Android Wear 2.0 starts rolling out, starts with three smartwatches

Rollout for Android Wear 2.0 has been a bit slow. But finally it’s starting to land into a few smartwatches. Google is rolling it out to three smartwatches first: the Fossil Q Founder, Casio Smart Outdoor Watch, and TAG Heuer Connected. Unfortunately, the Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane 2^nd Edition, which have both been running the developer previews since mid-2016, still aren’t part of the initial over-the-air update. According to one of Google’s Android Wear help form community managers, the watches have started to receive the OTA update and should be done by April 4^th. Here’s to hoping Google finally rolls out to more Android Wear devices.

Source: Android Police

TAG Heuer set to release follow-up to Connected smartwatch on March 14th

TAG Heuer is taking a stab at the Android smartwatch market again with a new Connected smartwatch. This second iteration is going to be launched on March 14^th. There isn’t much we know about the smartwatch yet but there have been hints that it’ll be better suited for women’s wrists than the original. Design might not stray too far from TAG Heuer’s usual look but having a smaller case and more color options might appeal it to more people. We, however, expect it to still be as pricey as the first one.

Leaks of the smartwatch hint at possible modularity, allowing users to swap in a mechanical timepiece if the digital one doesn’t work for the occasion but we can’t say if this’ll come. There are hints it could get features like Android Pay support, GPS, and a brighter display. March 14^th is coming up so we don’t have to wait that long.

March 14, Stay Tuned... #ConnectedToEternity pic.twitter.com/ioLH1DdcO7

— TAG Heuer (@TAGHeuer) March 10, 2017

Source: Engadget

Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer launches its first smartwatch

Tag Heuer's Connected watch is the company's first smartwatch wearable. Expected to cost US $1,500.00, the Connected watch is backed by Intel and Google and there will be a limited run of 1,000 units. Featuring a Titanium casing, the Tag runs an Atom processor and can accept notifications, alerts and control music as well as run apps. It is integrated with Google Maps and Google Fit for navigation and health tracking.

Customers who but the Connected Watch will have the option to trade it in for a mechanical Tag Heuer in two years by paying an additional $1,500.00. This opens an opportunity for younger smartwatch owners to transition to the luxury timepiece market should they so desire.