This is what the Apple Watch can learn from Android Wear

Apple only recently announced its first real wearable, the Apple Watch. Patterned after Google’s Android Wear and Samsung’s Gear line, Apple Watch tries to fill the void in that part of Cupertino’s product offering. Though not yet available, Apple has spelled out what its smartwatch looks like, and has even given us a fairly thorough walkthrough of what we can expect when the Apple Watch finally lands. Interestingly, Apple Watch misses out on a few key points that, at first glance, its competition already does better. Since there is time before the Apple Watch comes to ...

Continue reading »

The post This is what the Apple Watch can learn from Android Wear appeared first on Pocketnow.

Here’s what Android Wear OEMs and Pebble can learn from the Apple Watch

The purported iWatch was one of the longest running rumors in the mobile space, but it was finally put to rest last week when Apple took the stage at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts last week. It announced the two new iPhones, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, and the highly-anticipated watch, simply Apple Watch.Apple covered some of the most intricate details about its upcoming watch in a 10-minute video. It ...

Continue reading »

The post Here’s what Android Wear OEMs and Pebble can learn from the Apple Watch appeared first on Pocketnow.

The little letdowns and surprise successes of IFA 2014 | Pocketnow Weekly 112

For the bloggers that cover them, one of the greatest things about trade shows is the opportunity to connect with counterparts from other publications … and to podcast with them. Sometimes the best salve for a salvo of comparison videos shot back-to-back over 13 hours is a few minutes in front of the mic with friends, picking up the pieces while picking out the messages, trends, and lessons from the show.Helping us do that on today’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast are two luminaries of the mobile tech world, both of whom have been on our guest “wish list” for over a ...

Continue reading »

The post The little letdowns and surprise successes of IFA 2014 | Pocketnow Weekly 112 appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG G Watch R hands-on (Video)

Today’s a big day for Android Wear: the Moto 360, one of the two smartwatch models to officially kick-off the platform all the way back in March (has it been that long already?) has finally arrived, and sales of the model open today. But in taking its sweet time to get here, another round smartwatch has jumped into the race, and

Continue reading »

The post LG G Watch R hands-on (Video) appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG G Watch R release info starts arriving

Just over a week ago, LG got ahead of the curve on all these IFA launches with news of its latest wearable, the circular-faced Android-Wear-running G Watch R. Now, we may be just hours away from getting the scoop on the start of Moto 360 sales, helping to scratch that round-smartwatch itch, but what if you’ve been spending this past week dreaming about the G ...

Continue reading »

The post LG G Watch R release info starts arriving appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG G Watch R specs: a truly powerful Android Wear watch

We knew that LG was prepping its G Watch R a few days ago, but it was unexpected that the official announcement would come so soon. Well, that’s now upon us, so it’s now time to gaze into the internals of this sucker to see what it’s all about in our comprehensive LG G Watch ...

Continue reading »

The post LG G Watch R specs: a truly powerful Android Wear watch appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG delivers new G Watch R teaser

This past weekend, LG surprised us with a new IFA 2014 teaser, revealing its round-faced wearable, the G Watch R. With Motorola’s Moto 360 yet to go up for sale, LG threatened to swoop in and steal some of the 360′s buzz, not only by making a circular smartwatch itself, but also by seemingly achieving a fully-round display, rather than the very-nearly-there 360 with its little dead space at the bottom. But ...

Continue reading »

The post LG delivers new G Watch R teaser appeared first on Pocketnow.

With watches like Android Wear, who needs Samsung’s wearables?

When it comes to wearables and smartwatches, Android Wear is a step in the right direction. No, it’s not perfect – not yet anyway. The feeling is fairly uniform here at Pocketnow that Android Wear feels more like a “technology preview” than a final, polished product. All that having been said, I’m wearing my LG G Watch on my wrist right now. It pretty much lives there.Products powered by Android Wear are currently available from LG ...

Continue reading »

The post With watches like Android Wear, who needs Samsung’s wearables? appeared first on Pocketnow.

LG G Watch R or Moto 360? (Poll)

The news is in: LG is making a round smartwatch, the G Watch R. Motorola also has round Android Wear aspirations in the form of the Moto 360 – so which will be the Android Wear watch to buy? It’s tough to tell until we get review units in-house, but we all have very basic first impressions of both, so we decided to put the question to you: LG G Watch R or Moto 360?We don’t ...

Continue reading »

The post LG G Watch R or Moto 360? (Poll) appeared first on Pocketnow.