14 DAY TRIAL // Those curios of what the upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch will look like running apps now have the chance to browse through a list of beautiful-looking applications.
A few days ago, Google broke the monotony of what appeared to be just an average week, by announcing what could constitute a game-changer in the budding wearable industry. The search giant introduced its own dedicated OS for smartwatches and the like, entitled Android Wear.
The new OS has the potential to bring about the necessary improvements to make smartwatches go mainstream, because let’s face it, at this point we’re not exactly seeing a rush to adopt wearables.
This is because the industry is still in its infancy and most customers prefer waiting for companies to release a number of choices on the market, in order to have their pick.
Anyway, a problem we highlighted in previous articles was that Google needs to open up Google Now, in older to let developers work on as many apps for the mini-OS, as possible.
Smartwatches without apps are down-right wasted potential and Google has only a few months before the first watches running the OS will become available in the wild (like the Moto 360).
Since Android Wear is centered around Google Now (which is currently not open) the search giant needs to do something about it, in order to offer developers plenty of freedom to develop apps from every category.
Speaking of the Moto 360 smartwatch, the guys over TheTechBlock assembled a list of the most “gorgeous Moto 360 app concepts” and you should really have a look to get an idea what aesthetics you could be in for, app-wise.
The list includes a Weather app, Car Alarm app, Speed Reading app, Flappy Bird app, Spotify app plus a bunch more. And they look absolutely stunning mounted on the round contours of the upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch.
As a memory refresh, for now we know the Moto 360 smartwatch will apparently boast an OLED panel protected by Sapphire glass. We might actually end up seeing an AMOLED panel onboard too, since the Moto X had one, but this remains to be seen in the future.
The processor inside will be coming from Qualcomm, since Google has officially named the chip maker one of the partners for Android Wear. On top of that, Qualcomm provided its platform to Motorola, LG and the like many times before, so it makes sense that will be the case.
There’s also a special technology underlying the battery, which is described as “magnetic induction wireless charging,” but details are pretty scarce on what it really means. Maybe it means that users will only need to near the device to a wireless charging pad, to get the smartwatch juiced up.
Anyway, while we wait on the Moto 360, check out the app concepts gallery and see what you like best.
