Moto 360 News and Features

Moto 360 News and Features The Moto 360 watch is the circular wonder that runs Android wear, Google's software designed to work on all sorts of wearables starting with smartwatches.It's not Moto 360 Watch another wearable with a square-shaped display like the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live.

No, this Google watch ditchesMoto 360 Watch the computerized boxy design seen in the pebble steel and Samsung Gear2. Moto 360 Watch It does have two sharp downsides, though: it's not out yet and the price hasn't been officially confirmed. The release date was rumored to be July but, curiously, it wasn't demoed at Google IO. In fact, despite Motorola's vague "summer" release date in the US, it hasn't even been shown working in video.

 It's been turned off and at a distance in developer videos and TURNED IN STILL PHOTOS. Paired with customizable leather and metal straps that fit variety-seeking 21 century wrists, the ambitious Moto 360 is shaping up to be Google's answer to the inevitable Apple iWatch. It just has to get here on time. he computerized Moto 360 watch screen is rumored to be a custom-made OLED display.

 Which would make sense given its circular shape and need to conserve battery life. Moto 360 Watch OLEDs consume as much as 40% less power when displaying black images vs LCDs because they can turn off individual pixels. The opposite is true for battery-draining white backgrounds.Moto 360 Watch This could be why almost all Moto 360 renders exhibit a black analog watch face when Android Wear menus are inactive.

 The timepiece could easily throw up a black analog dial "screensaver." Such a power-saving move would make the Moto 360 look and act even more like a traditional watch and give it an always-on screen, a feature that's also been confirmed for the rival LG G Watch. Moto 360 Watch Moto 360 Watch Moto 360 Watch Motorola perfected a similar active display on its Moto X, smartphone, which always includes the time and notifications on the lock screen, and it could do the same here.

Battery life is even more important on a wearable; no one wants to charge a watch before the day is out. Google did, however, demonstrate many of the features that will be available to these devices, including voice commands for sending texts, Moto 360 Watch getting directions, and music playback. With the smartwatch you'll also be able to receive and dismiss notifications, accept or decline calls, and dictate notes and reminders. There's no camera.

 According to Motorola, having Moto 360 Watch Moto 360 Watch a camera like the Samsung Gear 2 does didn't mesh with the idea of the watch's contextual-information-gathering design. Does it have fitness tracking? That hasn't been mentioned yet. However, Android Wear does have fitness-tracking capabilities, so it will come down to what the watch supports, not the OS.