Back at IFA 2016 we’ve seen a couple of Fossil watches, also from Michael Kors, and all of those will now receive Android Wear 2.0

Fossil has been a big name in the jewelery scene, and since last year they are also in the smartwatch business. The Watches from Fossil are running Android Wear and are designed by the company itself, and for the more fashionista people the company has teamed up with Michael Kors to produce a wider range of watches for multiple People. Now the company has announced that all their Fossil watches will get the Update to Android Wear 2.0. It will start with the Fossil Q Founder that will get the Update Mid-march. Who of you rocks one of those and could tell us when the Update will finally be there?

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A few Weeks ago Android Wear 2.0 was released, a small Indie Game developer now launched an on-screen game that looks pretty cool.

With a new OS Update, new games and apps won’t stay on hold very long and now the Indie Game Developer Matthew Burton released a plyable watchface called „ChronoSpin“. At first glance ChronoSpin looks like an ordinary watchface but if you press down in the middle you get a fun little game. The watch handles turn into a small bar with balls flying around and you try to avoid them.The gameplay is inspired by the arcadegame „PipSpin“ . With each passed Level it gets harder and everytime you lose you start from the beginning. It looks like a fun thing to play on the subway or waiting in line somewhere. And here is a little Video of the App in action, by the Developer himself.

If you own an Android Wear 2.0 Watch please let me know how you like it. You can get it here (it’s free without ads or in-game purchases). Oh and a little side-note: If you’re installing it, you should make sure to put it in the app section of your watch and not the watchface section.

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After the LG Watch Sport and Style have been officially announced yesterday, we now present the official spec list.

Yesterday was a big day for google and LG as they announced Android Wear 2.0 alongside the new Wearables LG Watch Sport and Style. The 2 are obviously different in style and sizem, but there is also differences in terms of power and opther specs. The Sport is the bigger and more powerfull of the pair, sporting 768 MB of RAM and a 1.38 inch screen. But it’s also more pricey than it’s smaller and more sleek brother.

The LG Watch Sport will be around $330 and the LG Watch Style will be at around $300 , both will go on sale tomorrow , February 10th. So and here is a frull list as a side by side table.

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With yesterdays launch of Android wear 2.0 watch owners might ask themselfes if they will get the new Update, well here’s a List.

So If you own an Android Wear watch and wondered if you will receive the Update or not, you can stop now. We have the full list of watches that will get the Update at some point in the future. Unfortunately we don’t have any timeframes from the watches makers, but I’m sure it should not take too long . So without further words here’s the List:

• ASUS ZenWatch 2
• ASUS ZenWatch 3
• Casio Smart Outdoor Watch
• Casio PRO TREK Smart
• Fossil Q Founder
• Fossil Q Marshal
• Fossil Q Wander
• Huawei Watch
• LG Watch R
• LG Watch Urbane
• LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE
• Michael Kors Access
• Moto 360 2nd Gen
• Moto 360 for Women
• Moto 360 Sport
• New Balance RunIQ
• Nixon Mission
• Polar M600
• TAG Heuer Connected

So if you’re lucky enough to own one of these, just let us know when you received it and where you’re from. If there will be any Updates to that list we will be sure to add them.

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Earlier Today Google presented the new and improved Android Wear 2.0 Wearable OS.

Along with the LG Watch Syle and Watch sport, google has announced it’s new wearable OS. It’s been 3 years now since the first Android Wear OS came out and now they finally updated it. The latest Version features a lot of new and improved features, like LTE Music streaming or new Watchfaces. Speaking of watchfaces, back with wear 1.0 you had to choose if you want a stylish watchface or the one that provides the information you wanted, but that is a thing of the past now, because with Android Wear 2.0 you can customize any watchface the way you want to have it.

Another new thing is the mini keyboard that we can see below. That way you can instantly reply to any message just from your wrist and no need to take your phone out of your poket, even though it could be rather hard to handle. This might be a good idea if you need a quick and short answer but i guess writing a long message would be very bad.

With the new Update , the full Google Assistant will arrive on the watch. The „OK Google“ method will be leaving , but a press on the button will start google’s new assistant that some might know from the Pixel Phones.

The new Wearable OS will be available on the new LG watches and on other compatible devices starting February 10th.

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We used to expect more on the LG Watch Style coming this thursday, on Feb. 9th , but if Evan Blass is correc it might be here even sooner.

According to the latest leaked information, the LG Watch Style might be shown off on wednesday, feb 8th, this week. This new date comes from Evan Blass , who most of you might now as @evleaks on twitter. All in all this might not be too interesting, but we all know that Wednesdaysare usually Update days at Google. This is rather conveinient.

