**The Best Smartwatches of 2015**

As we dive into the world of smartwatches, it's clear that there are many options available to consumers. From Android Wear to iOS, and from sleek designs to feature-rich functionality, the choices can be overwhelming. In this article, we'll take a closer look at some of the best smartwatches on the market today.

**The LG Gatch R: A Solid Option**

One of our top picks for smartwatches is the LG Gatch R. This Android Wear smartwatch features a round display and Notches around the numbers, giving it a more traditional watch design. While it may not be as premium-feeling as some other options on this list, the Gatch R still looks great and is a solid performer. It has a long battery life, nice specs, and is definitely worth recommending to anyone looking to get into smartwatches.

**The Moto 360: A Sleek and Premium Option**

For those who prefer a more premium look and feel, the Moto 360 is an excellent choice. This Android Wear smartwatch features a metal version with clasps, giving it a solid and luxurious design. The display is minimalistic and distraction-free, making it easy to glance at notifications without being overwhelmed. We also did a full review of this watch, so if you're interested in learning more about its functionality and features, be sure to check out the link below.

**Other Notable Mentions**

While the Moto 360 takes our top spot, there are still other smartwatches worth mentioning. The Sony SmartWatch 3 is another Android Wear option that's definitely worth considering, particularly for those who prefer a more traditional watch design. We'll also be keeping an eye on Samsung options as they continue to flood the market.

**The Apple Watch: A Question Mark**

Unfortunately, the Apple Watch was announced this year but won't hit stores until next year. While we're excited about its potential, there are still many questions surrounding its functionality and interface. Will it be able to compete with existing smartwatches? Only time will tell.

**Google Glass: A Consumer Version on the Horizon**

Rumors have been circulating about a consumer version of Google Glass, which could potentially drop in price and make it more accessible to the masses. Currently, Google Glass is priced at $1,500, but if it's re-released as a lower-priced option, we might see a change in the smartwatch landscape.

**What's Next?**

As we look ahead to 2015, there are plenty of exciting developments on the horizon for wearables. CES announcements will be keeping us busy, and we'll have our eyes peeled for new Google Glass options, among other things. Whether you're interested in a Moto 360 without the black bar or just want to know more about what smartwatches can do, keep an eye out for updates from this channel.

