Google Reveals Details Of Wearable Tech Smartwatches, Indicates They Will Rely On Cloud Computing
March 20, 2014
Grazed from TheNewsReports. Author: Editorial Staff.
Despite the lacklustre response to wearable tech by consumers so far most of the companies in the smartphone and tablet industry are pressing ahead with releasing devices that are worn as well as used in 2014. In the last week Google have revealed further hints at to what these devices will be like after releasing the app developer software for an Android powered smartwatch.
Google’s smartwatch app development focuses on their own device for the market, the Motorola smartwatch that has been called the ‘Moto 360’. The specs all indicate that it will be an always-online device, with most of the computing and programmes running it doing so via cloud computing. This is inline with the direction other companies, in particular Microsoft, are taking – cloud storage and cloud computing are considered essential in the face of the low storage space available on mobile and wearable devices. The device being offered by LG, the G watch, will take a similar approach…
As for what exactly a smartwatch can do other than tell the wearer the time does, for the most part, remain to be seen. The information available suggests that the Moto 360 smartwatch will not be too different in ability or use from the controversial Google Glass glasses. The biggest similarity is that it will be voice controlled, so should smartwatches gain widespread popularity we can expect a lot of people all of a sudden talking to their wrist. The app developer software suggests that the Android powered smartwatches will be capable of a near-HD resolution and will be able to handle audio and video streaming services…
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