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  • Casio Announces Smartwatch Powered By Wear OS

    Casio Announces Smartwatch Powered By Wear OS

    Recently Google rebranded its wearable OS from Android Wear to Wear OS. And now, Casio has officially announced the Casio WSD-F20SC smartwatch powered by the new Wear OS. This is the second smartwatch to ship with Wear OS, after the ‘Big Bang Referee‘ from Hublot. The Casio WSD-F20SC is a limited edition rugged smartwatch.

    This smartwatch is an upgraded version of the WSD-F20, which was launched in 2017. As the Casio WSD-F20SC is a limited edition device, the company has limited the number of devices to 700 units only. The smartwatch will be available from June 2o18. However, the company is yet to make an announcement on the pricing of this watch. Features like Ion-plated buttons and sapphire crystal glass protection is will differentiate this smartwatch from the competition.

    Casio WSD-F20SC Specs

    The watch will have a 1.32 inch colour TFT display. The display found on this watch has a dual layer screen with a colour and a monochrome display. This is a handy feature, which helps the device to save battery. The watch can pair up with either Android or iOS smartphone. However, those devices should be running on Android 4.3 and iOS 9 or latest operating systems.

    The smartwatch has support for GPS and GLONASS. Similarly, it also comes with Color Maps with support for offline navigation. The Casio WSD-F20SC is water resistant up to 50meters and MIL-STD-810G certified for additional ruggedness. The device also includes trucking friendly features like Pressure sensor, accelerometer, gyro metre and a compass. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with latest IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standards.

    The watch has a sealed battery, which charges via magnetic charging terminal, which takes 2 hours to charge completely. The watch can be used in three modes (GPS off), the normal use with the coloured display on offers one-day battery life. The normal mode with colour display auto-off offers up to 2days battery life. The Time Piece mode can offer up to 30 days of battery life. However, this mode disables the smart features, and can only show time. The battery life takes a slight hit when GPS is turned on.

  • Google Wear OS Is Now Official

    Google Wear OS Is Now Official

    Wear OS is now officially the moniker that Google will use for its smartwatch OS. The new branding will be available on a select number of smartwatches, which were running Android Wear.

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    Google and its smartwatch OS has been fighting a losing battle with Apple’s watchOS. Apple Watch and its three iterations have helped Apple become the biggest watchmaker in the world. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Apple shipped more Apple Watches than the entire Swiss watch industry. With such enormous popularity, it feels like it will take more than just rebranding for Google to revive Android smartwatches.

    While the rebranding kind of resembles the moniker Apple uses, the features are not similar in any way. Google, so far, has not announced any new features that will hit the market. Prominent non-Apple smartwatch makers like Samsung now use their own OS instead of Wear OS. However, unlike an Apple Watch, a Samsung S Gear watch is compatible with other Android devices.

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    The exclusivity of the Apple Watch almost plays into its favour. Apple has built a massively impenetrable ecosystem around its devices. Every iPhone owner who wants a smartwatch is automatically no longer a potential Android smartwatch customer. That is solely because an Apple Watch works more cohesively with an iPhone.

    Just like the Android OS market, Android Wear OS market is extremely fragmented. From Samsung, Huawei to Fossil, Android Wear smartwatches are made by a lot of manufacturers. This means that the level of customisation and cohesion that an Apple Watch provides, an Android Wear smartwatch simply cannot.

    Google, however, is definitely trying to make it work. The smartwatch industry is well on its path to become similar to the tablet industry. Where its either an iPad or nothing. But, for Google to prevent that, it will take more than just rebranding.

  • Fossil Misfit Vapor Smartwatch Launched In India At A Price Of Rs. 14995

    Fossil Misfit Vapor Smartwatch Launched In India At A Price Of Rs. 14995

    Fossil Misfit has launched its smartwatch lineup called Vapor in India at a price of Rs. 14995. The smartwatch is available in three colour variants, Black, Blue, and Grey and is sold online via Flipkart exclusively.

