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Since Google is known to have a relaxed attitude to use of its imagery, the motivation here appears to be control which companies are able to launch Android Wear devices … Android Wear smartwatches are currently only available from Samsung, LG, Sony and Motorola. It’s not known whether Google objected to the specific device proposed, or to the concept of budget smartwatches built down to a price. The Com1 was to be offered to early bird backers at just $125, and to retail at $175, and was to use a low-cost Imgenic CPU rather than the usual Snapdragon 400 chip. The message to would-be manufacturers appears to be if you want to make an Android Wear smartwatch, you’d better talk to Google first. Posted from : http://9to5google.com/2014/09/29/google-apparently-aiming-for-tight-control-of-android-wear-as-crowdfunding-campaign-closed-down/ |