Teenagers beat tech giants to launch world's first smart watch
A group of college students from India, including a designer who is just 17 years old, has beaten the likes of Apple, Google and Sony to launch the world's first fully-featured smartwatch.
Called Androidly, the device comes with Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a built-in camera.
The £150 watch can also be used as a phone to make calls and send texts using a phone SIM card and packs up to 16GB of storage.
Although other smart watches, including the Pebble and Sony's Live Watch, can wirelessly connect with mobile phones, Androidly is the first to come with an operating system fully integrated.
Androidly has a 2-inch screen and comes with a 2MP camera.
It runs on an older version of the Android operating system called Android 2.2 Froyo.
A speaker and microphone are built into the device.
Androidly is the brainchild of four students from India - software developer Ankit Pradhan, communications professional Pavneet Singh Puri and lawyer Apurva Sukant plus teenager Siddhant Vats.
“One day, my phone rang at a time when my hands were dripping with chicken curry and I just couldn't retrieve it from my pocket.” “Later, over dessert, we discussed the episode and figured that things can be made much easier if the device is always within reach, accessible and visible.”
“Making it a wristwatch seemed to be the most practical solution,” said Vats.
The devices can now be ordered, in black or white, from the Android.ly site for £150 each.
Explaining the potential of Androidly, the site explains, “Multitask like a super hero. Read through your documents, with references on your wrist and a coffee in your hand!”