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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Android Wear update enables LG G Watch R Wi-Fi, brings interactive watch faces [feedly]

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Android Wear update enables LG G Watch R Wi-Fi, brings interactive watch faces
// pocketnow.com

Back in May, Google launched a new version of Android Wear, one that would enable smartwatches to function in a smart way via Wi-Fi, without the need of a constant Bluetooth connection to your smartphone. The first watch to sport this feature was the LG Watch Urbane, but Google (and some OEMs) promised that Wi-Fi capabilities will be enabled on smartwatches already present in the market. The LG G Watch R (which is ...

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Swatch plans multiple smartwatches, but they'll be simple [feedly]

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Swatch plans multiple smartwatches, but they'll be simple
// Engadget Mobile

Swatch has only just dipped its toes into the smartwatch waters, but it already has grand ambitions in the category. CEO Nick Hayek tells Tages-Anzeiger that next year's Touch Zero Two (due around the Rio Olympics in August) is just the start. There should be multiple smartwatches, and the company is also releasing NFC-equipped, payment-capable watches later this year. In other words, Swatch isn't treating these devices as exceptions or one-off experiments, like some other Swiss watchmakers.

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Via: Reuters

Source: Tages-Anzeiger (translated)

Tags: mobilepostcross, smartwatch, swatch, watch, wearable

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