Apple's LuxVue Acquisition Could Be the Biggest iWatch Hint Yet

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Apple's LuxVue Acquisition Could Be the Biggest iWatch Hint Yet
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Apple's reported acquisition of LuxVue, a developer of micro-LED displays, attracted much attention — **t for the purchase price (which remains undisclosed), but rather what it could mean for the Cuperti**, Calif. company's "new category" of product (http://mashable.com/2014/02/07/tim-cook-apple-new-categories/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), frequently mentioned by CEO Tim Cook in recent months

Is LuxVue providing the display tech**logy for the long-rumored iWatch (http://mashable.com/category/iwatch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)?

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Apple would **t confirm the acquisition, and only offered its boilerplate response when asked by Techcrunch on Friday (http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/02/apple-acquires-power-efficient-led-tech-company-luxvue). A company spokesperson said, "Apple buys smaller tech**logy companies from time to time, and we generally do **t discuss our purpose or plans." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/03/apple-luxvue-iwatch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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