LG presented an absolutely gorgeous looking smartwatch today at CES2015. Audi is partnering with LG and this watch can lock and unlock your car automatically. But that’s the not the most significant feature of this watch… it’s not running on Android.
Android Wear is the version of the Android OS exclusively designed wearable devices. This watch was expected to be running Android Wear but LG and Audi surprised everyone by embedding WebOS in it. This is the operating system that was limited to LG’s smart-TV sets until now.
This watch contains a classy vintage look thanks to its circular shape, patterned leather strap and machined crown. This design clearly indicates that it is basically an Audi watch that is using an LG operating system. LG’s own smartwatch series G Watch R looks much modern compared to this watch
The UI is tailor-made to look good on round screens. WebOS has cellular connectivity, which means that you can make phone calls with this watch. Messaging functionality is also there in WebOS, probably this is the reason LG and Audi decided to go with WebOS instead of Android Wear.
It evident that if this watch gains attention in the market, Android will also add cellular connectivity features in Android Wear. Then, we may soon be heading to an age where mobile phones will cease to exist. Only smartwatches will rule the world.
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