Google has started rolling out a hefty new update to the Google Search app for Android that brings with it a major new feature: OK Google hotword detection from any screen including your secure lockscreen.
Google has started rolling out a hefty new update to the Google Search app for Android that brings with it a major new feature: OK Google hotword detection from any screen including your secure lockscreen.
Earlier today, Google unveiled a new flavour of Android specifically meant for smartwatches, dubbed as Android Wear. The company also announced two new Android Wear running smartwatches — the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live.
After giving the world a glimpse at Android Wear back in March, Google has finally revealed its new OS meant for wearables. Android Wear, detailed Wednesday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, is a true OS for smartwatches that will offer many advanced features like synced notifications, the ability to control other devices around you and constant display of relevant information based on the wearer’s location.
Unless Apple surprises the world with the speedy release of its long-rumored iWatch, it looks like Android Wear smartwatches will win the race for wrist supremacy. In other words, they’ll be your first “iWatch.” Here’s what the Google-powered devices will offer.
Samsung is the only major OEM in the emerging smart watch market with four devices on sale, giving the company a key advantage over its competitors. Today, the company confirmed its dominance in the smartwatch market where it managed to grab a market share of 71.4% in the first quarter of this year.
Just a few hours before Google I/O is scheduled to start, Google has gone ahead and announced a major software and hardware update for the Google Glass. On the hardware side, the company has bumped the RAM to 2GB to help alleviate all the performance issues Glass users frequently complained about.