By |Published On: October 23, 2014|

You’ve heard of the smartphone. Get ready for the smartwatch. It’s all part of the latest trend—wearable tech. And according to Forbes, it will change your business.

Hot on the heels of Google Glass, the Apple Watch will be released early 2015. And already 33 percent of people surveyed are interested in buying one.

Apple Watch

Why should you care? Because it will be yet another way consumers can search for local businesses like yours.

Today, when an iPhone owner asks Siri to find a local business, Siri checks Apple Maps. We can assume it will be the same for Apple Watch users.

Even if you don’t believe the hype, you should still head over to Apple Maps and update your business listing—just in case …

Just for Fun



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