Thursday, October 1, 2015

LG announces new watch and Google to spoil the surprise … – Spider’s Web

For some time it was said that LG intends to issue a watch running Android Wear, which will communicate with the phone through mobile communication instead of a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The reports were confirmed after the publication by LG announced the LG Watch Urbane watch the second generation.

Until now, the market there were only two watches from renowned brands that have benefited from mobile communications – Samsung Gear S and LG Watch Urbane LTE. None of them, however, did not use the ubieralnej the Google platform. This means that the South Korean company wants to present the first watch with Android Wear, which you can use for making calls.

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The second generation of the LG Watch Urbane will be the first equipment of this type.

However, you can expect that after its premiere will be a rash of gadgets with similar capabilities. On the technical specification LG Watch Urbane second generation LTE outside the module consists of a built-in speaker, three control buttons and round, 1.38-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 480 x 480 pixels.

For the computing power the device must meet the standard processor used in watches with Android Wear, which is Qualcomm Snapdragon 400. It is worth noting that LG Urbane second generation will have more memory than other watches with Android. While all available up to now watches have 512 MB of RAM, the new model LG has her up 768 MB. Probably due to the need for more jobs and maintain mobile communications.

Built-in modem supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GSM and LTE. The sensors used in the watch is an accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer and GPS. The device also meets IP67, making it resistant to dust and water. It should pay particular attention to the battery of huge like to watch from the Android Wear a capacity of 570 mAh.

The vast majority of watches from Google’s system has a battery having a capacity of 300-360 mAh. However, keep in mind that due to the lack of LTE module have a much lower demand for energy. The need for installation of a large battery pack and modules reflected in the size of the machine. Admittedly, its diameter is not too large and is 44.5 mm, but the thickness is up to 14.2 mm, which is disgraceful record in the category of smart watches.

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LG Watch Urbane watch will be available with stripes in white, blue, black, brown (this version will be leather). The watch will debut in the United States and South Korea, and then will go to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. The exact date on which the equipment for sale and the price is not known.



Function conversations will probably also to other devices with Android Wear equipped with a loudspeaker.

Unfortunately, most smartwatchów running Google there is no built-in speakers, but some manufacturers think ahead and decided to apply this component despite the lack of official support it. It will not be the first time when manufacturers decided to add unsupported components for its devices. A few months ago, on the occasion of system updates Android Wear, it turned out that a large part of the watch is equipped with a WiFi module.

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One of the few (if not only) watches with built-in speaker is Huawei Watch that we’ve managed to review it. It seems that with the new version will see it new, very useful features. Note, however, that even though Huawei Watch will use it to conduct talks is due to the lack of service of mobile communications will still only an enhancement to your smartphone, and not a full-fledged device of this type.

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