Gallery: Why Google Has the Best Shot at Making the Killer Smartwatch

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    Android Wear is Google's vision for smartwatches.
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    It aims to provide context-specific notifications, a la Google Now.
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    Hardware will reportedly come from a variety of partners later this summer, including LG, Motorola and watchmakers like Fossil.
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    The UI is based on swipeable cards and simple voice commands.
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    Google's snappy voice recognition will be useful here, but its ability to cull important tidbits from your inbox and calendar could be even more important.
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    Its willingness to let developers deeper into the system could also be a potential boon to the platform.
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    As well as giving users the chance to decide which apps they want to use.
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    It seems about as promising a vision as you could hope for for the elusive multipurpose smart watch.
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