At the heart of this new smartwatch movement is the Apple Watch, an advancement of the wristwatch. With 38 different watches available, Apple has called its Watch the most personalized device it has ever created. There’s still a chance for a competitor, like Google Android Wear.
Android Wear devices offer many tools and services for the daily life of corporate users. Android Wear’s biggest value-add for both regular consumers and professional users is the ability to communicate through the smartwatch itself. Because it syncs to your phone, all of your alerts and notifications get pushed directly to your wrist — and that wrist vibration can keep you from missing calls in meetings.
Can Google compete in the smartwatch race, and drive billions in new revenue into the watch industry? Yes. By leveraging its hardware platform, Project Ara, and completely open-sourcing the Android Wear operating system.
