The first smartwatch in Google's Android Wear lineup supporting NFC payments will soon be available from South Korea’s LG, according to reports from Android Police and other sources.
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The news confirms a surge of rumors in recent months that various Android Wear products will soon be unleashed to support the payment features enabled in the Android Wear 2.0 software update. Though Google's Android Wear beat the Apple Watch to market, most of Google's smartwatch partners did not include NFC technology.
Numerous Android Wear products have been rumored to be in development for months, with rollout expected soon.
An LG Electronics Inc. Urban watch is displayed during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Google Inc. unveiled payment services, security upgrades and access to HBO movies and shows for its popular Android software, seeking to push back against growing competition from rivals such as Apple Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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