LG’s G Watch R May Bring Smartwatches to Acceptable Dorkiness Levels

BERLIN — One of the most common objections to smartwatches has been that these phone-connected

timepieces are just too big, and that’s not fair.

Watches are allowed to be chunky as long as they’re round: Just look at half of the men’s watches on sale in a store that doesn’t cater to techies. Unfortunately, most of the smartwatches on the market today have sported square faces that advertise to passersby “I am wearing a miniature computer on my wrist.”

If squareness is the only obstacle to mainstream smartwatch adoption, LG’s upcoming G Watch R may stand a better-than-average chance at breaking through. At the IFA gadget show here, the Korean firm gave journalists a peek at the round-faced Android Wear device it announced late last month, and I spent a few minutes inspecting one and trying it on.

Link: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/lgs-g-watch-r-may-bring-smartwatches-to-acceptable-96627055789.html