Nexus Gem: Google will present its connected watch on October 31

 

Google wishes its fans a happy Halloween by revealing its smart watch along with its Nexus 5 smartphone and the new version of Android.

 

A Halloween trick or a real announcement? Whatever, it's on October 31 that Google will unveil the new version of its free operating system for smartphones and tablets, Android. But in addition to the Android 4.4 called Kit Kat, it may well be that the web giant also unveils its own smart watch, the Nexus Gem. If it does exist, the secret has been well kept and no image has been leaked so far. What is certain is that Google has all the expertise to design one internally, between the acquisition of Motorola and, a few months ago, of Wimm Labs, a start-up specialized in the design of connected watches. Never marketed, the Wimm One smart watch operated with Android and its interface automatically adapted the displays of Android apps on the screen of the watch. Since last year, Motorola has already been selling a fitness techno-design watch with integrated GPS, the MotoActv.

It was from a blog dedicated to Android, Android Police, that the rumor of the announcement of the Nexus Gem started, Artem Russakovskii having posted various pieces on this topic. "I've heard a few interesting rumors that I think I mostly believe, despite the lack of visual evidence or a second confirmation," he has written. This new smart watch would be unveiled at the same time as the Nexus 5, derived from the G2 smartphone from LG. A recently unveiled Google patent would suggest that this Google branded connected watch will use the same interface as the Google Glass with touch areas on the strap that are able to recognize finger movements.After the models from Samsung and Sony, the Google Nexus Gem would be the third connected watch signed by a high-tech big name to be unveiled, at the same time as other rumors of an upcoming announcement on this subject involving Microsoft and Nokia are circulating. It is also unclear whether, like Samsung with its Galaxy Gear that, despite operating under Android, only works with two of the brand's handsets, this Nexus Gem will work with any mobile Android handset, or just with the latest Nexus and Motorola smartphones.

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