Google quietly bought smartwatch maker WIMM last year – Nexus watch almost certain
http://phandroid.com/2013/08/30/google-buy...xus-smartwatch/

Rumors of a Google-made “Nexus smartwatch” have been buzzing around the rumor mill for awhile now. It was back in March a source from The Financial Times allegedly confirmed the existence of such a smartwatch, one that could be released by end of this year.

You may remember back in August of 2011 a small company by the name of WIMM tried making a name for itself with a modular smartwatch product called the WIMM One. Barely a year later, it was during the summer of last year that WIMM mysteriously stopped selling the pre-release developer kit, announcing publicly that they had entered an “exclusive, private relationship” with an unnamed company. It’s only now we’re learning who that company was…

Originally speculated that it could have been Apple who bought up WIMM, but in a scoop picked up by GigaOM, it appears that “private relationship” was with none other than our friends at Google. Apparently a few of the original WIMM team actually stayed on to help Google with the project, with some of their LinkedIn profiles updated to reflect the change in employment. As an added bonus of the acquisition, Google now owns the domain: smartwatch.com.

We mentioned in a previous post that the smartwatch market is about to explode. With OEM’s like Samsung, Sony, LG, and Motorola making their own smartwatches based on Google’s mobile operating system, it only makes sense that Google steps in and shows manufacturer’s how apps and services should work on the small — very small — screen. While it’s still too early to say, we’re expecting a UI similar to what we’ve already seen on Glass (picture above) with a heavy focus on quick access to Google Now, and acting a smartphone companion — not a replacement.

With Google now entering into the fray, will you jump on offerings from other OEMs, or wait around for Google to release their “Nexus” smartwatch?

almost all important IT innovations for the past few years had been done by Apple.
like touchscreen (capacitive, Retina), super stable, easy and safe environment  (iOS), content distribution (iTunes and App Store) etc.

the others include android, windows phone, BB10 are all copycats and followers.
especially to sell androids, u must appeal to 2 crowds only
1) the geeks and nerds...impressive but useless specs, modding, etc.
2) the poor and ppl who couldn't care less...cheap

to me, google glass is a failure. only ppl with eyesight problems need glasses.

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well, its not a phone... but definitely Android...

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ya, i guess these weird little things make Android still interesting...

a colleague of mine just got it... for slightly over rm300+, i believe. gonna bug him for more details later.

i imagining we go to phone shop, self-select parts like processor, ram, memory, screen etc etc, pay and bring back home to assemble, just like custom desktop PC 

the rage with Android phone is now... * cheap android phones with high-end specs. like XiaoMi, etc. but in terms of innovation, nothing really new.

OUYA, the Android console, came and went... its kinda good deal as a media player. but then again, many media player out there also getting cheaper.

wearables... not only watches now. we have bracelets. google glass was open to public, but not sure how many got enough $$$ to grab one.

but...

back to the topic. anything from Android that you're really excited about? for me, nothing new for phones. seems like its the same old, same old stuff and specs.

moto360 is interesting, but i don't wear any watches and no plans to get.

Ouya... my dream toys bang...

Moto 360 - looks cool
but I'm still Prefer G watch 2

brace urself. Sept we'll see more Android Wears and new device.

Asus, Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Huawei all got event on coming Sept. And also got IFA in Berlin coming September, to show case more new device.

What to expect?

Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony SmartWatch 3, LG G3 Stylus, LG G Flex 2, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Samsung Gear Solo, Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto X+1, Motorola Moto 360.

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Btw, the Nvidia Shield Tablet looks damn nice. Powered by Nvidia's K1 processor, running on stock android, gaming device. If Nexus 8 is not out, can consider Nvidia Shield Tablet. It looks more like a gaming version of Nexus 8.

And also Asus is said to unveil cheaper Android Wear, they claim they will have cheaper version of smartwatch compared to current smartwatches. Anxious to see what does Asus have for us in smartwatch department. 

asus has somehow been able to intrigue me with unique stuff like the Transformer series. i still regard them as the best hybrid.

nVidia Shield Tablet... ya, a few review/ preview articles are calling it Nexus 8.

brace urself. Sept we'll see more Android Wears and new device.

Asus, Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Huawei all got event on coming Sept. And also got IFA in Berlin coming September, to show case more new device.

What to expect?

Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony SmartWatch 3, LG G3 Stylus, LG G Flex 2, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Samsung Gear Solo, Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto X+1, Motorola Moto 360.

sos

Btw, the Nvidia Shield Tablet looks damn nice. Powered by Nvidia's K1 processor, running on stock android, gaming device. If Nexus 8 is not out, can consider Nvidia Shield Tablet. It looks more like a gaming version of Nexus 8.

And also Asus is said to unveil cheaper Android Wear, they claim they will have cheaper version of smartwatch compared to current smartwatches. Anxious to see what does Asus have for us in smartwatch department. 

tons of smartwatch war