There’s been a lot of excitement and demand for the first Android Wear watches, despite their obvious flaws. But while you can live with a display you can’t see in direct sunlight, you cannot live with a device that literally corrodes while you’re wearing it — and that’s exactly what’s happening to the LG G Watch for a small number of users. “Been wearing the G Watch since it arrived...
I've been using the G Watch for the past week and a half and have penned my thoughts on the new Android Wear smartwatch. Should you pick it up or hold off for now? Let's find out.
Android Wear is still a lot less customizable than Android for smartphones and tablets, but one place where you'll soon be able to customize Google's new operating system is its watch face. The company confirmed today that it's racing to finish up an official API that will let developers offer their own watch face designs through Google Play. The upcoming API should make it easy for...
I ordered myself the G Watch smartwatch the very first day it was made available. Perhaps I was still starry eyed from the Google I/O presentations, which seemed to suggest this was some sort of revolutionary sort of new gadget that would help me navigate the city, order food, hail a taxi cab and more. Or maybe I just had my regular weekly rush of gadget lust. Either way, I didn't think...
The value of a watch is measured by how it improves your daily life—both in looks and functionality. A simple Rolex will still provide the time when necessary, and ultimately act as a symbol of your affluence. Timepieces typically serve double duty in that respect. Mostly, though, you wear a watch without even noticing; you sometimes glance down at your wrist without thinking about it,...
Android Wear has arrived. The future of smart watches is here—at least that’s what Google will have us believe. The wearable market has been one of intense interest over the past several months, and leading that charge is Google’s exciting new platform, which is running on devices like the G Watch and Gear Live. From what we’ve seen in person and demonstrated by Google, Android Wear has...
Leaving your smartphone behind at a bar or coffee shop will become a thing of the past thanks to a new Android Wear app called Wear Aware. The free download provides users with a helpful alert whenever their wearable loses connection with their phone, warning them that it’s no longer close by. Until I learned to put my smartphone straight back into my pocket when I’ve finished using it...
We already covered the news that Google has launched a dedicated section of Google Play for Android Wear apps, but this one is really awesome. Lyft has already published an Android Wear application that lets you call up a car right from your wrist. You won't need to open your smartphone at all. The latest Android update also comes with shortcuts for home and work, which are probably...
Google just held an epic-long press conference, which kicked off Google I/O 2014 and covered everything from Android to Chrome OS and even Android TV. There were some major announcements during the event, and we’ll save you the time of having to dig through all of the hoopla. Here are the major stories you need to know about, and how Google plans to reach you in every aspect of your...
Google I/O 2014 is quickly approaching. TechnoBuffalo will have team members down on the ground Wednesday, where we'll be bringing you all of the coverage live. This year is a bit unlike other years and, actually, unlike a lot of other events. We typically have a pretty good idea of what to expect from each event leading into the show, however we're entering this year's event with less...