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Google on Tuesday unveiled Android Wear, a clear sign that wearable devices are very important for the company, and that it certainly wants smartwatch designers to first consider Android than anything else when creating new devices. The company has already made available several Android Wear resources for interested developers and OEMs, including videos that describe how an Android Wear watch should work, and what smartwatch-optimized apps should look like. From the looks of it, Google sees the smartwatch as a companion device meant to serve the user by working alongside a smart device such as a smartphone, not a standalone gadget. Thus, the Android Wear interface will have Google Now cards-like influences ready to offer contextual and non-contextual features, with