News by: Justin Herrick, Robert Nazarian 19th March 2014
Motorola has announced the Moto 360, a smartwatch that runs Google’s new Android Wear platform. In its introductory video, Motorola calls the Moto 360 “a truly modern timepiece.” The Moto 360 features a premium build centered around a circular watch face. Like all other Android Wear smartwatches, Google Now is the focus and can be activated by saying “OK Google.” Once activated, the features are just like the ones found on a smartphone or tablet. Sports scores, transportation times, reminders, and even sending a text message can be handled through the device.
The Moto 360 smartwatch appears to be what everybody wants in a smartwatch. It’s not only useful, but it looks gorgeous. The round design is refreshing, but it might also cause a few manufacturing hurdles.
A pretty reliable Motorola leaker says the Moto 360 won’t be easy to manufacture. The round design is what makes it so challenging. Cutting circular panels can be a wasteful process as well as placing internal parts in the device. The source suggests that it will probably only be offered in select regions.
Based on what we saw with the Moto X, I would expect the Moto 360 to be offered exclusively in the U.S, at least at launch. Similar to the Moto X’s cutting edge customizations, the Moto 360 is a very ambitious project. Supply issues or not, Motorola is going to want to make sure the process goes smoothly before releasing it globally.
A trailer explaining the Moto 360′s design:
Looks quite promising and most wanted smart watch, What do you think about the Moto 360?
