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3rd & 7 37yd

Music controls on the watch activate the music app on the phone.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:05:51 PM
Apps on the Smartwartch LG G3

by Joel Arbaje 6/25/2014 5:05:38 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:05:34 PM
Do Not Disturb, accessed by swiping down, can silence notifications.

by Alice Truong 6/25/2014 5:05:29 PM
Nice, setting do not disturb is as easy as swiping down on the display. Simple.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:05:19 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:05:18 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:04:50 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:04:38 PM
But the Limburger cheese voice recognition works.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:04:33 PM
As is trying to get the peanut butter out of the bottom of a jar.

by Tim Stevens edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:04:15 PM
Ah, live demos with tech flubs.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:04:14 PM
Oops, demo fail. Voice recognition in giant halls always a bit of a gamble.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:04:10 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:04:06 PM
Nor does the second.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:04:03 PM
First demo doesn't stick for the double-sided peanut jar.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:03:56 PM
@MarkWilson: I mean, they were showing off analog wallpaper themes...

by Alice Truong via Fast Company 6/25/2014 5:03:45 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:03:37 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:03:21 PM
"Remind me to check my mailbox when I get home." Come on, now. Who isn't giddy at checking their mailbox for packages whenever they get home? Do we really need a smartwatch for this?

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:03:17 PM
People check Android phones more than 125 times every day, and Wear aims to surface important, brief communication.

Demo of Wear: Check weather forecast, commute time, shipping tracking, receive calls and see who it is at a glance, add reminders or ask questions via voice.

by Alice Truong 6/25/2014 5:03:03 PM
Reminders are immediately synced from watch to phone.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:02:54 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:02:54 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:02:41 PM
Interestingly enough, this Android Wear interface doesn't have a lot of the material design ideas that Google presented earlier. There are white cards, but none of those tactile paper layers. Looks like they dumbed down the UI for devices with less processing power.

by Mark Wilson via Fast Company 6/25/2014 5:02:33 PM
Lots of watch faces, natch.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:02:21 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:02:13 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:01:53 PM
Android Wear will show a mix of cards from your phone and the watch itself.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:01:45 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:01:41 PM
I gotta say, the display quality on the G looks awful. I know it's small and on a wrist, but the contrast and clarity are very poor.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:01:37 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:01:25 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:01:00 PM
And my purse is always overflowing with junk, I don't know about you guys.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:00:52 PM
Wondering why you want a smartwatch? There you go. Reaching for your phone 125 times is a bit tedious, especially if it's in the bottom of your purse.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 5:00:44 PM
Live demo of LG G watch

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:00:43 PM
Android Wear can support square and round form factors. Watch will provide answers to smoking questions and act as key in multiscreen world.

by Alice Truong 6/25/2014 5:00:43 PM
"People check their Android phone 125 times every day."

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:00:32 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 5:00:32 PM
"The watch will act as your key in a mutli-screen world," says Singleton.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 5:00:18 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 4:59:44 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 4:59:29 PM
Onto Android Wear. Google showed off the UI in March.

by Alice Truong 6/25/2014 4:59:23 PM
by James Martin via CNET 6/25/2014 4:59:16 PM
He appears to be wearing the LG G watch.

by Tim Stevens via CNET 6/25/2014 4:59:16 PM
David Singleton, dierctor of Android engineering takes the stage.

by seth.rosenblatt edited by Carrie Mihalcik 6/25/2014 4:59:11 PM