Google quietly removed smartwatches from its online store

At its big event Wednesday, Google launched a ton of new hardware: Two phones, a laptop, two new smart speakers, and wireless headphones. 

But new smartwatches were suspiciously absent from the event, even though the latest major version of Google’s wearables platform, Android Wear 2, is still relatively new. Not only that, but, as noticed by 9to5Google, Google actually removed the “Watches” category from its online store altogether. 

The new Google Store now lists only the following categories: Phones, Home & Entertainment, Laptops & Tablets, Virtual Reality and Accessories.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Google quietly removed smartwatches from its online store