The Galaxy Gear – Samsung's “smart” watch – ran a version του Android, αλλά λόγω προβληματισμών για το interface and its battery life, Tizen was chosen for the Gear 2.
Google is preparing Android's entry into the field of wearable electronic devices, through the release of a specialist for mobile devices to report the development kit.
In particular, this kit will allow developers to develop devices such as "smart" watches and fitness trackers with Android operating system.
According to Sundar Pichai, vice president of the Android division, Chrome and apps, the kit will be available in about two weeks. As Pichai said at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas on Monday, developers will now have a "guide" to develop wearables technology with Android.
«Όταν σκεφτόμαστε τα wearables, τα σκεφτόμαστε ως πλατφόρμα. Βλέπουμε έναν κόσμο αισθητήρων. Οι αισθητήρες μπορούν να είναι μικροί και ισχυροί, και να συλλέγουν πολλές πληροφορίες που είναι χρήσιμες για τους χρήστες. Θέλουμε να φτιάξουμε τα σωστά ΑΡΙ (Application Programming Interface) για αυτόν τον κόσμο αισθητήρων» ανέφερε, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα του Guardian.
As smartwatches and fitness trackers are the two obvious wearables, Google hopes the kit will be a catalyst for launching many new devices. "I think we just touch the surface," he said.
Galaxy Gear - Samsung's "smart" watch - was running a version of Android, but because of its interface and battery life, Tizen was chosen for Gear 2. It is noted that in the wearables area, Google's most "strong paper" will obviously be Google Glass, which is still under test.
"Google takes the wearables seriously, and everyone wants everyone to do the same," said John Dulein, vice president of mobile device research at IDC analyst firm, at the BBC. Correspondingly, there are reports that Apple is also working on a "smart watch" that will use iOS.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
