Quite a steep departure from the “luxury”, fully circular Watch Urbane. Given LG barely joined the fledgling smartwatch arena 14 months ago, when the awkwardly rectangular G Watch went on sale, we must admit the Korean manufacturer has come a long way in a short period of time. The “perfectly
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Newegg offers a trio of discounts on arguably the handsomest Android Wear device in the world, which you can combine for a total of $100+ savings. Perhaps the clearest sign yet LG is indeed working on a high-res Watch Urbane follow-up sees the OG’s price reduced at Amazon and Newegg. Of
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Don’t expect too much from the VC200, as the model number suggests it’s likely a humble sequel for the kid-friendly GizmoPal smartwatch. The timing seems just right for that rumored high-end “Nemo” wearable to complete pre-release testing and score the mandatory certifications on its way to US store shelves. Unfortunately,
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The mysterious wearable device should sport an unrivaled 480 x 480 pixels resolution, though screen size remains under wraps for the time being. The slowly but steadily flourishing smartwatch market is in for a number of exciting new releases this fall, as Android Wear arranges its latest Apple Watch
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The Android Wear town was apparently not big enough for such similar circular smartwatches. Although the original LG G Watch saw its price slashed several times between its commercial dispatch and Google Store disappearance a little over a month back, no one could really blame Big G and LG for
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The last piece of the glitziest Android Wear device puzzle is about to fall into place, completing its near-perfect portrait of Apple Watch killer. Given the webOS-based LTE-capable Watch Urbane variant with 1 GB RAM looks doomed off the bat due to extravagant market value, LG’s only shot at successfully
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At the rough equivalent of $590, this independently operable, high-speed wearable device is considerably costlier than the base Apple Watch Sport. Most of Cupertino’s rivals seem to have owned up to the notion iPads can’t be challenged on equal price ground. And unless you’re post-metal revolution Samsung, neither can iPhones.
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Forget the Apple Watch, this baby is hands down the most stylish, feature-packed wearable around. Well, this is odd. LG literally just unveiled the Watch Urbane, billed as its first luxury Android Wear device, and already, an upgraded version is ready for primetime. Almost. It’s coming to Barcelona for the
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Quite the slap in Google’s face, and an unexpected Android Wear snub. A lot happened on the ground in Las Vegas this week, with a slew of prominent tech companies intent to start 2015 on the right foot, and showcase their latest innovations and breakthroughs. After a couple of Consumer
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Forget January’s CES, it’s March’s MWC that should mark the beginning of a new era for smartwatches and the mobile industry in general. Psyched about the fast approaching commercial launch of the Apple Watch? Of course you are. But what if we were to tell you someone else is working
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The “new benchmark for wearables”, as LG boldly describes it, will go on sale in select European markets in early November, followed by North America, Asia and the CIS “soon after”. It’s time. No pun intended, but it’s time for a new timepiece. One that’s both stylish and actually looks
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One of the sleekest, coolest, priciest wearable pieces around, the LG G Watch R, is now confirmed to roll out to store shelves in Korea on October 14. Brace yourself, Motorola, stiff competition is coming. For the beautiful, hard-to-come-by, round-faced Moto 360 smartwatch, that is. No, the Apple Watch isn’t
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Talking directly into your wrist may seem uncomfortable and geeky to some, but LG, just like Samsung, is planning to at least test the standalone smartwatch waters. Quick, write down one potentially fatal flaw of the greatly anticipated but somewhat underwhelming Apple Watch. Just one. How many of you have
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It’s (almost) official, LG’s “full circle” G Watch sequel hits the streets midway through next month for an undisclosed price that will however no doubt make the rectangular first-gen feel affordable. Until the Apple iWatch comes to possibly propel wearable devices into the mainstream tech world, early adopters of “wrist-worn
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It doesn’t look like early smartwatch adopters will get all their wishes fulfilled by a single wearable piece anytime soon, as LG’s G Watch R clearly trumps Samsung’s Gear S in software functionality and elegance, falling short of perfection however in the connectivity department. It took a bit of bitching
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As expected, Google had a whole lot to showcase in terms of software upgrades and refreshes at the developer-focused I/O conference, but fairly little in the hardware field: just the Android Wear-based LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live smartwatches. (more…)
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