Android Wear

Wearables
February 23, 2015
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iPhone Android Wear

Video: New iPhone hack does the impossible

By on February 23, 2015 at 9:05 AM.

Video: New iPhone hack does the impossible

Apple is known for many of things, but choice isn’t necessarily one of them. The company has a tendency to try to tell customers what they want rather than give them a number of different options. Of course, Apple is often exactly right about what customers want, and it has the all-time most profitable quarter in corporate history under its belt to prove it.

Some consumers want a wider range of choices though, and this is one of many reasons Android smartphones have become so popular. While the same hasn’t been true for Android-powered smartwatches, which haven’t sold well at all at this point, a new hack could ultimately kill two birds with one stone by opening up Android Wear devices to anyone with an iPhone. More →

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Wearables
February 18, 2015
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Opinions
Why Smartwatches Are Useless

You couldn’t pay me to use a smartwatch right now… but talk to me in 3 years

By on February 18, 2015 at 12:15 PM.

You couldn’t pay me to use a smartwatch right now… but talk to me in 3 years

I’m usually the sort of person who gets very enthusiastic about new kinds of tech products when they first release. Digital music players, smartphones and tablets were all easy sells to me when they came out. Hell, I even thought Google Glass was an awesome idea until I saw how it actually looked on people walking around in the real world. However, right now I look at smartwatches the same way I’d look at a disease-carrying cockroach wobbling across my basement floor. Basically, I don’t want them anywhere near me and thinking about having one on my skin makes me vaguely nauseous. More →

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Wearables
February 11, 2015
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Android Wear Watch Sales

Almost nobody wants an Android Wear watch right now

By on February 11, 2015 at 3:40 PM.

Almost nobody wants an Android Wear watch right now

Even if the Apple Watch goes down as an epic flop, it will still likely sell better in its first month than every single Android Wear watch combined has sold for the past several months. Research firm Canalys has some new data out that estimates only 720,000 Android Wear watches shipped last year, which sets a remarkably low bar for the Apple Watch to clear when it releases later this year. More →

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Wearables
January 5, 2015
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Sony Stainless Steel SmartWatch 3

Sony’s Android Wear smartwatch is getting a stylish stainless steel update

By on January 5, 2015 at 8:00 PM.

Sony’s Android Wear smartwatch is getting a stylish stainless steel update

With the release of the Apple Watch right around the corner, Android Wear device manufacturers are doing everything they can to make their mark. On Monday, Sony revealed that the recently released SmartWatch 3 will be receiving a stainless steel makeover which begins rolling out around the world in February. More →

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Wearables
December 24, 2014
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Best Android Wear Features

The single most important feature every Android Wear user should know about

By on December 24, 2014 at 7:05 PM.

The single most important feature every Android Wear user should know about

If you find an Android Wear device under your tree this year, the very first thing you’ll want to do is make sure you know how to control which apps are allowed to send you notifications. After all, if your wrist vibrated every time someone favorited one of your tweets, you’d get pretty annoyed very quickly. More →

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Wearables
December 10, 2014
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Android Wear Watch Face API

This new feature is the coolest thing Google has done so far with Android Wear

By on December 10, 2014 at 9:30 PM.

This new feature is the coolest thing Google has done so far with Android Wear

Android Wear doesn’t exactly get the same kind of attention that its older brother Android does but Google isn’t nearly done yet adding exciting new features to its mobile computing platform. To this end, Google rolled out a new API for Android Wear on Wednesday that will let you customize your experience with the OS like never before. More →

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Wearables
October 23, 2014
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Android Wear Update

Google announces its first major update for Android Wear

By on October 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM.

Google announces its first major update for Android Wear

Google on Thursday made a few big announcements pertaining to Android Wear, one of which is the addition of a significant feature many users have been waiting for. Writing on Google’s Android blog, Android Wear product manager Kenny Stoltz revealed that Google’s first major Android Wear update adds support for devices with stand-alone GPS, meaning that Wear smartwatches finally become useful in a variety of situations without the need to tether them to a smartphone.

Along the same vein, Android Wear will now be able to store music locally on supported devices so that users can connect a Bluetooth headset and listen to songs without a connected smartphone. More →

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Wearables
October 6, 2014
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Windows 95 On Android Wear

This is what Windows 95 looks like running on Android Wear

By on October 6, 2014 at 7:03 PM.

This is what Windows 95 looks like running on Android Wear

Any time a new device hits the market, it’s always fascinating to see how tech-savvy developers, designers and hobbyists will tinker with it to push it to its limits. Web developer Corbin Davenport has received some attention over the last week for getting both Minecraft Pocket Edition and the original PC FPS Doom to run on Android Wear, but those were just warm-ups for the most impressive feat of all — running Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear Live. More →

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Wearables
September 12, 2014
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Moto 360 Battery Issues

This huge Android fan hates even the prettiest Android Wear watch

By on September 12, 2014 at 4:04 PM.

This huge Android fan hates even the prettiest Android Wear watch

You might like what the Moto 360 Android Wear smartwatch looks like in pictures and fantasize about fitting one on your wrist soon, but it looks like the device may have some serious issues, if longtime Android fan and Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii is to be believed. More →

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Wearables
September 11, 2014
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Apple Watch Vs. Android Wear

Side-by-side comparison shows Google may have designed a cleaner watch UI than Apple

By on September 11, 2014 at 2:11 PM.

Side-by-side comparison shows Google may have designed a cleaner watch UI than Apple

One thing that Apple has always done exceptionally well is to make clean, intuitive user interfaces that don’t overload you with too many unnecessary distractions. That’s why it’s somewhat surprising to see, at least at first glance, that Apple’s Watch UI looks much busier and cluttered compared with the more minimal approach taken by Google with Android Wear. More →

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Wearables
September 5, 2014
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Android Wear Update Schedule

Google is already prepping a few major updates for your new Moto 360

By on September 5, 2014 at 3:33 PM.

Google is already prepping a few major updates for your new Moto 360

The very first Android Wear smartwatches launched earlier this summer, but now that the Moto 360 is finally shipping, it’s fair to say that Google’s new mobile operating system has officially arrived. Just a couple of months after the reveal of Android Wear, the hardware is already improving, but what about the software? It looks nice, but it’s still lacking some important features, which is why Google is going to be continuously updating Android Wear throughout the fall and winter. More →

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Wearables
September 4, 2014
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Android Wear 2.0 Update

Android Wear 2.0 update expected to drop on October 15th

By on September 4, 2014 at 8:30 PM.

Android Wear 2.0 update expected to drop on October 15th

Although all eyes in the tech industry are focused on the competing flagship smartphone releases this fall, there’s another interesting battle heating up in wearables. According to the latest rumors, Apple’s iWatch isn’t going to make it to retail in 2014, yet Android Police reports that the next major version of Android Wear is already on its way down the pike. More →

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Wearables
September 2, 2014
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Android Wear Software Updates

You won’t have to worry about fragmentation on Google’s latest Android initiative

By on September 2, 2014 at 5:10 PM.

You won’t have to worry about fragmentation on Google’s latest Android initiative

Google may have an Android fragmentation problem but the company will finally get to push software updates without interference from device makers and mobile operators to a certain kind of new product, CNET reveals. More →

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