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If you (or a friend/family member) wants a smartwatch or other wearable this holiday season, it can be hard to pick out the right one. Dozens of smartwatches have been released this year, and there are at least a handful of excellent fitness trackers on the market right now. To give you an idea of the market, just from January to May of this year, twenty Android Wear watches were released.
After the last deal alert, this one might feel a bit anticlimactic — after all, I did say that Samsung's smartwatches are the ones to buy if you're interested in that product segment. But if your heart is set on Android Wear, and bless your soul, then this sale on Asus' ZenWatch 3 might interest you. The best Android Wear watch is currently $179.99, a nice $50 off.Google's smartwatch OS is far from perfect, but the ZenWatch 3 itself is quite a nice watch. Not only does it look neat with its steampunk vibe and pronounced lugs, but it performs and does what it needs to quite well. You can go check out Ryan's review here if you want more information than that.Keep in mind that only the leather band options are on sale — the rubber watchband version is going for $204.99 on Amazon at time of writing. Luckily, you have plenty of wearables on sale right now to choose from, so good luck.Source: Amazon, ASUS
It has been about five months since Android Wear 2.0 was released, but a few major watches still don't have the update. The ZenWatch 2 and 3 are two wearables that have waited months for it, and while ZW2 owners will have to keep waiting, it has finally arrived for the ZenWatch 3.
Looking for a nice, stylish smartwatch? If so, you may want to have a look at the ASUS ZenWatch 3, which we called "the best Android Wear device you can get" in our review. Amazon will now sell you a ZW3 for as little as $194.99, which is the lowest price we've ever seen there.The ZenWatch 3 sports a 1.39" 400p AMOLED display, a Snapdragon Wear 2100, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, and a sizable 340mAh battery. Also on board are Bluetooth 4.1 and WiFi capabilities. Spec-wise, the only real downside here is the lack of a heart rate sensor, but everything else is still current.If you'd like to pick up one of these steampunk-looking watches, you can grab the silver/beige leather band model for just $194.99, or the black/dark brown leather strap for $209. Both are the lowest they've ever been, at least on Amazon. Should you be okay with waiting a bit to get Android Wear 2.0, check out the Amazon link down below.Source: AmazonThanks: Manush
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- Wareable.com has obtained confirmation from ASUS that the ZenWatch 3 will get the Android Wear 2.0 update on July 11th. The ZenWatch 2 will get it in two waves: one in late July, and one in early August.
When Google listed all of the watches that would receive Android 2.0, I was surprised. I only expected a handful of wearables to make the jump, but nearly all of them (besides the earliest models) were marked as compatible. Unfortunately, it's taking a while to deliver on that promise; fast forward five months later, and a few models are still waiting on an update.
Android Wear 2.0 was officially released in February, but many watches are still waiting on an official update. The ZenWatch 2 and 3 were confirmed to get the new version (the original ZenWatch was left out), but last we heard, it would come sometime in Q2 2017. Now the rollout seems to be in full swing, at least for the ZenWatch 3.
In one of those not-so-surprising pieces of news this morning, Digitimes reported that Asus might be throwing in the towel on Android Wear. Despite the slight revitalization we've seen throughout this year, the sales numbers for the ZenWatch line are not looking good.
We're impatiently waiting for Android Wear 2.0 to roll to some of the most popular watches released: the second generation Moto 360 and the Huawei Watch. There are also other watches that still haven't received the update and weeks are passing by quickly without a hint of when exactly we should expect the new firmware to hit.
Both the ASUS ZenWatch 2 and 3 were confirmed to receive the Android Wear 2.0 update back earlier this month. While a few weeks of waiting are to be expected with major update rollouts, ASUS says ZenWatch owners will have to wait a while longer.
Although Android Wear 2.0 has been put off until "early 2017," ASUS isn't waiting for the update to deliver its own improvements and fixes. The company has released OTA updates for the ZenWatch 2 and ZenWatch 3, with some exciting new features (well, for ZW3 owners).
Asus has been one of the more persistent promoters of Android Wear since it was released. As other companies have scaled back on wearables, Asus is full speed ahead with a third-generation ZenWatch. The first ZenWatch was a solid addition to the initial wave of watches, and the ZenWatch 2 had some appeal due to the extremely competitive price. Both those watches had the same rounded square body and general aesthetic, but the ZenWatch 3 is a radical departure. This is a completely round watch—no flat tire—and it makes more tweaks to the UI of Android Wear than any watch I've used before.
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At the beginning of the month, Asus announced that its latest Android Wear offering, the ZenWatch 3, would be available in the early part of November. It looks like the company came through with its promise. The ZenWatch 3 is now available to order for $229 through the Asus store and B&H. I daresay that this looks like a very nice piece.
Asus announced the ZenWatch 3 several weeks ago, but neglected to provide information on when you could buy one. Irksome, but nothing compared to the Zenfone 3 that was available in some markets over the summer. Well, now you can finally plan to pick up both, if that's something you want to do. The ZenWatch 3 and all Zenfone 3 variants will be available in the coming weeks, but pricing on the Zenfone 3 is a little higher than expected.
The ZenWatch 2 may not be the newest kid on the block (the ZenWatch 3 was announced a few weeks ago at IFA), but that only means that more deals will be available for it now. Case in point: Amazon is offering the ZenWatch 2 in the smaller 1.45-inch screen guise with a silver Milanese loop for just $129.99.The ZenWatch 2 actually still has pretty current specs; like the reigning Android Wear boss, the Huawei Watch, it features an AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 400, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, and IP67 water resistance. Not bad at all for a last-generation model. Keep in mind that a decent amount of people are probably going to mistake it for an Apple Watch, since both smartwatches have rectangular bodies and are available with Milanese loops. (I actually had some people think my Moto 360 was an Apple Watch back when the fruit company's product was known as "iWatch".)If you're interested, head to Amazon to pick it up. The watch is shipped and sold by Amazon itself, so you don't have to worry about dealing with potentially problematic third-party sellers. If you've got Amazon Prime, you might even be able to get it delivered by tomorrow. How sweet is that?Source: Amazon
That ZenWatch 3 leak from a few weeks back appears to have been right on the money. Asus just announced the new smartwatch, and it's got a round display, distinctive design, and a new Snapdragon 2100 system-on-a-chip.
We caught wind of an FCC filing for the ZenWatch 3 the other day with an interesting quirk—the label was round. That would imply a round watch, but the device was being kept confidential. The Chinese version of the FCC, known as TENAA, was not as careful and has leaked images of the ZenWatch 3 in all its round, grainy glory.
The Asus ZenWatch was one of my favorite first-gen Wear devices, but I wasn't quite as smitten with the aggressively priced ZenWatch 2. It was like a cheaper, clunkier version of the first watch. The upcoming ZenWatch 3 might be a departure from Asus' square design. Ausdroid has spotted an FCC filing for the ZenWatch 3, which doesn't usually contain much useful information. This time, the label seems to have outed the ZenWatch 3 as a round device.