LG’s G-Watch

[Jorge-Vieira]

LG pulls smartwatch

Only the market for a week

LG has cancelled its latest smartwatch, the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE after just six days on the market due to a “hardware issue.”

LG said the problem came up late in the quality assurance process for the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE. Engineers were made aware of a hardware issue which affects the daily functionality of the device.

“After further investigation, the decision was made to cancel the rollout of the Urbane 2nd Edition LTE due to the complicated nature of the issue."

LG company hasn't gone into detail about what exactly is wrong with the device, but there was "no danger to the user” which was a great relief. We don’t think the world is ready for their watches to kill and maim them.
LG told both Ars and Android Police that it had not yet decided if the device would ever be for sale again.
The Urbane 2nd Edition LTE was Android Wear's first watch with built-in LTE and the first and so far only Android Wear watch to ship with Marshmallow.
As you would expect, the watch is deleted from LG's site. We haven't heard of a recall yet, but if you happened to buy an Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, it might be a good idea to take it back to the shop before it does what ever it is that is so bad that the product may not see the light of day. Or you could collect it. It might even be valuable one day as there will not be many around.

Noticia:
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/39299-lg-pulls-smartwatch

[Jorge-Vieira]

LG’s faulty watch had faulty component

Reduced image quality over time

LG has confirmed that it pulled its LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition off shelves after six days because it contained a component with the potential to reduce image quality on the device.


Apparently, LG was not worried that the watch was going to catch fire, or saw through the owner’s arm as was darkly hinted in the Tame Apple Press. In fact many owners would not have been aware that the component was even likely to fail. The part apparently broke over time and had never been used used in any of the company's wearables before.

"For competitive and supplier relations reasons we are not in a position to communicate the specifics of the issue that led to this decision. However, what we can share is that the hardware issue was related to a new advanced component that we had incorporated in the device that had never been used in an LG wearable device before," the company said.

"During aggressive testing over thousands of hours under severe conditions, it was revealed that this component failed to meet LG’s quality standards and could potentially impact our image quality over the life of the device."

The second edition of the Watch Urbane was the first smartwatch with mobile data connectivity and multiple function buttons, with inbuilt heart rate monitor and rounded 480 x 480 P-OLED display, the highest of any Android Wear-running smartwatch to date.
It is still unknown whether LG plans to recall any units sold, or whether the wearable will go back on sale at any point.

"We would like to make very clear that the issue in question has no bearing whatsoever on the safety of the device or the wearer. It is, simply, an issue that might affect the user experience of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition over the long term," the statement continued.

"We thank our customers and fans for their understanding that we did not take this decision lightly but when it comes to giving our customers the best LG experience, this was the right decision. “

Noticia:
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/wearabl...ulty-component