It's apparently smartwatch week; in addition to Huawei, ASUS, and Samsung, Motorola's dived (dove? diven?) back into the pool with updated Moto360s. They're a lot like their predecessors: Android Wear, round screen, customizable at purchase, small "flat-tire" cutout at the bottom of the dial. But there are also some notable improvements and extensions to the line. This is … [Read more...]
Moto360 Smartwatch To Get the Moto Maker Treatment
Motorola's Moto360 smartwatch is about be customizable the same cool way that you can get a Moto X phone built to your exact specifications. Wired is reporting that the Moto Maker interface that drives custom builds of the Moto X is about to come to the Moto360. In practice, there are to be far fewer options for the watch than for the phone. The watch can be have one of … [Read more...]
Android Wear Has 5 Percent of the Smartband Market, Less Than Pebble, Says Canalys
Remember when Android Wear was going to take over the smart band market? Hasn't happened yet, according to market research firm Canalys. The company says 740,000 Android Wear devices shipped in 2014, out of a total 4.6 million smart bands. (Keep in mind that Wear-based devices only were available in the second half of the year, though.) Pebble alone shipped 1 million units … [Read more...]
Android Wear Opens the Door for the Luxury Watch Market
Like you all, we've been digesting the wearables news that came out of Google I/O last week, and puzzling a bit over its paucity. There was very little about Glass, which may or may not indicate that it's no longer a development project but may be about to be a project. (Remember, I/O is a developers' conference.) And we were kind of surprised about the muted reception for … [Read more...]
Hands-on With Android Wear Watches From LG, Moto, and Samsung
Our correspondent Melissa Perenson is at Google I/O this week, and she got her hands on the first set of Android Wear watches to be shown to the public. Here are her impressions: With the LG G Watch, Samsung Gear Live, and Motorola Moto 360, a big challenge became clear: how to differentiate themselves from each other. Price will certainly be an issue, but so will design … [Read more...]