Louis Vuitton outs first premium Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch

Louis Vuitton is the latest high-end fashion label to have its own Android Wear smartwatch. Called the Tambour Horizon, this premium smartwatch features a 1.2-inch 390 x 390 round AMOLED touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, 521MB RAM, 4GB RAM, and 300mAh battery. Water resistance for the wearable is up to 30m. It also features a 42mm case and is 12.55mm thick. It’s covered by sapphire from front to back.

For the style part of the watch, Louis Vuitton is offering 60 different detachable straps for the Tambour Horizon. The fashion brand is introducing two of its own apps into this wearable, which are geared towards travelling. One is My Flight, which brings all your air travel information into one place. And the other is City Guide, which shows you recommendations and tips on the places you visit. Pricing for the Tambour Horizon starts at US$2,450 (around CA$3,160) for the stainless steel version. If you want the black model, that’ll cost US$2,900 (around CA$3740).

Source: GSMArena

ASUS ZenWatch 2 & 3 aren’t getting Android Wear 2.0 just yet

Earlier in the year, Google released a list of all the smartwatches that were getting Android Wear 2.0 update. Many wearables on that list got the update but the ZenWatch 2 and 3 haven’t gotten it yet. And it seems the wait could take a while. ASUS has said it’ll release the update early in Q2. But with the second quarter over, there isn’t a sign of the update yet. According to ASUS’ Germany Twitter account, Android Wear 2.0 is coming to the ZenWatch 2 in July and the ZenWatch 3 is getting the update in August. ASUS USA’s Twitter account said Android Wear 2.0 was coming to the ZenWatch 3 “in the coming weeks.” But that tweet has since been deleted. And that doesn’t bode well for the update coming soon. We are still holding out hope that ASUS keeps its word and eventually get the update in the hands (or we should say wrists) of ZenWatch owners.

Source: Ubergizmo

Emporio Armani joins the smartwatch market

Emporio Armani is the latest fashion brand to release an Android Wear device. Coming by September 24^th, the Connected line of smartwatches will feature both Android Wear-powered devices and different hybrid models. These will run on Android Wear 2.0 with Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor and will have circular AMOLED display. And since it runs on Google’s wearable platform, it gets things like Google Assistant support. There will also be Armani-specific watchfaces as well as eight different interchangeable straps made from materials like metal, fabric and leather. No word on the pricing yet but they will be sold both online and where Armani watches are sold.

Source: 9to5Google

You can now download Google’s Handwriting Keyboard for Android Wear 2.0

When Android Wear 2.0 was previewed last year, one of the new features was the handwriting keyboard. However, when this iteration of Android Wear came out, users have reported that it doesn’t come pre-installed. Well, now we know it’s available as a standalone app and it’s already on the Play Store. If you’re one of the fortunate ones to get the update, you can now download it.

Source: Android Police