Motorola shared more details of the upcoming Moto 360, the company's first proper smartwatch, in a Google Hangout on Wednesday.
During the interview, Jim Wicks, the lead designer on the Moto 360, offered insight into the story behind the watch's design and answered some questions about the device itself.
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Here's what we've learned so far about the Moto 360, plus the details we're still waiting to find out.
The watch band will be interchangeable. Wicks said that it was important for Motorola to learn from other products (an indirect knock at the Galaxy Gear) and make sure the watch could be personalized to the user. Wicks said the band was designed so it could be easily swapped out.
The round shape is more than just a fashion choice. Wicks spent a lot of time talking about the round face of the smartwatch. Although part of the decision to go round was certainly about looks, Wicks says there are other advantages, too.
The round face means the Moto 360 can have a larger surface area while still remaining comfortable on the wrist Wicks also said Android Wear's notifications are particularly well-suited for a round face because the focus goes immediately to the center of the screen.
Motorola is doing something special for the charger. Motorola wouldn't reveal how the Moto 360 will charge itself — presumably it will use something like Qi or inductive charging — but it won't use a USB port, and no visible external charging points exist.
The materials that make up the watch are custom and "premium." Don't expect the Moto 360 to be a budget smartwatch. The entire watch was designed from the ground up around the round-face concept, which means custom screens, parts and chips. Moreover, Wicks reiterated that Motorola chose premium metal and leather parts for the watch, in order to make it feel like a fashionable, functional product.
It will support the full host of Android Wear features. The Moto 360 will support everything Android Wear supports, including custom notifications, stacked cards and voice actions.
Battery life should be solid. Although Wicks wouldn't give specifics on this point, he said that power management was a major priority for Motorola. He added the company learned from its previous experiences with the Moto Actv, its last foray into the wrist-wearable space.
Interestingly, Wicks shared that the power management lessons with the Actv were refined with the Moto X. In turn, Motorola is taking what it has learned about power management from the Moto X to apply to the Moto 360.
There is no camera because it's not wanted. Wicks said Motorola decided not to include a camera on the Moto 360 because its not something users want or need in a smartwatch. The point of the watch is to provide contextually aware information at a glance, not to be yet another camera.
It will work with Android devices running 4.3 and higher. In addition to Motorola phones, the Moto 360 will work with other Android devices running Android 4.3 and above. We imagine that the 4.3 requirement exists because that's the first version of Android to natively support Bluetooth LE.
Notifications scroll vertically. When Wicks interacted with the Moto 360 on his wrist, he scrolled through multiple screens vertically. This contrasts with some other smartwatches, such as the Sony SmartWatch 2, which have screens that scroll side to side.

Moto designed the watch for the mass market, but hopes women will like it, too. When asked about different sizes of devices for women and those with smaller wrists, Wicks said that the company designed the Moto 360 for the mass market and that it thinks it reached a good balance for a design that will look good on a variety of wrists.
He also implied that the design of the band could better refine how the watch sits on various wrists.
It will roll out globally, but dates will vary. Although the Moto 360 will debut in the United States this summer, Motorola plans on releasing it arund the world.
A hard release date. Motorola didn't give offer availability dates beyond "summer 2014." That could mean June, or it could mean September.
Price. Motorola was also mum on the price. If we had to guess, we'd say the build of the materials and the design will put this on the higher-end, more expensive side.
Detailed processor and memory specifications. Motorola didn't offer any additional information beyond what it has released in renderings, regarding the actual tech inside the device.
Features unique to the Moto 360. We have to assume Motorola is doing something that will set the its smartwatch apart from other Android Wear devices. Wicks didn't reveal details on functionality and specific features of the watch itself, although he did make sure to tell people it will always be able to tell time.
More details on the interface. During the Hangout, the camera almost never focused on the Moto 360 itself. Except for that brief moment when Wicks scrolled through the interface, we never really saw the screen.
Google announced Android Wear on Tuesday, a new version of Android designed specifically for wearable devices.
The idea behind Android Wear is to bring contextual information, like weather, text messages and directions, to the user when it's most needed.
From the first photos we have seen, Android Wear has a lot in common with what we've seen from both Google Now and Google Glass.
The Moto 360 is notable because it has a round face — something we haven't seen before in a smartwatch.
The band comes in a dark metal finish but wearers also have an option of a grey leather band.
Android Wear is voice-enabled, following the "OK Google" dictation scheme of gathering information.
Google has released a preview version of Android Wear for developers. This will allow existing Android developers to start preparing their existing apps for Android Wear, i
Google also announced that it is working with other electronic brands like Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung on developing more devices.
The Moto 360 is also designed to take advantage of gestures-twisting your wrist will show an alert for your next meeting.
The new Moto 360 will be available in stores this summer.
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