    The Misfit Vapor has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 326ppi and a 44m stainless steel case around it available in Jet Black or Rose Gold colour. A touch bezel allows users to browse Vapor’s menu of watchfaces and applications, and respond to notifications, without obscuring content on the display.

    Under the hood, the Vapor smartwatch has the Qualcomm Wear 2100 chipset, 4GB of onboard storage and a battery that is supposed to last up to two days on a single charge.

    People use smartwatches for various reasons, and tracking fitness is one of them. The Vapor smartwatch has an accelerometer, altimeter, gyroscope, optical heart rate sensor, and GPS to track your movement. It even has a microphone to give voice commands and invoke Google Assistant, since the watch runs Android Wear 2.0, it has Google Assistant built-in.

    The Misfit Vapor is supposed to ‘swim proof’ and water resistant at up to 50 meters.

    As far as compatibility with devices is concerned, you can connect it to an iOS device running iOS 9 and above and Android devices running Android 4.3 and above.

  • Google Gives Android Wear a New Look With the Latest Update

    Google Gives Android Wear a New Look With the Latest Update

    The search engine major is geared to update its smartwatch operating system that would bring Android-run watches a step closer to Apple Watch. Lately, Google announced to update Android Wear to bring a slew of new features that are simple, fast and would make Android watches convenient to use.

    The foremost significant feature of the new update is the always-on mode that is now extended to the apps. With the update, Android Wear will support a low-power, always-on mode that would allow apps to stay in the background in black and white. The screen will remain on, showing just a minimal amount of data and will save the battery life as well. The feature is helpful especially with shopping lists, map directions, music controls and fitness apps. The screen turns back to full colour when the user is actively looking at it.

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    Google has reduced the dependability on your smartphone with the latest Android Wear update. The Android smartwatches can now operate independently “as long as your watch is connected to a Wi-Fi network, and your phone has a data connection.” Yes, the Android Wear now supports Wi-Fi. Users can move the smartwatch beyond the Bluetooth range of their handset, which was the only connecting medium until now. The Android Wear device will now receive notifications, send messages, and use all your favorite apps.

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    The fresh update will sort of change the way users interact with their smartwatch. Google has added a few gestures to improve usability. Now, one can scroll the screen up just by a flick of the wrist and don’t need to empty your hands to operate the watch.

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    The basic functionality of the watch has been simplified by bringing ahead the apps and contacts. Just touch the watch face and users can start send messages immediately and start apps.

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    Also, Google has added hand-drawn emoji support as a mode to communicate with your friends. Android Wear will understand the hundreds of different emojis drawn by you and send it via message or text.

    The update will be coming over the next few weeks, starting with the new LG Watch Urbane. All the other Android watches will soon follow.

  • Huawei Unveils its First Ever Android Wearable

    Huawei Unveils its First Ever Android Wearable

    Huawei’s smartwatch finally goes official, the Chinese manufacturer just announced its first Android wear at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2015. The smartwatch gets a circular face with a 286 ppi 1.4 inch AMOLED touchscreen and will be available in three colour options – gold, silver, and black.

    Specs on the smartwatch include 4GB storage, 512 MB of RAM, a six-axis motion sensor, while the powering the smartwatch is a 1.2 Ghz processor by Qualcomm. The smartwatch can pair itself with any Android phone using Bluetooth LE.

    In addition, the company also announced a new version of its wearable, the TalkBand B2. It appears less gaudy than its predecessor though Huawei claims it offers much more precision and accuracy. The B2 is claimed to offer a battery life of up to six hours of talktime or almost two weeks on standby.

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    It will come in three colors, black, silver and gold. The retail price of premium version (with leather strap) is 199 euros and that of standard version (with TPU strap) is 169 euros.

    Huawei also announced the TalkBand N1 and claims to provide users with ultimate experience in professional sound quality. It can be paired with a smartphone which then acts as fitness tracker and can perform functions like step counting, distance calculation, calorie consumption tracking and more.

    The TalkBand N1 will be available in Silver, Grey and Red col0ur options priced at 119 euros.

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