LG joins the smart watch market

A source close to LG Electronics (Korea), said the company is planning to enter the smart wrist watch market by developing a wrist watch system with Smart features. This is considered part of LG's long-term strategy to remain competitive with other competitors in the information technology market.

The source said LG's smartphone will use the Android platform or Firefox OS platform is being developed. These are two good options for Korean tech companies. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February 2013, LG said it plans to introduce more smartphones using the two platforms later this year.

LG has produced a GD910 watch with a screen
touch, MP3 player. (Photo: Internet)

After smartphones and tablets, smart wristwatches seem to be becoming the most competitive market in the near future. According to sources, Apple is developing an iWatch smart watch, while Samsung says it is developing a similar product, though not disclosing specific information.

According to experts, LG and Samsung will have an advantage over Apple when it comes to producing smart clocks that can provide components, including monitors or memory, while Apple still has to order partners. other to produce components.

In fact, the idea of a smart wristwatch capable of connecting to a mobile device is not a new idea. Both Sony, Samsung and LG have launched wristwatches with similar functionality in the past.

Before competing in the smartphone market, the LG in 2009 introduced a watch that was capable of connecting to the handset and checking the message. Whereas Sony's intelligent wristwatch (capable of connecting to an Android-based device via Bluetooth) is still on the market, performing functions like missed call checks, messages, social networking updates ...