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Google rubs in tech-superiority over watch tech

by on11 January 2016


Allows fanboys to defect

Search engine outfit Google is offering Apple fanboys a way to get a proper smartwatch without losing the only product that Jobs’ Mob makes – the iPhone.

Google is introducing a new Android watch app that will let Android watches synchronise with Apple's iPhones. The idea is to give fanboys a watch which actually does something other than remove lots of money from your bank account.

Android watches come with many advantages like Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G SIM cards, long battery lives and access to tonnes of new apps which the Apple Watch lacks. Although the Apple Watch does have an Apple logo on it, which is the only reason it sold 4 million of them. 

Android watches with the new Google app will still let you view directions, e-mail notifications, Facebook updates and fitness information.

The Tame Apple Press claims that when the Apple Watch 2 launches in March it will have lots of good reasons to buy it. It might have to because if it doesn’t, Jobs Mob will have write the market off as a poor investment.

While Android watch user has been smaller, Google appears to be doing things that Apple isn’t – offering innovative new technology on the watch.
Back in December, Google filed a patent for a new smartwatch that is able to draw blood from the user's wrist for testing and analysis without the dreaded prick. The blood is drawn through a painless procedure involving micro-particles and does not require needles.

Google is also planning to launch a new health information app in the UK which will be on the lines of Apple's ResearchKit app.

Covering over 400 medical conditions including Diabetes and measles, the information kit will include symptoms, treatment, nature of the ailments and more. These will feature in Google's Knowledge Graph- a critical component of Google's instant search results as well as Google's Now personal assistant and app.

Last modified on 11 January 2016
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