SEOUL, Mar. 19, 2014—LG
Electronics (LG) is working together with Google on LG G Watch powered
by Android Wear™, which extends the Android platform to wearables. LG G
Watch will be compatible with a wide range of Android™ smartphones and
will present relevant information to users just when they need it or
whenever they say “OK Google” to ask questions or get stuff done. As one
of Google’s lead partners in this effort, LG is planning to introduce
its first watch powered by Android Wear in the second quarter of2014.
The
LGG Watch powered by Android Wear will present a low barrier to entry
for developers and offer the best Google experience for users. LG
engineers worked closely with Google from the initial stages of
development to ensure that the LG G Watch worked perfectly with Android
Wear. This is LG’s fourth device developed in close collaboration with
Google following the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play
Edition.
“The
opportunity to work with Google on LG G Watch was the perfect chance
for LG to really pull out all stops in both design and engineering,”
said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile
Communications Company.“With the LG G Watch, LG is continuing the
milestones we’ve set in wearables following in the footsteps of the
world’s first 3G Touch Watch Phone in 2009 and the Prada Link in
2008.We’re confident that a well-designed device has the potential to
take the smart wearable market by storm.”
Additional
details of the LGG Watch powered by Android Wear, including hardware
specifications, will be announced in the coming months.