SmartWatch

• Android
• Wear OS
• LG Watch Urbane
• LG
• SmartWatch

Original LG Watch Urbane price drops down to just $199

Back when it first launched, the LG Watch Urbane drew a lot of attention to itself thanks to its striking appearance. The round-faced chunky metal smartwatch didn’t look like anything else on the Android Wear market. If you’re still looking for a good value smartwatch, this could be the way to go. If you’re quick you snag the LG Watch Urbane for just $199 (down from $349) in one of today’s Lightning Deals. The deal ends in less than two hours (from time of typing). If you don’t manage to grab it, you can head on over to Rakuten where you can get the same deal on the silver model.

Feature highlights:

• 1.3″ Full Circle P-OLED Display with Gorilla Glass 3 and Full Metal Body with Screw-Less Back Cover
• Compatible with most devices with an Android 4.3 or later operating system
• Fitness Integration with Built-In Continuous Heart Rate Monitor and syncs with sensors and applications for real time health and fitness data
• Environmental Biosensors – detects and tracks Barometric Pressure, Gyroscopic Movements, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, PPG Heart Rate Monitor
• Music Streaming – stream music stored in the internal memory to a compatible Bluetooth device. Please note: The watch can be used only to receive notifications and accept/reject calls. Once accepted, you must then use your phone to talk.

• Google
• Samsung
• 9to5Toys
• Samsung Galaxy Tab
• Samsung Gear Live

9to5Toys Lunch Break: Dell Venue 8 $100, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 $300, more

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Dell Venue 8 tablet 2GB RAM 32GB flash: $100 shipped (Reg. $200) | eBay

Samsung Galaxy Tab S (T800) 32GB 10.5” tablet: $300 shipped (Reg. $400+) | A4C

Amazon is giving away a year of unlimited cloud storage to anyone who downloads a free app4K Smart UHDTVs: Samsung 48-inch 60Hz $500 (Reg. $700+), LG 55-inch 120Hz $698 (Reg. $800+), more

Samsung Android Wear-powered Gear Live: $80 shipped (Reg. $150) | eBay

LG G Watch R Android Wear watch: $180 shipped (Reg. $290) | eBay

9to5Google Gift Guides: Stephen, Abner, and Cam’s favorite Chrome and Android-powered products

• 9to5Google Gift Guide: Great Android phones at Black Friday prices
• 9to5Google Gift Guide: The best Chromebooks for everyone
• 9to5Google Gift Guide: These are the best Android wearables
• 9to5Google Gift Guide: Novelty swag presents for the ultimate Android fan in your life

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

Brother compact Laser printer: small enough to hide, ink lasts forever: $40 shipped

GoPro HERO4 Session Action Camera w/ free mount + 32GB microSD card: $200 shipped (~$325 value)

• Daily Deals: Seagate 4TB USB 3.0 HDD $105, Ultimate James Bond Collection $90, more
• Amazon is giving away a year of unlimited cloud storage to anyone who downloads a free app
• Games/Apps: Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Pack for iPad $34, iOS freebies, more
• Watches at lowest prices of the season: Diesel Men’s Watch $116 (Orig. $240), more
• Grab Nomad’s gorgeous aluminum Apple Watch Stand at its best price ever: $41 shipped (Reg. $60)
• Mounts for the new Apple TV (4th gen) keep your HDTV setup looking super clean

MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:

Host a Christmas party that doesn’t suck with these rowdy adult board games

App Store Free App of the Week: Monument Valley goes free (Reg. $4)

TextExpander 5 for Mac, award-winning productivity app now $22 (Orig. $45)

