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A group of college students from India - including a designer who is just 17 years old - has beaten the likes of Apple, Google and Sony to launch the world's first fully-featured smartwatch.
Called Androidly, the device comes with Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a camera built-in.
The £150 watch can also be used as a phone to make calls and send texts using a phone SIM card and packs up to 16GB of storage.
ANDROIDLY SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 160 g
Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm
Operating System: Android 2.2
Processor: 416 MhZ
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Removable Storage: 8 GB SD. Up to 16 GB SD
Phone: 2.5 GSM network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Wireless: Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi B/G
Camera: 2MP
GPS: GPS with A-GPS
Sensor: Accelerometer
Screen: 2inch capacitive touchscreen
Resolution: 320x240
Although other smart watches, including the Pebble and Sony's Live Watch, can wirelessly connect with mobile phones, Androidly is the first to come with the operating system fully integrated.
Androidly is the brainchild of four students from India - software developer Ankit Pradhan, communications professional Pavneet Singh Puri and lawyer Apurva Sukant plus teenager Siddhant Vats.
Sukant said: 'There are other such products in the market, but they mostly sync with a smartphone and are not phones in themselves.
'We have ported Android on to a much smaller board and built a wearable phone.'
Puri added: 'We have all been friends for years now.
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE9A8000005DC-944_196x233.jpg Built-in GPS lets wearers use Google Maps on their Androidly watches
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE9A2000005DC-703_196x233.jpg Apps, such as Facebook, pictured, can be download to the Androidly device
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE995000005DC-667_196x233.jpg Wearers can also make and receive phone calls on the Androidly device
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The Androidly watch was originally a Kickstarter campaign. The devices can now be ordered, in black or white, from the Androidly site for £150 each
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Chief Marketing Officer for Androidly, Siddhant Vats, pictured, is just 17 years old. The other designers are all aged 24
Users can also downloads apps to their watch to upgrade its capabilities. It works by connecting to an iPhone or Android device via Bluetooth, then downloading the Pebble app to transmit software updates.
Apple is also rumoured to be developing a smartwatch, although the firm has refused to comment on the plans.
Google is also known to be investigating the area. Explaining the potential of Androidly, the site explains: 'Multi-task like a super hero. Reach out for that refreshing drink in middle of an email, with full confidence.
Read more: Teenager beats tech giants to launch world's first smart WATCH that makes calls and comes with a built-in camera | Mail Online
Called Androidly, the device comes with Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a camera built-in.
The £150 watch can also be used as a phone to make calls and send texts using a phone SIM card and packs up to 16GB of storage.
ANDROIDLY SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 160 g
Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm
Operating System: Android 2.2
Processor: 416 MhZ
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Removable Storage: 8 GB SD. Up to 16 GB SD
Phone: 2.5 GSM network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Wireless: Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi B/G
Camera: 2MP
GPS: GPS with A-GPS
Sensor: Accelerometer
Screen: 2inch capacitive touchscreen
Resolution: 320x240
Although other smart watches, including the Pebble and Sony's Live Watch, can wirelessly connect with mobile phones, Androidly is the first to come with the operating system fully integrated.
Androidly is the brainchild of four students from India - software developer Ankit Pradhan, communications professional Pavneet Singh Puri and lawyer Apurva Sukant plus teenager Siddhant Vats.
Sukant said: 'There are other such products in the market, but they mostly sync with a smartphone and are not phones in themselves.
'We have ported Android on to a much smaller board and built a wearable phone.'
Puri added: 'We have all been friends for years now.
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE9A8000005DC-944_196x233.jpg Built-in GPS lets wearers use Google Maps on their Androidly watches
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE9A2000005DC-703_196x233.jpg Apps, such as Facebook, pictured, can be download to the Androidly device
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE995000005DC-667_196x233.jpg Wearers can also make and receive phone calls on the Androidly device
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AFDCA000005DC-338_306x305.jpg
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE9AC000005DC-836_634x286.jpg
The Androidly watch was originally a Kickstarter campaign. The devices can now be ordered, in black or white, from the Androidly site for £150 each
*i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/01/article-2352647-1A9AE99C000005DC-24_306x336.jpg
Chief Marketing Officer for Androidly, Siddhant Vats, pictured, is just 17 years old. The other designers are all aged 24
Users can also downloads apps to their watch to upgrade its capabilities. It works by connecting to an iPhone or Android device via Bluetooth, then downloading the Pebble app to transmit software updates.
Apple is also rumoured to be developing a smartwatch, although the firm has refused to comment on the plans.
Google is also known to be investigating the area. Explaining the potential of Androidly, the site explains: 'Multi-task like a super hero. Reach out for that refreshing drink in middle of an email, with full confidence.
Read more: Teenager beats tech giants to launch world's first smart WATCH that makes calls and comes with a built-in camera | Mail Online