Google’s Android Wear platform extends Android support to Smartwatch

The smartwatch arena has a new entrant which comes in the form of Google. The search-engine giant, also behind Android and Chrome OS is now looking to enter into a new phase that comprises of smartwatches. And for this sole purpose, Google has felt the need to cannibalize its popular Android platform and offer it to respective smartwatch makers in the form of Android Wear.

With the tagline "Extending Android to Wearables" more or less highlighting Google's decision to introduce the platform, the company hopes to replicate its Android-mobility tryst with smartwatches as well. Smartwatches were widely expected to make their mark this year and initial signs suggest that we could be in for some exciting times ahead.

Google has announced that Android Wear platform will be made available to developers in the form of SDK (software development kit) in the coming months while the preview platform is already posted on Android Wear developer site.

So what can one expect from a smartwatch that is powered by Android Wear? The post informs that one will be able to receive voice calls, accept Ok Google command, wide range of health-centric sensors on display, add notification pages and a lot more. Beginning its journey in the smartwatch arena, Android Wear will be available on devices from brands like HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Broadcom, Asus, LG, Qualcomm and Intel among others. 

While Samsung and LG have already launched their wearable devices across the globe, the fact that they are open to utilising Android Wear seems to indicate that Android's supremacy will play a huge role in encouraging/attracting more developers thereby translating into offering customized user-friendly products.