You may be able to buy your G Watch R next week. Photo: LG
LG is expected to finally launch its second Android Wear watch next week. Two separate sources in South Korean claim the G Watch R will make its debut there on Monday, October 13 — almost two months after it was announced at IFA 2014 in Berlin — but just one retailer will be selling the device for the first week.
Android Wear’s complete customization features give it an advantage Apple Watch can’t match once it launches next year. Everything on Android Wear and you could even make it look just like Apple Watch’s UI if you want, or if you’re a nostalgic 16-year old with too much time on your hands, you can hack Windows 95 onto the 1.63-inch display of the Samsung Gear Live.
Corbin Davenport posted a video of this smartwatch running the 20-year old operating system. His hack utilizes aDosBox, which emulates an x86 processor and DOS-like operating system so you can do silly stuff like install Microsoft’s oldest operating system, or old apps like Doom (which Corbin’s also done).
Watch the full video below:
The Moto G LTE for AT&T. Photo: AT&T
Yes, Motorola did just announce its second-generation Moto G, but it’s only available with 3G connectivity initially. If that just isn’t speedy enough for you, you’ll be able get the original (2013) Moto G LTE from AT&T beginning Friday, October 10.
The problem with having giant touchscreens on our smartphones and tablets is that they’re often plastered in fingerprints. And with fingerprints, there is almost always germs. Do you really want those up against your face when you’re making a call? The safest, fastest, and most effective way to keep them at bay is with the Mobile Cloth cleaning pack, which is just $11.99 for a limited time, thanks to Cult of Android Deals.
Desire-eye-able? Photo: HTCFamily.ru
The HTC Desire Eye with its giant, front-facing camera sensor is close… so close, in fact, that HTC seems to have made up its official press shots already. Two official images were today leaked on Twitter ahead of the handset’s official unveiling, and they give us our clearest glimpse yet at the selfie-obsessed smartphone.
