Verizon Now Selling Sony's Android SmartWatch

[exfileme]

Sony's Android-based watch can now be purchased at Verizon Wireless, but it's not compatible with many Android smartphones despite what Sony is listing on the official product page.

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[Guest]

this is a ripoff of a kickstarter program. good jorb sony.

 

[pacioli]

They want me to put a watch on my wrist? I haven't done that in a decade...

 

[eddieroolz]

I take this as more signs of the Android fragmentation impacting the user base.

 

[nitrium]

this is a ripoff of a kickstarter program. good jorb sony.

Technically, it's the other way round. The Pebble Watch on Kickstarter was clearly invented after the Sony watch - that is why the Sony watch is available RIGHT NOW, and Pebble watch requires $$$ from the Kickstarter program to even develop!

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]nitrium[/nom]Technically, it's the other way round. The Pebble Watch on Kickstarter was clearly invented after the Sony watch - that is why the Sony watch is available RIGHT NOW, and Pebble watch requires $$$ from the Kickstarter program to even develop![/citation]
Motorola had one out last year, it's called the MOTOACTV it's basically a mid to low end Android phone (Android 2.3.4) that can be rooted to run what you want on it. Before that there were quite a few smart watches some dating back to the 1970s so this is not a new thing at all.

 

[cumi2k4]

Someone need to create a wriststrap for our phone.... and voila! "PipBoy v.1"

 

[Guest]

an amazing app to manage the camera from smartwatch!!! http/www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dit.cameraclick.com%26feature%3Dsearch_result%23%3Ft%3DW251bGwsMSwyLDEsIml0LmNhbWVyYWNsaWNrLmNvbSJd&h=cAQGRIyB3AQHz4rR9m_CUne7WANdF2AUjRrJmN-wEcyOzIA

 

[korebreach]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]I take this as more signs of the Android fragmentation impacting the user base.[/citation]

This also isn't accurate. The watch doesn't actually run Android. It uses bluetooth to receive data from Android devices. There is an app, however, that you get at the Play store (free) that is necessary for your phone to communicate with the watch.