Android Wear: will anyone buy a Google smartwatch?

Cheering fans greeted Google's Android Wear smartwatch system, but many doubts remain

A Motorola Moto 360 watch seen during the Google I/O Developers Conference
(Image credit: Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

As the first generation of Android Wear smartwatches go on sale, analysts are asking whether the Google-powered gadgets will bring the technology into the mainstream – or prove to be a passing fad.

The LG G Watch, the Samsung Gear Live and the Motorola all feature Android Wear, a version of its mobile operating system designed specifically for smartwatches and other wearable gadgets.

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