Hours after Google officially introduced Android Wear, the folks at Motorola revealed their Moto 360 smartwatch based on the lightweight Android platform. Anyway, the company that was recently acquired by Lenovo for $2.9 billion didn’t reveal to much information about their smartwatch, even though they held a Meet Moto 360 Hangout.
During the Meet Moto 360 Hangout the way the new Android
Wear smartwatch is charged came into question. As you may may have noticed, the device doesn’t have any obvious place for charging. Motorola refused to give a proper answer, but a new leak seems to address that. According to a post on Weibo, the Moto 360 will have “magnetic induction wireless charging.”
Wear smartwatch is charged came into question. As you may may have noticed, the device doesn’t have any obvious place for charging. Motorola refused to give a proper answer, but a new leak seems to address that. According to a post on Weibo, the Moto 360 will have “magnetic induction wireless charging.”
The same source also revealed that the Moto 360 will boast about an OLED display panel with sapphire glass on top of it. As you’ve already guessed, the sapphire glass layer is meant to offerprotection against scratches. As for the OLED panel, it’s not a surprise seeing Motorola using it, especially that they were able to take the most out of it ability to turn off pixels with the Moto X and Active Display. Maybe Motorola is planning to bring some of the Moto X technology into the Moto 360.
protection against scratches. As for the OLED panel, it’s not a surprise seeing Motorola using it, especially that they were able to take the most out of it ability to turn off pixels with the Moto X and Active Display. Maybe Motorola is planning to bring some of the Moto X technology into the Moto 360.
You shouldn’t be surprised to hear that the Moto 360 will arrive with always-on voice commands, or use the OLED panel to bring better battery life. Anyway, the OLED screen might perform poorly under direct sunlight, as this is the biggest issue of this technology.
However, all these rumors should be taken with a pinch of salt, as nothing is official until Motorola says so.
Motorola’s Android Wear-powered Moto 360 is expected to make its market debut sometimes this summer, but we are also expecting other OEMs to reveal their new smartwatches. Google already announced that, besides LG and Motorola which already unveiled their Android Wear watches, they have partnered with the likes of HTC, ASUS, or Samsung.
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