Android Wear Makes the Smartwatch Ecosystem Even More Fragmented

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Android Wear Makes the Smartwatch Ecosystem Even More Fragmented
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What does the Android Wear an**uncement mean for Samsung and other Android smartwatch makers? What does it mean for developers?

Tuesday's debut of Android Wear (http://mashable.com/category/android-wear/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) made it clear that Google is committed to the wearables space, and smartwatches in particular. It makes sense: If wearables are going to be the next big platform, it's in Google's best interest to be there and be there early.

Motorola and LG (http://mashable.com/2014/03/18/motorola-lg-android-wear-devices/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) are first out of the gate with Android Wear devices — both expected to debut this summer — and we expect to hear more an**uncements in the coming weeks and months.

See also: For Watch Nerds, the Moto 360 Is a Sure Bet (http://mashable.com/2014/03/18/the-moto360-circle-design/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/android-wear-fragmentation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


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