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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.

Android-5-Lollipop

Google will preview its next Android update at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco this morning, and according to sources familiar with its plans, it’ll be called Android 5.0 “Lollipop.”

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Google will several big announcements during its Google I/O keynote today — and one of them will almost certainly be about Android TV.

Sources familiar with the plans claim we’ll see “at least one” set-top box powered by the search giant’s latest entertainment platform during the event. In addition to playing movies and music, they’ll also allow users to play Android games through their TVs.

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Minuum’s space-saving keyboard is being optimized for the Moto 360 smartwatch, its creators confirmed today. The circular keyboard will allow Moto 360 users to reply to texts and instant messages without pulling their smartphone out of their pocket, but does anyone really want to use a keyboard so small?

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Charging your Moto 360 smartwatch could be as easy as placing it down on a wireless charging pad beside your bed before you go to sleep at night. The new Android Wear device is expected to come with Qi wireless charging technology built-in, according to official Motorola images submitted to the FCC.

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