The biggest hit of this year's CES in the field of wearable technology is the smart watch, which was jointly prepared by LG and Audi. Although it is only a prototype that does not even have a name, it gives us a concrete insight into LG's future in the field of wearable technology. The watch does not have Google's Android Wear operating system, designed for wearable devices, but rather LG's in-house Open webOS platform, which has been reaping success in the field of smart TVs for some time.
Basically it's about LG, and not Audi's watch, which mimics the look of their smartwatch G Watch R and can be used exclusively for unlocking/locking Audi. Hence the joint performance. Its trademark is its round shape or round screen, but unlike the "twin" it has something on the side more buttons and a different finish. The specifications are practically identical, but the main change is Software.
So it's gone now on LG's latest watch Android Wear-but its own platform Open webOS, which performs much better than Google's. Menus are still directory-arranged, while it's reserved for apps circular navigation menu, which works much more naturally on a round screen.
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The user interface offers quite a lot better working environment, and apps feel better too. As mentioned, Audi's cooperation is limited to an application that unlocks the car via high-frequency communication NFC technology and to the appearance of the mark on the dial. So what we are looking at is a completely LG watch, which, unlike the G Watch R, has mobile network and dial pad, which, unfortunately, is not round, like old landline phones.
