Google Android Wear 2.0 update puts artificial intelligence inside your wristwatch – The Sun

Tech giant rolls out new software which crams its virtual assistant inside the LG Watch Style and Watch Sport

Google has unveiled the second generation of its smartwatch software, which will place artificial intelligence (AI) in the companys wearables for the first time.

Android Wear 2.0, which will begin rolling out to all current Android Wear smartwatch users in the coming weeks as an update, will include Google Assistant, the tech giants AI virtual helper which responds to voice commands.

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Google also revealed the first two new devices that would run the software the LG Watch Style and Watch Sport as the tech giant looks to take on the Apple Watch.

While traditional watches tell the time, Android Wear watches make the most of your time, Android Wears engineering chief David Singleton said.

In an instant, you can check when and where youre meeting a friend, whether youll need an umbrella tonight, or how many minutes youve been active today-all without reaching for your phone.

Today, were launching Android Wear 2.0 to give you watch faces that do more, better ways to work out, more ways to stay in touch, new ways to use apps, and on-the-go help from Google Assistant.

As part of the Google Assistant integration, users will be able to add items to their shopping lists, set reminders and make restaurant reservations directly from their watches.

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