**Thanks for Watching!**

That's it for today's article on the best smartwatches of 2015. We hope you found something useful and informative in this piece. If you have any questions or topics you'd like to discuss further, be sure to leave them in the comments section below. Until next time, thanks for watching!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what is up guys I'm kbd here and they said this year 2014 would be the year of the wearable 2014 is said to be the year of wearable tech electronics that are physically attached to your body so was it at the beginning of 2014 about 10 months ago we looked at the five best wearables that you can buy and these are all first generation products so they're the beginning of a new product category and they could all sort of tell you if you have a new notification they could tell you if something new is happening but if you actually wanted to do anything about it or if you wanted to take action or if you wanted to reply to something like a new message then you still have to take your phone out of your pocket anyway so that's I guess the main difference between what we had then and what we have now at Google IO this summer we saw the introduction of Android Wear so it's Google's version of their Android operating system for wearable tech or SmartWatches specifically it's not sexy or anything but it's very smart and it's actually gotten a couple of software updates since it first rolled out and has a bunch of new features now and it's a lot better looking and wearable tech has made a lot of steps forward since that introduction so now here we are at the end of 2014 with a very different very new list these are your new top five best wearables that you can buy right now number five is the Samsung gears so this is a tyen smartwatch and we've talked a lot about tyen in the past and what it means to Android but essentially the gears is this huge curved AMOLED display on a smartwatch it's not small at all it's not subtle at all it's this really big thing but it's one of the more Innovative designs and one of the more interesting looking things we've seen this year in the Smartwatch game and it actually turns out to be a really good product mostly because it's one of the few that actually doesn't require being Tethered to or attached to a smartphone to work it has its own independent functions it has its own independent actions it can do it has a freaking web browser built in so if you want to load up a web page it'll start chugging that Snapdragon 400 and half a gig of RAM and it'll load up a web page so if you need to do some things on the go uh this is actually a pretty solid option and like I said it's not small it's not subtle but it's pretty interesting looking Samsung by the way has loaded the market with a bunch of other Smartwatch options and they're basically saturating the market in typical Samsung fashion uh one of the other noteworthy ones is the Samsung Gear live which is their Android Weare version of a smartwatch pretty traditional looking Smartwatch as far as they are concerned and uh they have the Gear 2 as well which is a sort of a follow-up to their tyen based Galaxy Gear number four is the pebble and this is actually one of the returners from the video that happened at the beginning of this year 10 months ago which means it's still really good at what it does because it's very focused on just delivering your notifications and it's still really good at that uh now it's also not going to let you take action really on these notifications the way the Android Wear SmartWatches do so if you get a new message you can mark it as red or ignore it but that's about it you still have to take your phone out of your pocket to reply but it still has a display that allows it to have a 7-Day battery life uh it's not the most premium feeling in the world but they also now have a version called the Pebble Steel that's a bit more expensive but I would recommend it because it's much more premium feeling has the metal band has the clasp that feels much more like a normal time piece uh than the rubber and plastic of the original Pebble so the pebble and the Pebble Steel are still very easy to recommend for the simple delivery of notifications number three is the Asus Zen watch now there's nothing wrong with the square display on your wrist it does look a little bit unconventional it doesn't look quite as much like a normal watch but I think the one that strikes the balance best is the Zen watch it's probably easily the best looking Smartwatch that has a full Square resolution display it has that brushed alumin around the sides it has that subtle curve around the edges it has the leather band it has that clasp like a normal time piece so it's very nice at striking the balance between something that looks like a Time piece but also gives you that sort of a high-tech look in the full Square display uh I I wouldn't necessarily pick it over the number one and number two but I do want to put it high on this list because it's worth recommending it's a great performer it has a solid battery life it's got nice specs it's pretty solid and I wouldn't have any trouble recommending it to someone who's looking to get into a smartwatch right now number two is the LG gatch R and this is an Android Wear Smartwatch similar to ones we've talked about before but it looks a lot more like a normal time piece because it has a round display and it actually has The Notches around the display and the numbers as well uh it has a leish band that's not really that premium feeling and there is no metal version but it still looks a lot closer to a normal watch than the sort of a mini computer that the square ones look like on your wrist there also is a square version of this it's called the LG gatch no R and it was introduced at google.io and that was one of the firsts that LG introduced but the gatch r for round is much better looking I think and is easily uh something I could recommend but the number one I think is the one that you guys probably all saw coming number one is the Moto 360 the Moto 360 is a round Smartwatch and it's also running Android Wear and it has a metal version too so if you prefer