Sony SmartWatch 3 now available on Google Play Store

Sony’s new Android Wear Smartwatch that appeared on Google Play a while ago as “coming Soon” has now become available. You can now buy the Sony SmartWatch 3 from Google Play Store for $249.99 and it will be dispatched within 1 or 2 business days. The SmartWatch 3 is already available through Verizon Wireless.

Sony’s SmartWatch 3 has a sporty rugged look, laying more stress on fitness rather than elegance. It is the only Android Wear device to have a GPS that helps you to track your runs. The smartwatch is waterproof with IP68 certification so that you can wear it while showering, swimming or running in the rain. IP68 rating means it can remain immersed underwater up to a depth of 1.5 meters for 30 minutes.

Apart from this, the SmartWatch 3 has features similar to any other smartwatch. It sports a 1.6-inch 320×320 TFT LCD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core ARMv7 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal Storage and a 420mAh battery. The Smartwatch  is slim with dimensions of 36mm x 10mm x 51 mm and a weight of 38g. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity.

The smartwatch pairs with devices running Android 4.3 or higher to give notifications about calls and messages. It can play music through the Walkman player app. It also acts as a fitness tracker and records the number of steps, distance walked and also your sleeping time. It uses Sony’s health and lifestyle tracking LifeLog app. The smartwatch can keep track of your activities done during the day, the songs you have listened to and the movies you have watched.

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Sony SmartWatch 3 now available on Google Play Store

The Sony SmartWatch 3 is the latest Android Wear device

Since last year, Sony wearable devices have really increased with an addition of SmartWatch 3 and Sony SmartBand Talk. The SmartWatch 3 has an inclusion of Lifelog app for Android with a great effort as the Sony puts it “beyond mere fitness tracking and number crunching”

 

 

 

The SmartWatch 3 is well developed with a similar collaboration of Google not like its predecessors, which has resulted to be the latest Android Wear device hitting the current market so well. This device is well paired with a Smartphone through Bluetooth, working in an objective mode. It also offers apps with a microphone, Compass, accelerometer, GPS sensors as well as gyro.

 

 

SmartWatch 3 Device has a 1.6-inch 320×320 TFT LCD display offering a clear visibility even in bright sunlight as well as a 4GB storage space. This device is waterproof SmartWatch which is really slim. It’s coming with a 1.4 x 0.39 x 2 inches (36 x 10 x 51 mm), 1.34oz (38g). It is made up of a silicone rubber band with a back section with a stainless steel. The hardware stand is made up of Android wear setting which is based on a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU with a RAM of 512 MB and a sized battery of 420mAh.

 

 

The Sony SmartWatch 3 will now be available in Black (Classik) and lime (Sport) versions costing 230EUR, an equivalent of $230. The release date is yet to be revealed.

 

The Sony SmartWatch 3 is the latest Android Wear device

Sony SmartWatch 3 rumored to debut at IFA 2014, won’t run Android Wear

The wearable market is blooming with more and more new smartwatches being introduced. Sony has been one of the first companies to enter the smartwatch arena. The company launched its SmartWatch 2 almost an year ago in September 2013. Since then things have been quiet with Sony on the smartwatch front. Now we have a rumor that Sony is working on its next gen smartwatch ‘the SmartWatch 3’ which it might unveil at the IFA 2014 to be held in September.

The source is none other than Digi-Wo who has a great track record for leaking correct information about Sony devices. According to Digi-Wo, the Japanese giant will not be using Google’s Android Wear for its SmartWatch 3 like it did for SmartWatch 2. Sony will be using its own indigenously developed platform to run it.

The hardware specifications of Sony’s next gen smartwatch are not mentioned in the leak but its user interface is said to be quite different from that of its predecessor. However, its basic design will be similar, having a square shape and sporting a transflective screen just like the SW2 except that it will have a higher resolution. A transflective screen gives good visibility even in direct sunlight. The need for backlight is also reduced, thus saving on battery.

SmartWatch 3 will have a Wi-Fi module inside it so that it can work independently and will not need to be paired with a smartphone. The device is also expected to have wireless charging facility and to be dust and water resistant as well.

Well, that’s all that is available at present regarding Sony’s upcoming SmartWatch 3. There are still a few days to go for the IFA and we are sure to hear some more about the device till then, so stay tuned. All we can say is that the SmartWatch 3 will be facing tough competition from the existing Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch, as also from Motorola’s much awaited Moto 360.

Sony SmartWatch 3 rumored to debut at IFA 2014, won’t run Android Wear