5 Things You Need To Know About the Gorgeous Moto 360 (list)

5 Things You Need To Know About the Gorgeous Moto 360 (list)

Not too long ago, Google announced Android Wear, an operating system designed for wearable devices, with the initial push going towards smartwatches. Google also announced many OEMs are on board and will launch the smartwatches powered by Android Wear, including LG, Motorola, HTC and many more.

If you don’t remember, Motorola, a company that’s about to be acquired by Lenovo, dropped tidbits of information about launching a smartwatch back in Barcelona last month at the Mobile World Congress 2014. Now, the company has announced its upcoming smartwatch, the Moto 360, the most beautiful and elegant smartwatch we’ve seen to date.

1. Design

The Moto 360 is actually how smartwatches should have been when it comes to design. It comes with a traditional round face and is made with “premium materials” which will feel comfortable in hand, according to Motorola, and doesn’t look like all the gigantic smartwatches that are already available in the market. Pebble Steel might be an exception in my opinion, but the design of the Moto 360 is still way better. The smartwatch will be available with leather and metal straps (shown above) with analog watch faces and much more. Additionally, it will also offer users with more customization options such as interchangeable bands.

2. Features

The smartwatch will be powered by Android Wear, which mostly relies on the Google Now technology, and responds to users voice. All the user has to do is say the magic words, “OK Googe” and ask any question they would like, get reminders, schedule appointments, send a text, make call, take notes and much more. As far as the connection with Android devices is concerned, it should be able to connect with most Android devices running Android 4.3 or higher.

3. Secret Charging Method
There’s no word about the secret charging method of the smartwatch. It could be Qi wireless charging, but it will not be charged via USB due to the unavailability of visible ports, but the company mentioned its a major priority for them. For those of you who are wondering about the camera, well, there’s no camera on the smartwatch because Motorola feels its not required.

4. Release Date
There’s no exact launch date given by Motorola about the launch of this beautiful smartwatch, except that it will launch globally in “summer 2014.” Unfortunately, it will start with the US with more regions to follow later.

5. Pricing
As for the price, there’s no word about it, but we aren’t expecting it to be cheap. Motorola did mention that it will use premium materials for the watch, and thus, you should be prepared to see a hefty price tag for the watch.

That’s all we know about the smartwatch at the moment, but we’re hoping more details will emerge in the coming weeks.

Five Things You Need To Know About LG’s New G Watch

Five Things You Need To Know About LG’s New G Watch (List)

No sooner than Android Wear, Google’s announcement of a set of tools to build wearables for Android, was announced, than LG announced the upcoming G Watch as part of its line of smart devices. Here’s what we know so far, and how it might compare to other smartwatches out there.

It’s Built To Sync With Your Smartphone
One of our points of concern with “smart” watches is that you never know just how smart they actually are. How many functions can they do, in the absence of your smartphone? It’s not clear how smart the G Watch actually is, but LG is fairly up front that it’s designed to sync with pretty much anything that runs Android, unlike previous attempts to get a smartwatch on your wrist. So we’re guessing that it’s more of a “relatively intelligent for its size” watch.

It’s Going To Be Relatively Cheap
Another question is how much it’s going to cost. LG wouldn’t commit to a price in their announcement, but they did say that it was going to be priced so that there was a “low bar to entry” for developers to come up with their own apps and to develop for LG. How much of that is LG and how much of that is Google paying LG is an open question, especially considering device fragmentation has been a serious problem for Google and Android in the past.

Google Was Heavily Involved In The Design
It’s not a surprise that Motorola announced a smartwatch immediately after Android Wear was announced; after all, until very recently, they were Google’s hardware arm. But according to LG, the G Watch was built with Google’s help and they describe it as an opportunity to “pull out all the stops” in engineering and design. Which kind of makes you wonder exactly what they mean when you look at the thing, because, well…

Honestly, It’s Kind Of Clunky
It doesn’t help that the Moto 360 is a watch with a round face, that’s designed to actually look like a watch, not a computer strapped to your wrist. This… is most definitely designed to look like a computer strapped to your wrist. True, the square face certainly has its fans, and it’s not nearly as ugly as some other smartwatches we’ve seen in the past. But for these to catch on, they’ve got to blend into your outfit, and it’s not really clear the G Watch can pull this off.

This Is Going To Be Just One Of Many

Google is going all-in with wearables; in addition to Motorola and LG, HTC, ASUS and Samsung are going to be putting out their own versions of the Google Watch, and presumably they’ll be offering some options as well. The G Watch certainly is interesting, but before you get too excited, take a breath and keep your eye out. There’s going to be plenty of other options out there, if you want Google on your wrist

A Mysterious Samsung Wearable Known As S Circle Spotted At The FCC And Bluetooth SIG

A Mysterious Samsung Wearable Known As S Circle Spotted At The FCC And Bluetooth SIG

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7 March 2014
Not too long ago, Samsung unveiled a bunch of wearables, including the sequel of the Galaxy Gear, as well as a Galaxy Gear Fit, which might be one of the best wearable devices we’ve seen lately. If you think Samsung is done with the wearable devices for now, think again as another mysterious device was spotted on the FCC, as well as the Bluetooth SIG, known as S Circle.

There’s no word about what this device is, but it’ appears to be an activity tracker without a display and comes with Bluetooth support. That might be one of the reasons why it has passed Bluetooth SIG as well, and may as well come with the ability to connect to Galaxy devices via Bluetooth. Once connected, the wearable will reportedly feed data to the new S-Health app that will launch alongside the Samsung Galaxy S5. It may be a wearable similar to Jawborne, and other similar products in the market that provides users with health-related metrics such as distance tracking, steps walked and more.

There’s no official word from Samsung about any such device, but we’re a little surprised to see the Korean OEM working on yet another wearable device, especially after launching the amazing Galaxy Gear Fit. Whatever it is, it will definitely be cheaper than the Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy Gear Fit. Samsung has done a pretty good job in making sure it stays secret.  It’s just a speculation so let’s just wait for the device to get official before making up conclusions. And, the above posted image is not S Circle.