that premium look and feel closer to a normal watch it has the clasps it has everything like that you have that option and I think it's one of the best looking SmartWatches actually might be the best looking Smartwatch period with the minimal distractions around the display and the almost zero bezel has that chamfer edge around the display it has that tiny little bar at the bottom that people like to complain about at first but you'll find that it just sort of melts away and disappears from your vision when you're checking stuff after about a day to so it's a beautiful option for a smartwatch this is the one on the list that I did do a full review on so if you're looking to get into SmartWatches in general or you just want to know more about what uh the best of a smartwatch right now can offer check out that link right below the like button it'll have the Moto 360 review and I'll also link my Android Wear review to go over all the functions of what a smartwatch can do so honestly if you're trying to buy a smartwatch especially since it's the holiday season now it's basically a tossup between like the top three or four depending on what sort of a design you like and what functionality you want the clasp design the material design also there's a Sony option the Sony SmartWatch 3 and there's those also those Samsung options that I talked about as they sort to flood the market uh so really there are a lot more options than you had at the beginning of the year also the Apple watch not the eyewatch the Apple watch was announced uh this year but it doesn't sell until next year and there are still a whole bunch of questions that we have about it I'll leave the video that I did about that also below uh it's a question mark for me in terms of function it and what it's actually going to be able to do and what the interface will look like and all these other things but best watch that video it's totally separate uh and it's an interesting concept but we all know that once Apple tends to get into things that's what really gets the competition going and that makes better products for us there's also a new version of Google Glass expected with internals from Intel instead of TI to be released next year and we keep hearing about these murmurings of bringing Google Glass back it was actually on the top five list at the beginning of this year for best wearables but it dropped off and it's been pretty lately but we also always had in the back of our mind that thought of a consumer version of Google Glass for a lower price tag that we just straight up never saw I mean Google Glass is still 1,500 bucks right now so I wouldn't be surprised if that was Rec resurrected re rebr back from the dead in 2015 so we'll see how this list evolves during the course of 2015 and what new stuff comes out keep an eye out for CES stuff keep an eye out for new Google Glass stuff and also let me know in the comments section below what you're looking forward to in the whole wearable game maybe you're not interested in SmartWatches at all maybe you want stuff to be more on your face or maybe you want a Moto 360 without the black bar whatever it is let me know what you're thinking in the comment section thanks for watching and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peacehey what is up guys I'm kbd here and they said this year 2014 would be the year of the wearable 2014 is said to be the year of wearable tech electronics that are physically attached to your body so was it at the beginning of 2014 about 10 months ago we looked at the five best wearables that you can buy and these are all first generation products so they're the beginning of a new product category and they could all sort of tell you if you have a new notification they could tell you if something new is happening but if you actually wanted to do anything about it or if you wanted to take action or if you wanted to reply to something like a new message then you still have to take your phone out of your pocket anyway so that's I guess the main difference between what we had then and what we have now at Google IO this summer we saw the introduction of Android Wear so it's Google's version of their Android operating system for wearable tech or SmartWatches specifically it's not sexy or anything but it's very smart and it's actually gotten a couple of software updates since it first rolled out and has a bunch of new features now and it's a lot better looking and wearable tech has made a lot of steps forward since that introduction so now here we are at the end of 2014 with a very different very new list these are your new top five best wearables that you can buy right now number five is the Samsung gears so this is a tyen smartwatch and we've talked a lot about tyen in the past and what it means to Android but essentially the gears is this huge curved AMOLED display on a smartwatch it's not small at all it's not subtle at all it's this really big thing but it's one of the more Innovative designs and one of the more interesting looking things we've seen this year in the Smartwatch game and it actually turns out to be a really good product mostly because it's one of the few that actually doesn't require being Tethered to or attached to a smartphone to work it has its own independent functions it has its own independent actions it can do it has a freaking web browser built in so if you want to load up a web page it'll start chugging that Snapdragon 400 and half a gig of RAM and it'll load up a web page so if you need to do some things on the go uh this is actually a pretty solid option and like I said it's not small it's not subtle but it's pretty interesting looking Samsung by the way has loaded the market with a bunch of other Smartwatch options and they're basically saturating the market in typical Samsung fashion uh one of the other noteworthy ones is the Samsung Gear live which is their Android Weare version of a smartwatch pretty traditional looking Smartwatch as far as they are concerned and uh they have the Gear 2 as well which is a sort of a follow-up to their tyen based Galaxy Gear number four is the pebble and this is actually one of the returners from the video that happened at the