<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
SmartWatch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
wearable	O
devices	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Mobile	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
2016	O
through	O
three	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
connect	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
and	O
can	O
display	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
feeds	O
and	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sony	B-Application
SmartWatch	I-Application
,	O
model	O
MN2SW	O
,	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
flexible	O
silicone	O
wristband	O
with	O
multiple	O
colors	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
SmartWatch	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
model	O
SW2	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SW2	O
supports	O
working	O
together	O
with	O
any	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
(	O
and	O
higher	O
)	O
smartphone	O
,	O
unlike	O
Samsung	O
's	O
competing	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
smartwatch	B-Application
,	O
which	O
only	O
works	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
Samsung	O
's	O
own	O
Galaxy	O
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SW2	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
smartphone	O
using	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
supports	O
NFC	O
for	O
easy	O
pairing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IFA	O
2014	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Smartwatch	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
noted	O
by	O
ABI	O
Research	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
SmartWatch	B-Application
3	O
has	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
waterproof	O
(	O
IP68	O
rated	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
resistant	O
)	O
,	O
improved	O
styling	O
,	O
transition	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
,	O
and	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
wearable	O
platform	O
from	O
Broadcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
apps	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
Smartwatch	B-Application
3	O
's	O
GPS	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
SmartWatch	I-Application
3	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
version	O
2.0	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
