Sony won't use Android Wear, will stick with Smartwatch (for now)

ATLANTA--Sony will continue to strike its own path when it comes to its wearable products.

The company won't be using Google's recently unveiled Android Wear, a modified version of Androidspecifically designed for wearable products, as the basis for its own smartwatch, according to Ravi Nookala, head of Sony Mobile's US arm. Instead, he said they would stick with their own Android-based SmartWatch platform.

"We've already invested time and resources on this platform, and we will continue in that direction," Nookala told CNET in an interview in the unit's office here.

The comment seemingly dashed the hopes of people who had hoped that Sony would integrate its SmartWatch product with Android Wear. But Sony got back to CNET with a statement opening the door to working with Google.

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