beginning of this year 10 months ago which means it's still really good at what it does because it's very focused on just delivering your notifications and it's still really good at that uh now it's also not going to let you take action really on these notifications the way the Android Wear SmartWatches do so if you get a new message you can mark it as red or ignore it but that's about it you still have to take your phone out of your pocket to reply but it still has a display that allows it to have a 7-Day battery life uh it's not the most premium feeling in the world but they also now have a version called the Pebble Steel that's a bit more expensive but I would recommend it because it's much more premium feeling has the metal band has the clasp that feels much more like a normal time piece uh than the rubber and plastic of the original Pebble so the pebble and the Pebble Steel are still very easy to recommend for the simple delivery of notifications number three is the Asus Zen watch now there's nothing wrong with the square display on your wrist it does look a little bit unconventional it doesn't look quite as much like a normal watch but I think the one that strikes the balance best is the Zen watch it's probably easily the best looking Smartwatch that has a full Square resolution display it has that brushed alumin around the sides it has that subtle curve around the edges it has the leather band it has that clasp like a normal time piece so it's very nice at striking the balance between something that looks like a Time piece but also gives you that sort of a high-tech look in the full Square display uh I I wouldn't necessarily pick it over the number one and number two but I do want to put it high on this list because it's worth recommending it's a great performer it has a solid battery life it's got nice specs it's pretty solid and I wouldn't have any trouble recommending it to someone who's looking to get into a smartwatch right now number two is the LG gatch R and this is an Android Wear Smartwatch similar to ones we've talked about before but it looks a lot more like a normal time piece because it has a round display and it actually has The Notches around the display and the numbers as well uh it has a leish band that's not really that premium feeling and there is no metal version but it still looks a lot closer to a normal watch than the sort of a mini computer that the square ones look like on your wrist there also is a square version of this it's called the LG gatch no R and it was introduced at google.io and that was one of the firsts that LG introduced but the gatch r for round is much better looking I think and is easily uh something I could recommend but the number one I think is the one that you guys probably all saw coming number one is the Moto 360 the Moto 360 is a round Smartwatch and it's also running Android Wear and it has a metal version too so if you prefer that premium look and feel closer to a normal watch it has the clasps it has everything like that you have that option and I think it's one of the best looking SmartWatches actually might be the best looking Smartwatch period with the minimal distractions around the display and the almost zero bezel has that chamfer edge around the display it has that tiny little bar at the bottom that people like to complain about at first but you'll find that it just sort of melts away and disappears from your vision when you're checking stuff after about a day to so it's a beautiful option for a smartwatch this is the one on the list that I did do a full review on so if you're looking to get into SmartWatches in general or you just want to know more about what uh the best of a smartwatch right now can offer check out that link right below the like button it'll have the Moto 360 review and I'll also link my Android Wear review to go over all the functions of what a smartwatch can do so honestly if you're trying to buy a smartwatch especially since it's the holiday season now it's basically a tossup between like the top three or four depending on what sort of a design you like and what functionality you want the clasp design the material design also there's a Sony option the Sony SmartWatch 3 and there's those also those Samsung options that I talked about as they sort to flood the market uh so really there are a lot more options than you had at the beginning of the year also the Apple watch not the eyewatch the Apple watch was announced uh this year but it doesn't sell until next year and there are still a whole bunch of questions that we have about it I'll leave the video that I did about that also below uh it's a question mark for me in terms of function it and what it's actually going to be able to do and what the interface will look like and all these other things but best watch that video it's totally separate uh and it's an interesting concept but we all know that once Apple tends to get into things that's what really gets the competition going and that makes better products for us there's also a new version of Google Glass expected with internals from Intel instead of TI to be released next year and we keep hearing about these murmurings of bringing Google Glass back it was actually on the top five list at the beginning of this year for best wearables but it dropped off and it's been pretty lately but we also always had in the back of our mind that thought of a consumer version of Google Glass for a lower price tag that we just straight up never saw I mean Google Glass is still 1,500 bucks right now so I wouldn't be surprised if that was Rec resurrected re rebr back from the dead in 2015 so we'll see how this list evolves during the course of 2015 and what new stuff comes out keep an eye out for CES stuff keep an eye out for new Google Glass stuff and also let me know in the comments section below what you're looking forward to in the whole wearable game maybe you're not interested in SmartWatches at all maybe you want stuff to be more on your face or maybe you want a Moto 360 without the black bar whatever it is let me know what you're thinking in the comment section thanks for watching and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peace\n"