LG G Watch officially announced, powered by Android Wear, coming next quarter

LG has announced its first smartwatch based on Google's recently announced Android Wear technology. The device will be called the LG G Watch and is expected to be available in stores as early as next quarter.

This would mean that the LG G Watch will likely be released sometime around Google I/O, which would be at the end of the next quarter (it runs from April through June). President and CEO of LG, Dr. Jong-seok Park had the following to say about the device:

The opportunity to work with Google on LG G Watch was the perfect chance for LG to really pull out all stops in both design and engineering. With the LG G Watch, LG is continuing the milestones we’ve set in wearables following in the footsteps of the world’s first 3G Touch Watch Phone in 2009 and the Prada Link in 2008. We’re confident that a well-designed device has the potential to take the smart wearable market by storm.

However based on the name choice, it looks like the G Watch will be a part of LG's G Series and not a Google branded product. However LG wants the G Watch to be a "low barrier to entry" for developers, which is a hallmark of the Nexus line of devices. LG also wants it to be a device that will appeal to consumers.

While the device spec are still to be announced, the LG G Watch is expected to feature a 1.65 inch display and 4GB of storage.


source - LG