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Jeff Chang, the product manager of Android Wear at Google, has confirmed that Google will launch two new flagship watches early next year. An important thing to note is that these watches will not feature Google or Pixel branding and will instead be branded by whichever company is manufacturing them. Chang did not disclose who the manufacturer is, but he did say that they have produced Android Wear devices in the past.  In addition, after the launch of these two flagship smartwatches, Android Wear 2.0 will also be rolled out to existing Android Wear watches. Here is the list of watches that will receive the upgrade to Android Wear 2.0: Moto 360 Gen 2 Moto 360 Sport LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE LG Watch Urbane LG G Watch R Polar M600 Casio Smart Outdoor Watch Nixon Mission Tag Heuer Connected Fossil Q Wander Fossil Q Marshal Fossil Q Founder Michael Kors Access Bradshaw Smartwatch Michael Kors Access Dylan Smartwatch Huawei Watch Huawei Watch Ladies Asus Zen

Asus has announced the ZenWatch 3 in India, which is a stylish and customizable wearable device powered by Android Wear. Crafted with premium materials, the ZenWatch 3 comes in two strap variants i.e. Leather and Rubber. The Leather variant is priced at ₹18,999, while the Rubber variant costs ₹17,599. The device will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart from 23rd December. “The launch of ZenWatch 3 is the perfect culmination of a successful year for ASUS in India. Consumers are increasingly adopting wearables to help simplify their lives and boost productivity. The powerful ZenWatch 3 combines luxury and functionality to provide users with a device that allows them to manage their lives comfortably. We are sure that the combination of specs and design in this smartwatch will be appreciated by our users.” - Peter Chang, Region Head – South Asia & Country Manager for ASUS India The ZenWatch 3 comes with latest Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 and is compatible with Android 4.3

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Monday said it has launched its latest range of smart wearables - SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk - in India. "SmartWatch 3 is the first smartwatch specifically designed for the latest Android Wear updates, while, SmartBand Talk allows users call handling and voice control functions from their wrists", Sony India said in a statement. The SmartWatch 3 - priced at Rs 19,990 - has a built-in microphone, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro and GPS sensor, while SmartBand Talk is priced at Rs 12,990. It has a screen size on 1.6-inch with transflective display for visibility in bright sunlight.  "The water-proof smart device sports an internal memory of 4GB", the firm said. With built-in microphone and speaker, SmartBand Talk features a short call function helping users to talk into it and hear the caller. Its sports HD Voice support, it added. "Through Sony's integrated Voice Control1 technology users can assign their own sound