The rumored Apple smartwatch is probably happening after all

Bloomberg says 100 product designers are hammering away at a new curved-glass computer for your wrist

Apple CEO Tim Cook is wearing what appears to be Nike's best-selling fitness bracelet the FuelBand. Inspiration, perhaps?
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First, The New York Times reported that Apple was working on some sort of curved-glass smartwatch, a wearable computer that would presumably do a lot of the things iPhones and iPads do. Then The Wall Street Journal's sources said the same thing. Now a third confirmation has arrived, with Bloomberg reporting that, yes, Apple is working on a sparkly new gadget you can wear around your wrist.

Bloomberg says that 100 product designers are already working on the not-so-secret project, which suggests the device is pretty far along in its development cycle. Rumors suggest the electronic band will utilize a new type of bendable, curved Gorilla Glass that users will be able to swipe and perhaps even talk into.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.