• Bluetooth Headphones: Jabra MOVE On-ears $60 (Reg. $90), more
• Home Recording: Mackie LE CR3 speakers $80 (Reg. $100), more
• A year of BJ’s for $18? You aren’t dreaming, just being a perv
• Fashion 50% off sales: The North Face, PUMA, Patagonia, more
• Lenovo IdeaPad Touchscreen Chromebook $170 shipped (Orig. $330)
• Free PS Plus Games for December: Far Cry 3, Gaunlet Slayer Edition, more
• Free Xbox Live Gold Games for December: Thief, Adventures of Van Helsing, Sacred 3, more
• MoKo Apple Watch charging stand $5 or dual iPhone/Watch stand $12
• Free MP3 Christmas albums from Mariah Carey, Blake Shelton, Josh Groban
• Anker USB Power Deals: 4-port 36W Wall Charger $14 (Reg. $20), more
• Networking: HooToo 802.11n Travel Router $15 (Reg. $20), more
• Kindle First Books for December: Out of Sorts, A Death in Sweden, more
• Apple’s Amazing Apps & Games sale 50% off: Threes!, Transistor, PAC-MAN, more
• OtterBox Commuter Series iPhone 6/6s Case for $19 shipped (Reg. $28+)
• Kindle tablets 25% off for Amazon cardholders: Paperwhite $90, more
• Monoprice MHD Sport 2.0 Action Camera w/ Live View Remote $150 (Reg. $180)
• Anker iPad Accessories: Bluetooth Folio Keyboards for iPad Air 2, mini 4, more from $20
• eBay Gift Card Sales Roundup
• These men’s luxury watches are on sale for Black Friday & Cyber Monday
• Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11ac Wireless Router (refurbished): $100 shipped (Orig. $199)
• Herman Miller takes rare 15% off world’s best office chairs + desks
• Apple 12″ 256GB MacBook $1,100 (Reg. $1,299)

NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:

Anova Culinary updates its sous vide Precision Cooker w/ Wi-Fi  for cooking away from home

• Sugr Cube enters the fray of Wi-Fi speakers with touch-based controls & a myriad of sources
• MiTagg slims down its NuDock Mini for iPhone & Apple Watch plus adds USB-C
• Review: Star Wars Battlefront limited edition PS4 is out of this galaxy [Video]
• Mohu launches a “high-end” speaker with built-in Android display, save 10%
• Leica introduces a new low-cost M series camera, but don’t expect bargain pricing

• Android
• Wear OS
• SmartWatch
• Fossil
• watch

Watchmaker Fossil picks up fitness wearable tech w/ $260M Misfit acquisition

Misfit, makers of popular smartphone-connected wearable fitness accessories, today announced the company is being acquired by watchmaker Fossil Group for $260 million, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Fossil plans to take the technology and integrate it into its traditional watch designs, according to the report:
Expand
Expanding
Close

• Android
• iOS
• SmartWatch
• Pebble
• watch

Pebble Time Round available at Best Buy, Target, and online retailers on November 8th

The Pebble Time Round was announced in September, and now — just a bit over a month later — it’s about to finally be available at stores across the United States. Pebble says that the watch will be available at Best Buy and Target stores in the US on November 8th, and will also be available online at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, Target.com, and Pebble.com on the same day…
Expand
Expanding
Close

• Wear OS
• SmartWatch
• watch
• Analog watch
• Chronos

Chronos under-watch disc turns traditional watches into smart ones (save $50 on pre-order)

There are many watch guys out there who are reluctant to give up their beautiful analog watches in favor of a smartwatch, but still feel slightly envious about the convenience of wrist notifications. Chronos is a $99 gadget geared to solving that problem.

It’s a 3mm thick disk designed to be discreetly worn underneath an analog watch. It offers multi-color flashing lights and vibrations for notifications from your iPhone, and also offers limited tap-based control of iPhone apps. You can, for example, skip to the next track in the Music app.

The Verge reports that it’s probably something you’ll want to use only with larger watches.

Chronos does add an appreciable thickness to the watch, setting it higher off of your wrist, but it isn’t particularly noticeable when placed beneath a larger model.

Chronos will retail for $129, but the first 250 people to pre-order can snag one for $79. The bad news is that you’ll have to wait until the spring to receive it.

• Wear OS
• ASUS ZenWatch
• Google Store
• SmartWatch
• Asus

ASUS ZenWatch 2 now available from Google Store

Asus’ ZenWatch 2 is easily one of this year’s best value Android Wear smartwatches. With prices starting at just $149, it’s about half the price of the other Android wearables launched in 2015. Now, it’s available to order from the Google Store.

As is customary these days with new smartwatches, there are two sizes of ZenWatch 2. The 45mm and 49mm versions sport slightly different specs, with the smaller model featuring a 280 x 280 resolution screen, 300mAh battery and support for standard 18mm watch bands. The larger watch supports 22mm bands, has a 400mAh battery and a 320 x 320 display. Both have 4GB storage, 512MB RAM and the same Qualcomm processor, IP67 water resistance, Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g.

If you order the 49mm model from Google, the predicted shipment timeframe is 1-2 business days, while the 45mm model just says ‘coming soon’. If you want to save a little cash, NewEgg is offering pre-orders for the ZenWatch 2 for $129 and $149 for the rubber and leather-strapped models respectively.

If the ZenWatch 2 isn’t your style at all, and you’re on a tight budget, there are a bunch of last year’s Android Wear watches available at similar prices.