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posted by on Thursday April 20 2017, @02:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-make-things-now? dept.

Back in February, Verizon quietly unveiled a smartwatch of its own alongside the launch of Android Wear 2.0 in the LG Watch Style and Sport. Today, the carrier confirmed that the Wear24 watch will hit stores starting May 11.

Since the smartwatch sports the latest Android Wear operating system, it includes features that help it untether from your smartphone, such as 4G/LTE connectivity, an on-watch version of the Google Play Store and Google Assistant.

In terms of hardware and build, the Wear24 has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display, 450 mAh battery, and an IP67 water resistance rating. However, it lacks other coveted features like a built-in GPS, heart rate sensor, swappable bands, NFC mobile payment technology or an equivalent to the Apple Watch's Digital Crown. Judging from product images, it has a simpler aesthetic than some of its more aggressive counterparts.

But can it tell time?


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday April 20 2017, @07:00PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 20 2017, @07:00PM (#497008) Journal

    You're holding it wrong.

    If the smartphone is an Apple product, then it cannot possibly be a fundamental design problem. Therefore, logically it is user error.

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