GOOGLE READING ANDROID NEXUS SMART WATCH WITH LG
The news emerged from Barcelona, where Mobile World Congress kicked
off this weekend. LG will make a version of the Google smartwatch, this
person said, but added that other manufacturers may also be involved.
The South Korean company also makes Google’s Nexus 4 and Nexus 5
smartphones.A Google spokeswoman declined to comment. CNET reported news
of the smartwatch earlier Sunday, stating that it is likely to be
unveiled at a Google developer event in June with its operating system
disclosed by Google in March.
Google’s entry into the smartwatch category would create more
competition with Samsung Electronics, also its most important partner.
The Korean electronics giant launched its first smartwatch last
September and sells more smartphones running Google’s Android mobile
operating system than any other Manufacturer. Details about the launch of Google’s smartwatch come on the heels of
Samsung’s announcement at Mobile World Congress that its next smartwatch
will be powered by Tizen, an operating system that Samsung has helped
develop with Intel and others. That choice signals that Samsung is
trying to reduce its dependence on Google for the software to power its
devices.The smartwatch category is getting crowded fast. Apple has been
developing its own according to people familiar with the matter and CEO
Tim Cook said in February that Apple is planning to enter “new
categories” of products.
Google’s entry into the smartwatch category shows how the company
remains serious about designing its own hardware even as it plans to
sell
its Motorola handset business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Besides the
smartwatch and its Nexus-line of smartphones and tablets, Google plans a
mass-market release later this year for its Internet-connected eyewear,
Google Glass, the company has said.It also added to its hardware
portfolio when it purchased Nest Labs,
maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, earlier this year.
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