Sony SmartWatch now available in Canada for $149.99

If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Android-powered Sony SmartWatch then today’s your lucky day. This slim watch has a 1.3-inch OLED touchscreen display and allows you to check your emails, texts messages, play music and access Facebook and Twitter – and obviously check the time/date. The SmartWatch connects to all Android devices that run OS 2.1 or higher and has about 200 widgets and available 25 apps. The price is $149.99 and you can score this at the Sony Store (physical stores and will eventually show up online) and select Rogers retailers. In addition, we hear that this will soon make its way to big box retailers.'

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Sony SmartWatch development kit with music player and puzzle game

Sony upgraded its smartwatch development kit by adding the music player and  puzzle games. you can use these apps as a base for creating your own music player extension or game for SmartWatch. This is an excellent opportunity to get an innovative edge on your competition, and to get better visibility as your app will be easy to find for all SmartWatch users.

Extend your music player to SmartWatch with the Music extension
The Music extension is used to control music playback on the phone from the SmartWatch accessory. It shows the track currently being played and you can start or pause playback, go to next track, go to previous track and control the volume. The open source version of the Music extension works with the Android vanilla Music player or by emulating media button key events.

Develop your own game based on the 8 Game extension
The 8 Game extension is a simple puzzle game for SmartWatch. The purpose of the game is to reorder the tiles on the screen until you see the full image. You can either use an image on the phone, or use tiles with numbers. To move a tile, you press it, or swipe it in the direction you want to move it. Once the tiles are in the correct order, you can choose to share the results by e-mail, SMS text message or through a social media app. If you long press during the game, it will bring up a menu where you can start a new game.

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