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Meet the stunning LG G Watch and Moto 360, the first Google Android Wear smartwatches

UPDATED 08/04/14: LG G Watch will undercut the Samsung Gear 2's price when it lands by the end of July

Esat Dedezade

Google has, out of the blue, announced Android Wear – a version of Android designed specifically for watches. With no similarly impressive-looking iWatch on the horizon, Apple must be kicking itself.

Both LG and Motorola have revealed smartwatches that will be running Android Wear, and the LG will be the first Google watch to hit shelves when it lands sometime between April and June this year.

Android Wear watches will support notifications from apps and messages and Google Now voice control will play a prominent role in interacting with the watches, as the videos below show.

The core functionality of Android Wear smartwatches is based on search and contextual awareness.

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Esat has been a gadget fan ever since his tiny four-year-old brain was captivated by a sound-activated dancing sunflower. From there it was a natural progression to a Sega Mega Drive, a brief obsession with hedgehogs, and a love for all things tech. After 7 years as a writer and deputy editor for Stuff, Esat ventured out into the corporate world, spending three years as Editor of Microsoft's European News Centre. Now a freelance writer, his appetite for shiny gadgets has no bounds. Oh, and like all good human beings, he's very fond of cats.