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The rollout of Android Wear 2.0 has been a constant source of frustration for watch owners, as many models have taken months to receive the update. The Moto 360 Sport was updated last month, but there was another watch still waiting - the AT&T Urbane 2nd Edition. The first-gen Urbane received 2.0 back in April, and it started rolling out to the Verizon Urbane 2 around a month ago. But owners of the AT&T variant were left waiting, until now.
After the public release of the LG Watch Style and Watch Sport, the first watches running Android Wear 2.0, many wondered when the update would reach other watches. Over the past two weeks or so, the update has finally started to roll out, and the LG G Watch R and LG Watch Urbane (1st Gen) are up next.
Android was once the darling of the open source community, though you'd be forgiven for forgetting that - these days its commercial elements seem to be all that make the news. One developer is hoping that community can save the smartwatch, or at the very least, breathe a little new life into existing designs. Florent Revest, a French computer science student, released the 1.0 alpha version of AsteroidOS today. It's ready to run on multiple Android Wear devices: the original LG G Watch, the Watch Urbane, the Asus ZenWatch 2, and the Sony Smartwatch 3.
Here's a deal that may tempt you to lighten your wallet today. Verizon has the LG Watch Urbane marked down to a paltry $99.99. That's the cheapest price we've seen yet on the device and $130 less than what it currently sells for on Amazon. For a deal junkie like me, that's a seriously compelling bargain.Granted, the watch has been out for quite some time now, but it is still a very solid device. Here's a rundown of the key specs to jog your memory.
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Do you want the LG Watch Urbane? If so, one of cheapest ways to get one is to wait on BuyDig to hit up eBay. And look, the seller is back. This time it's letting go of the circular Android Wear device for 9.99.
In case you missed the news, LG's Watch Urbane 2nd Edition has started popping up for pre-order after being abruptly cancelled late last year. That means Google can finally let the nearly year-old first-gen Watch Urbane die the death LG would probably prefer it died several months ago. Yes, the Urbane is no longer for sale on the Google Store.
The LG Watch Urbane launched at a starting price of $350. For that amount of money, you got one of the most attractive smartwatches on the market at the time. Nearly a year later, it remains one of the best Android Wear devices you can buy.
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The holiday season is behind us, but maybe you didn't get that LG Watch Urbane you were hoping for. Hey, it's understandable. Not everyone wants to shill out several hundred dollars for a gift. Fortunately you're a working adult, and you can afford to buy your own expensive wrist accessories.Amazon offered the LG Watch Urbane for $199.69 as part of a lightning deal last month, but now that price has risen back up to 9. You may prefer the former price, and so do we. That's why it's worth checking eBay. Right now you can get the LG Watch Urbane from BuyDig via the site for $199.99. You have your choice of gold or silver, and shipping is free in the US. Only residents of New Jersey have to deal with sales tax. The seller is sending units out to countries scattered all over the world.The Watch Urbane's 1.3-inch p-OLED screen is fully round, lacking the flat tire found on Motorola and Fossil's watches. It sits alongside the 2nd gen Moto 360 and the Huawei Watch as one of the most premium Android Wear devices available. If you're eager to have one, this isn't a bad price.
A new LG Watch Urbane will cost you around 0 on Amazon, but we understand if that's more than you want to pay for a watch that may not receive updates in a few years. So here's the deal. BuyDig is currently selling the smartwatch for 9.00. Before you get too excited, these are refurbished units. Software wise, everything should work as though you were taking it out of the box for the first time. As for the physical condition, BuyDig says each watch should be in mint or near mint condition. You're looking at the silver model with a black leather strap.If all of that is fine, you're getting an Android Wear device with a fully round 1.3-inch P-OLED display that isn't plagued by a flat tire at the bottom. The battery has a 410mAh capacity and is protected by IP67 water and dust resistance. In short, this is one of the best smartwatches on the market right now.Source: BuyDig
It's the season for steep discounts, and Amazon is doing its part by listing the LG Watch Urbane for a mere $200, but you have to act fast. This is a Lightning Deal, so it's gone in a few hours or when supplies run out.The Watch Urbane is still technically LG's most recent Android Wear device as the Urbane 2 was canned. It has a 1.3-inch round p-OLED screen, stainless steel body, and leather strap. I wasn't too impressed with the strap, and the shape does look bulky compared to something like the Huawei Watch or Moto 360. Still, it's cheap.Amazon says the Urbane will arrive before Christmas if you get in on this deal. It's only 14% claimed as of this posting, so you should be able to grab one if you hurry. The rose gold is not included in this deal.Source: Amazon
The LG Watch Urbane is easily one of the most premium Android Wear devices around, as the accessory started out at $349.99 for the cheapest model back when it first launched. Fortunately, you don't have to pay nearly that much right now.
Google is getting into the annual celebration of the American consumer, known as Black Friday, with a plethora of deep discounts. I'd love to apply my normal flair and lame jokes to this article, but this is Black Friday and I ain't got no time for that!
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On the Google Store in the US, you can currently buy a Huawei Watch, a ZenWatch 2, a Moto 360 second or first gen, Sony's SmartWatch 3, or the original LG Watch Urbane. There's also a listing for the second-gen Urbane, the first Android Wear device with its own cellular connection. But it can't actually be purchased on Google's hardware market: the page directs interested parties to buy the watch from AT&T or Verizon. There isn't even a hyperlink.
There are new Android Wear devices coming out finally, but truth be told, they aren't much different than most of the older ones. So, the Watch Urbane deal on eBay is a solid one if you want a round smart watch. This device launched at $350 (still nearly $300 most places), but you can have it for a mere $214.99 right now.
AT&T announced NumberSync a few weeks ago as a way to share a single mobile number with multiple AT&T devices. Now we get to see what sort of extra gadgets AT&T is looking to push with NumberSync. The Samsung Gear S2 and 2nd gen LG Watch Urbane LTE smart watches are going to be the launch devices for NumberSync, but the LG watch won't have it right away.
Though LG said it wasn't the "star" of today's event, the Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE (a mouthful) did make a cameo at the presentation. We got a few minutes to play with the device hands-on, but eyes-off - the watches on display were actually powered off, so we couldn't even use them in demo mode. Still, it's worth taking a look at least at the form factor of the watch.
It was rumored that LG would be launching a cellular-connected Android Wear watch soon, and well, here it is. The Watch Urbane Second (or 2nd) Edition is the first Android Wear device we've seen that uses a cellular connection instead of a Bluetooth connection to a smartphone or a local Wi-Fi network, much like Samsung's Gear S series or LG's own Watch Urbane LTE (neither of which ran Wear). Aside from the addition of a mobile connection, it's a round screen watch presumably using at least some of the same hardware as the older Urbane.