Google
has announced the first smartwatches that will be running Android Wear, the
version of Android exclusively for wearables.
LG Gwatch and Samsung Gear Live were introduced during the I/O in San Francisco. Google
said that Motorola's circular Moto 360 would not be released until "later
this summer".
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| Samsung Gear Live |
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| LG G Watch |
Earlier
the smartwatch sector was not very organised because the OS which was designed
to be working on smartphones was used to power them but Android Wear makes it
more unified. Now separate SDK and APIs are available allowing developers to
make apps exclusively for smartwatches running Android Wear.
LG Gwatch will cost Rs. 14,999($229) and has been made available in 12 countries
including the US, UK, India, France, Germany and Japan.
SamsungGear Live would cost Rs. 15,900 and has been made available in the same
locations.
LG Gwatch can be order on Google Play store and will be delivered by 8th
July and Samsung Gear Live is at present on coming soon status.
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| Interface like Google Now Cards |
David Singleton, director of engineering in the
firm's Android division, said one of its core aims was to be able to
"quickly show you relevant information, and make sure you never miss an
important message, while letting you stay engaged with the people that you are
actually with".
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| Order Sushi from Eat using Android Wear |
To achieve this, when notifications are received by the
user's smartphone they can be set to make the watch vibrate on the user's
wrist.
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| Get all Notifications |
Much of Android Wear's user interface (UI)
relies on the firm's Google Now card-based system. Saying "OK Google" prepares the device to take an instruction - similar to the way it does on Google Glass.
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| Control Music Player |
Android Wear can be used to take and reject phone calls, track fitness, estimate journey time, schedule appointments and store travel plans.
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