Apple is currently enjoying the top spot of the wearables market, but according to latest information, the Cupertino company plans to launch its third -
generation smartwatch latest this year.
Not exact matches
Available in a plethora of styles, the Fossil Q Marshal Gen 2 is an Android Wear
smartwatch with the
latest -
generation Qualcomm processor for wearable devices, as well as a beautiful, fully circular AMOLED display.
The
latest - and - greatest
smartwatches are a big improvement over their unsightly first and second
generation counterparts.
Other than that, Apple says that if you're unable to install the
latest watchOS 4.3 beta on your Apple Watch 1st
Generation smartwatch, you should remove any existing beta software profile, update to the stable watchOS 4.2.2 release, re-install the beta software profile, and then update to watchOS 4.3 beta 3.
Samsung's Galaxy Gear was one of the first
smartwatches to hit the market and, five
generations later, the company has finally figured out what makes a good
smartwatch: simplicity.
Please note that Apple's
smartwatch event restrictions state that you must have a second - or third -
generation Apple TV with software 6.2 or
later.
It looks like Moto 360 (1st gen) and LG G Watch owners won't get a chance to check out the
latest version of Google's
smartwatch OS without first upgrading to a newer device, as neither Motorola nor LG plan to release Android Wear 2.0 updates for their first
generation Wear
smartwatches.
When Motorola announced the second
generation of its Moto 360
smartwatch, it made it clear that the Sport edition would arrive several months
later than the classic.
Interestingly, word about a display - embedded fingerprint scanner for the next -
generation smartwatch also surfaced
late last month.
We're also expecting to see a possible third
generation of the LG Watch Urbane at MWC 2017, along with two Google branded
smartwatches later in the year.
Samsung is believed to be readying a second -
generation version of its Galaxy Gear
smartwatch to launch alongside the Galaxy S5
later this month, while of course Apple has long been connected with chatter of an «iWatch» that will work with its own iOS platform.
The
latest generation Motorola circular
smartwatch has all the outward appearances of a victory lap.
Meanwhile, Samsung, Apple's biggest competitor in the smartphone space is reportedly prepping its own next -
generation Tizen - based Gear
smartwatch for a launch sometime
later in the year.
As far as the design is concerned, Motorola tries to inject much of their smartphone buying experience into the second
generation Moto 360, introducing the customization capabilities available with Moto Maker for their
latest smartwatch.
Biver is also hoping that the
smartwatch trend, which markets more to younger
generations, would
later on get these same young people to want a real watch.