Google announced Tuesday morning that it is bringing its signature smartphone operating system Android to smart watches. The reveal came in the midst of a torrent of smart watch news this week (yes, strangers talking to their wrists in the supermarket seems inevitable at this point), so let's take a moment to break down the specifics. -Google revealed Android Wear on its official blog Tuesday, writing, "We’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s possible with mobile technology. A device that can go "well beyond the mere act of just telling you the time," smart watches running Android will let you control other Android devices, and also-run apps from the Android catalogue.



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