Showing posts with label Android Wear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Android Wear. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 September 2015

Android & iPhone 98.6 percent

Smartphone market is basically a two horse race ...
Android and iPhone have the mobile phone Operating System cornered with a total of 98.6 percent.

96.8 percent of new smartphones sold are either iPhone or Android devices | The Verge:

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Android Wear at a Glance

Android Wear makes practical improvements ...
google-io-20150127Sustaining information on the screen until it is no longer required seems obvious but that does not mean it would happen! Android Wear is maturing!

Android Wear Puts More Information A Single Glance Away | TechCrunch:

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Google Now Is Killer App

Google Now is made for Android Wear ...
As I predicted, 2014 is the year of smartwatches and wearable computing. There are so many makes and models out there, many around the $250 to $350 mark. Only Apple's contribution will miss 2014 - although announced, it will not be available until sometime in 2015. Google Now seems so right for smartwatches - appropriate notifications on your wrist to save you struggling to check your smartphone every time it pings!

Google Now Is The Killer App For Android Wear | TechCrunch:

Saturday, 20 September 2014

Android Wear preview

Google's Android Wear sets the framework ...
Dsc_0520-2040By setting a framework, all manufacturers can compete in the Google smartwatch space without re-inventing the wheel. However, it does mean that the functionality is limited to what Google permits within the framework.

Android Wear preview: this is how Google makes a smartwatch | The Verge:

Sunday, 13 July 2014

17 Key Items from Google I/O

An excellent summary of Google I/O 2014 from Verge ...
This text summary of the 17 most important things Google announced at Google I/O 2014 is well worth a read!

The 17 most important things Google announced at I/O | The Verge:

Google I/O 2014 in 9 minutes

9 minute version of Google I/O Keynote Address ...
If you don't want to watch the whole 2.5 hours of the full Google I/O Keynote Address then this is for you! It still gives quite good coverage of the main announcements and the smartphone demonstration is good!

Android, Android, Android: watch Google I/O 2014 in under nine minutes | The Verge: "The Verge

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Motorola, LG & Android Wear

The LG alternative to Motorola's round smartwatch ...
G-watch-theverge-1_560Is the market about to be flooded with an array of smartwatches now that Google has launched its Android Wear operating system?

Motorola, LG announce upcoming Android Wear smartwatches | The Verge: