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LG halts sales of LTE connected smartwatch
LG has just revealed that it is halting sales of the recently launched Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE smartwatch, citing "a hardware issue which affects the day-to-day functionality of the device." The watch was the first Android Wear smartwatch with cellular connectivity and was launched by AT&T last week. Verizon was scheduled to put the device up for sale starting tomorrow, November 20th. Neither carrier will continue selling the device.
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Why would you want a watch that's connected to a cellular network?
I have a bluetooth watch, and it wouldn't benefit in any way by being able to walk alone. My phone is never more than a room away. Plus, it's useless by itself. I can't type on it, because the screen is too small. I can't use the internet, due to the same issue. I can't call on it, because it would be too impractical, and would likely require a headphone jack, so I can hear whoever is calling.
By then, it wouldn't even be a smartwatch, it would just be a shitty phone on your wrist.