Moto 360 Review: A Pared-Back Smartwatch That May Actually Tackle Apple
Version 2.0’s restraint and customizability could be the key to cracking the smartwatch code
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Smartwatches are still primitive technology. It's not clear yet what the long-term prospects are for the tiny wrist computers and whether they'll thrive or go the way of the minidisc player, waltzing off into the annals of early-adopter history. Of course, that isn't stoping every major smartphone maker from trying to crack the code that takes the device mainstream.
The new Moto 360 isn't a radically different vision of the smartwatch, and it's actually not even all that different from the first generation model launched last year. But it is a strong iteration on an already good smartwatch and one of the few smartwatches you should actually buy.