Google commits to Android wearable tech devices

Google is getting serious about wearable devices powered by Android. (Matthias G. Ziegler/shutterstock.com)

Sundar Pichai, head of Android, has announced that software development kits for creating operating systems for everything from smartwatches to headsets are coming this month.
Pichai made the announcement at SXSW Interactive and said that the software development kits (SDKs) will not only make it easier for companies and individuals to use Android on fitness trackers, motion sensors and other wearable tech devices, it would also simplify data collection from sensors in order to create supporting apps and functionality.
Google has identified a need to create a common platform and language for wearable devices so that they work with each other and for the time being at least, Pichai said that this is where the company will be focusing its efforts.

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Updated March 10, 2014 11:37 a.m. ET

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A massive air and sea search entered its third day failed to find any trace of the plane or 239 people on board. Military personnel looked out of a helicopter during a search and rescue mission off Vietnam's Tho Chu island on Monday. Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysian authorities said Monday that no debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines 3786.KU -4.00% jetliner had yet been recovered, despite a massive air and sea search under way for passengers and remains of the plane.

Rescuers at times on Monday gave seemingly conflicting reports on progress in a frustrating hunt for evidence that was punctuated with false leads in the open waters of the suspected crash zone.

A Vietnamese ship tracked down an object spotted from the air that resembled a life raft—only to confirm hours later that the object wasn't a raft and wasn't from the lost plane.

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