Android Wear is a special version of the core Android OS that has been tailored for wearable computing devices such as smartwatches. These wearable devices come with a brand new user interface, which is a result of Google working with their customers to understand how they use their phones today and can be more in touch with their environment.

Android Wear provides consumers with a more personal interaction with their devices. These tiny supercomputers can show you information and suggestions when you need them. Given the wide variety of Android applications currently on the market, you'll receive the latest posts and updates from your favorite social apps and notifications from shopping apps.

Android wearables are great for fitness fanatics too. They allow you to better monitor your health and fitness by showing your fitness summary in terms of real-time speed, distance, and time information right on your wrist for your run, cycle, or walk.

Android Wear also lets you access and control other devices from your wrist by simply saying OK Google to fire up a music playlist on your phone or cast your favorite movie directly onto your TV. You can also receive instant messages from your favorite social networking app, for example, Facebook. With Android wearables, there's a lot of possibilities, and developers are jumping right in and creating some stunning apps already.

An example of an Android wearable device can be seen in the following screenshot: