim\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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