The Sony Mobile Xperia Z Ultra and Smartwatch 2 SW2 were announced during Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai. According to ComputerWorld, the third generation watch will be an android-based SmartWatch 2 with NFC wireless. No pricing or availability for the U.S. was announced but the watch is expected to be available in September.
The SmartWatch 2 comes with a 1.6-in., 220 x 176 pixel color LCD display with touch and swipe capabilities. It is easy to read in sunlight and battery time is three to four days with typical use, Sony said. The Android version for the SmartWatch is listed by Sony as “4.0 and later.”
Xperia Z Ultra smartphone operates with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and will be offered in black, white and purple. The device features a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor rated at 2.2 GHz. The smartphone touchscreen will be a 6.44-inch display rated at 1920 x 1080 pixels and 16.7 million colors.
wow. sounds like a newer version of the image of promises for my older 2004 MS Spot watch. :)))