The LG
Watch Style debuted back in February, one of two new smartwatches that showcased Android Wear 2.0, Google's revamped smartwatch operating system.
Not exact matches
Fossil Group wowed the
watch world at a major trade show in Switzerland this week with the
debut of new smartwatches in more than 300
styles across 14 of its brands.
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Mostly, though, the surveillance camera -
style footage and the sense of being an unseen observer of other people's movements make me think of the early days of the «reality» TV show Big Brother (the show's UK
debut was in 2000) and, in particular, the uneasy feeling that to
watch meant being complicit in the game of control and manipulation playing out on the screen.
Other than some newer devices, Android Wear 2.0 already
debuted on the LG
Watch Style and the LG
Watch Sport, both of which were running this build of Google's OS out of the box.
As first revealed by VentureBeat's Evan Blass, Google today launched Android Wear 2.0 and, along with LG,
debuted the
Watch Style for $ 249 (pictured above on the left) plus the
Watch Sport for $ 349 (pictured above on the right).
The launch
debuted on the LG
Watch Sport and
Watch Style, which were designed in collaboration with Google like its previous Nexus devices.
Finally, the New York City - based
watch manufacturer also announced it's expanding its Gage hybrid lineup and has
debuted two new hybrid smartwatch
styles for men.
Android Wear 2.0
debuted on the LG
Watch Sport and
Watch Style, and now, about a month later, it seems it's finally on its way to older hardware.
The latest leaks come from TechnoBuffalo and serial leaker Evan Blass, who previously reported that the device will be called the LG
Watch Style when it reportedly
debuts on Feb. 9 alongside Android Wear 2.0.
Blass, in an earlier report, pegs that date as Feb. 9, with the LG
Watch Style and a second model, known as the LG
Watch Sport,
debuting alongside the OS.
Android Wear 2.0 is getting started with its rollout to the rest of the Android Wear ecosystem following its
debut on new devices like the LG
Watch Sport and LG
Watch Style.
Debuting alongside the LG
Watch Sport was the LG
Watch Style.