Announced on March 18, 2014, the LG G Watch is one of the launch devices — along with the Samsung Gear Live — for the Android Wear platform, a new version of Android from Google targeted specifically at wearable devices. LG has said it developed the G Watch in "close collaboration with Google," much as it did with the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5.
Android Wear brings voice control, Google Now integration and several interesting wearable-focused features to the device. The software connects to Android-powered phones and allows notifications and apps to be controlled through the device on your wrist. As Android Wear is effectively a full version of Android, apps can also run directly on the watch itself.
Hardware-wise, the G Watch runs a Snapdragon 400 processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of onboard storage. The display is a 1.65-inch IPS LCD at 280 x 280 resolution. The G Watch charges via a magnetic dock with a set of pins that match up on the watch — the dock itself is connected to power via Micro USB.
The LG G Watch launched on Google Play on June 25, 2015, and has since expanded availability to many carriers and most electronics retailers. It works with devices running Android 4.3 and higher in conjunction with the free Android Wear app in the Google Play Store.
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There's an argument to be made — and this isn't a hard one to make — that the watch isn't the most important part of Android Wear, Google's Android offshoot meant for the wearables space...
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The LG G Watch is designed to be an always-on device, whether it's on your wrist or resting on its charging cradle. But sometimes, for whatever reason, you might need to switch it off completely...
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21 May 201531By Andrew MartonikIt may be old, but at $50 the LG G Watch is a good buy if you want to learn about Android Wear.
We're not sure how long AT&T will have these available, but you can snag a black LG G Watch for just $50 from its online store...
21 May 201531By Andrew MartonikIt may be old, but at $50 the LG G Watch is a good buy if you want to learn about Android Wear.
We're not sure how long AT&T will have these available, but you can snag a black LG G Watch for just $50 from its online store...
19 May 201563By Dan Thorp-LancasterGoogle announced today that it has officially started rolling out the Android 5.1.1 update to Android Wear smartwatches today.
Over on its product forums, Google announced that it has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 to Android Wear watches...
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28 November 201442By Rich EdmondsIf you're looking for a new smartwatch for the upcoming holiday season, Google is currently offering the LG G Watch for just $99 on the Google Play Store to celebrate Black Friday. If you're on the other side of the pond and reside in the UK, Google has the same smartwatch listed for £79....
11 October 201450By John CallahamIf you really want to get your hands, or rather your wrist, on an Android Wear smartwatch, Best Buy could have something that might be of interest. The retailer is currently selling the LG G Watch for just $149.99....
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We were promised the future. This this one square inch of real estate on our wrist (OK, a little more than that) known as Android Wear was promised to be the future of mobile, and the start of the wearables era...
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