So until wednesday we need to wait for new information on the watch , that will have an estimated price tag of $250 , and the sport Version might komm in with a $300+ price tag. Until then let’s enjoy the leaked images of the LG Watch Style’s Box that GSM Arena had.

Sources: Twitter , GSMArena

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A new Smartwatch has just been released by the shoe company New Balance, teh RunIQ.

Well some of you might know the company New Balance for making footwear, but now they stepped up their game and released an Android Wear smartwatch. As you can imagine the wearable is strongly designed towards fitness lovers.

Now lets take a look at the specs. The processor is an Intel Atom that will be backed up by 512MB of Ram and have 4 GB of storage. The watchface is round and has a 1.39 inch AMOLED Display. IT’s equipped with a GPS Sensor and a heart-rate monitor. If you inted to use this watch while swimming don’t woory, it’s water resistant up until 5ATM , which is about 50 meters or 5 bar and new Balance claims that the battery will last for 24 hours.

New Balance also provides the Starva App for the watch , but any other Android wear fitness App will work with the RunIQ. A nice feature is that you can download a Playlist onto the Watch and connect bluetooth headphones, so you don’Ät have to bring your phone to the pool or while on a run. The Run IQ is awailable from Amazon at $299 .

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So with MWC around the Corner we get to see new Stuff everyday. Today Even Blass aka evleaks showed first Images of the LG Watch Style

Alongside with teh new Android wear 2.0 we will see a bunch of new Watches. The first appearance makes the LG Watch Style. It’s one of two Smartwatches that LG will give us this year, but it’s larger Brother , the Watch Sport, has not really been pictured yet.

The wearable will come in 3 colour options, 2 of them are shown on the Image below, Silver and rose gold. I personally hope that teh third Option will be black. Blass did not tell much about the watch, other than the Colours, but there are quite some rumors around the Specs. According to thos the Watch will feature a 1.2″ P-OLED Display with a resolution of 360 x 360 px, 4 GB Storage, 512 MB Ram and a IP67 rating. The Battery is supposed to have 240 mAh, which sounds small but actually is quite good for a Watch.

The Sport Variant of the watch is rumored to have more RAM and is supposed to be a bit bigger. The Numbers are 736 MB Ram, 430 mAH Battery and a 1.38″ Screen with a 480 x 480 Resolution.

According to Blass we will have official Data in less then two Weeks, since it might be that LG will announce those Devices ahead of MWC 2017, on February 9th.

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It’s been two months since it was unveiled, now the LG G Watch Urbane will finally hit the Stores.

It’s been two month now since LG unveiled the upper-class brother of the G Watch R, the G Watch Urbane with the slick gold or silver bezel instead of the black chronograph-type bezel on the G Watch R and earlier today the korean company announced that the LG G Watch Urbane will be hitting Google’s online shelfs in South Korea this week and in twelve other markets within the rest of this months. Unfortunately this news comes without a price Tag, but it’s estimated to be higher than the G Watch R’s price Tag, which is around $300.

In terms of specs, both watches are identical, with the same 1.3 inch screen, 4GB storage and the Snapdragon 400 CPU, differences are only the cosmetics. And the fact that the G Watch Urbane will be the first smartwatch to ship with the brand new Android Wear 5.1, which was announced last monday. Android Wear 5.1 will bring a few new features to wearables, such as WiFi support, always-on apps as well as some interface changes.

Now would the G Watch Urbane be on your wrist ? Or would you, like me, prefer the a little more sportive design of the G Watch R? Just let me know in the comments below

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In the past few weeks I got the chance to try out the LG G Watch R, and here are my thoughts.

At the bottom of this post I will share a video on the Watch with you but first let me type a few words. My last few weeks with this wearable device were pretty great. First things first, the design. The LG G Watch R features a nice round 1.3″ P-OLED Display with stunning colors and has a chronograph like ring around it, on the side you got a little nose to lock and unlock the display as well as powering up or down the Watch. On the back you find the heart-rate monitor as well as the connector for the charging plate. The wristband is made from genuine leather (excuse the mistake in the Video please ;)). The Device is very light and feels great while wearing it.

The technical aspects are that the Device is powered by a 1.2 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and has 4GB of internal storage, the 410 mAh battery stays with you for at least a day and is charged very quickly, even if you just use the USB Port of your Computer. The LG G Watch R runs the latest Android Wear OS allowing it to work with any Android powered Device as long as it has the Android Wear Application installed. The Software allows you to read and answer Texts and Mails directly from your Wrist with the integrated Microphone and the „Ok Google“ Feature. With this Feature you can also start a navigation or get your fitness Apps displayed.

In my Opinion the LG G Watch R is a great companion for people who want a Smartwatch that looks like an actual Watch and with a great Battery.

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