Swatch is normally a company associated with duty-free shops and 12-year-old’s birthday presents. It’s not a leader in the watch market. But apparently, it’s months away from solving the biggest problem with wrist computers: the battery. SmartWatches have yet to solve the riddle of battery life, but Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek has confirmed his company is working on a better battery, one that will help SmartWatches last up to half a year. The company announced last year that it would begin packing fitness-tracking tools inside its Touch line of watches, beginning with the Touch Zero for volleyball players earlier this year.
In an interview with a Swiss newspaper, Hayek divulged his company is working on a "revolutionary battery" for a new line of SmartWatches due out in 2016. The watches' biggest selling point may be a 6-month battery life.
"Whoever brings a battery for a SmartWatch to the market that you don't need to charge for six months has a competitive advantage," Hayek said, as reported by Reuters. "We're working intensively on this problem with our research group Belenos and battery producer Renata."
The issue of battery life has been a thorn in the side of every company in the SmartWatch field. The recently released Apple Watch has a billed battery life of 18 hours, while the Moto 360 barely lasted a day.
In an interview with a Swiss newspaper, Hayek divulged his company is working on a "revolutionary battery" for a new line of SmartWatches due out in 2016. The watches' biggest selling point may be a 6-month battery life.
"Whoever brings a battery for a SmartWatch to the market that you don't need to charge for six months has a competitive advantage," Hayek said, as reported by Reuters. "We're working intensively on this problem with our research group Belenos and battery producer Renata."
The issue of battery life has been a thorn in the side of every company in the SmartWatch field. The recently released Apple Watch has a billed battery life of 18 hours, while the Moto 360 barely lasted a day.
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