The latest in kid-oriented smartwatch hardware comes from Verizon, and it's called GizmoWatch. This is the latest in a line of similar products sold exclusively by Verizon, all in the Verizon GizmoKids product line. This watch will replace the most recent smartwatch made by Verizon, the GizmoGadget. This device holds the distinction of being "the first 4G LTE kid's watch in the United States powered by Qualcomm."
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Apple’s time on stage may now be over, but its effects will continue to ripple in the coming weeks. Which is why manufacturers who still have something left to say this year are steering clear for the rest of the month. LG, who still has its V40 ThinQ lined up for 2018, is one of those and it is now revealing exactly when it will unveil the smartphone. And in doing so, it has not so subtly confirmed the biggest speculation about its late 2018 flagship.
Leaks are really just that, unofficial and often mistaken information about unreleased products. But their existence, and especially their overabundance, may also hint at interest in that upcoming product. If that’s the case, then LG’s recent smartphones aren’t feeling the love. Even the LG V40 ThinQ, with its rumored triple cameras, haven’t had much in the way of such leaks. That might not matter because that phone might be arriving soon if this FCC sighting is any indication.
LG’s smartphone presence at IFA was perhaps underwhelming and disappointing. It did already pre-announce the mid-range LG G7 Fit and its first Android One phone, the G7 One. In fact, it didn’t make much noise as far as its mobile business goes, preferring to focus on its other AI-enabled products. But, as they say, good things come to those who wait, or at least those who can wait for another month. And that is if your idea of “good things” comes in the form of a smartphone with more cameras than any other smartphone.
Between Gamescom last week and IFA beginning this week, we'd expect to see quite a few monitors on display (no pun intended), and so far, manufacturers haven't disappointed. Samsung has already revealed a handful of curved monitors, and now it's LG's turn. Today, the company announced its new UltraGear series of monitors, along with its flagship model, the 34GK950G.
LG just made a rather startling announcement days before IFA. Unlike Samsung, whose first Android Go phone, the Galaxy J2 Core, was repeatedly leaked before it was finally announced, LG’s first Android One phone was almost totally unexpected. With the LG G7 One, another major manufacturer jumps into Google’s revamped program. But what exactly is Android One and what are your best choices in getting one? Puns aside, here are the top picks for the pure Android experience you’ve always wanted but couldn’t get because of the Pixel phones’ price tag.
If you were expecting to see the LG V40 next week, the company has probably dashed that hope. Then again, the LG V35 ThinQ is barely 3 months old, so this at least gives it a bit more breathing space. But rather than come to the IFA showroom empty-handed, LG is resorting to its age-old practice of stretching out a product name as much as it can. Introducing the LG G7 One and G7 Fit, the LG G7 ThinQ’s cheaper siblings.
The LG V40 ThinQ is one step closer to reality with a leak of the rendering kind. This leak comes from the user known as OnLeaks, a notoriously accurate renderer of CAD files. These files come to case-makers and accessory makers in the weeks before the launch of a smartphone, and are ocassionally acquired by people like OnLeaks in the process. What you see is a set of renderings made using those CAD plans.
As expected, LG isn’t done with the V series this year just yet. The LG V35 ThinQ, as the numbering implies, isn’t yet 2018’s V flagship. The LG V40, presumably also a ThinQ-branded smartphone, might yet debut at IFA in a few days. But if this latest renders of LG’s premium phone is any indication, you might have to throw out some of your expectations on what the V series represents. At least you’ll still have a huge screen.
Earlier this year, LG announced a rather big team up with Google that would see Google Assistant come to 2018's lineup of ThinQ TVs. LG first announced this partnership at CES in January, then by the time Google IO rolled around, the company was ready to announce and release the TVs that would host Google's AI companion. At the time, those TVs were only confirmed for the US, but today LG announced that its support for Google Assistant will soon spread to a few other regions around the world.
Years ago, the word “robot” would evoke images of perhaps clunky metallic automatons, mostly in humanoid shape. These days, “bots” can mean anything from that to chatbots to, well, wearable robots. LG is definitely stretching the definition of a robot with the LG CLOi SuitBot a machine that looks more like the lower half of a futuristic exosuit. And since they say form follows function, that’s exactly what it is, with a pinch of AI, of course.
LG has begun rolling out Android updates to some of its more recent flagship phones, but don't expect a taste of Android 9 Pie to come of it. Instead, despite Google releasing its latest OS earlier this month, phones like the LG V20 are finally getting Android 8.0 Oreo in Canada.