Android Wear is Google's response to the Samsung Gear Fit, and the Apple iWatch in the making. Google took its time in making something consumers are 'abuzz' about.

It's better than Google Glass, which has to overcome some social misgivings to make it into the mainstream. With Android Wear, the wearable is so much less conspicuous and it doesn't look like you're constantly 'photoing' or 'videoing' everything around you.

The best case scenario would be if someone asked you for the time, thinking you wearing a watch - a regular watch that is.

Android Wear is a Google Now-centric platform for smartwatches - and, eventually, other wearables as well.

Android Wear delivers what many folks have been waiting for before investing in a smartwatch. It's contextual Google Now information combined with almost-instant Google voice commands.

One model of Android Wear called the Rufus Cuff is 'huge' by any standards and doesn't really compare to the stylish bracelet type design of Samsung's Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, but it certainly packs most of the smartphone into the phone. At some point even a SIM card can slide into a watch, 'James Bond Style.'

Wil Shanklin of Gizmag writes, "That smartphone connectivity is one of the biggest differentiators between the Rufus Cuff and its most direct rival, the Neptune Pine. While the Pine has a SIM card slot that lets you do away with your smartphone, the Cuff is still tethered to your phone (at least when you're away from Wi-Fi).

Shanklin adds, "The downside to that is that you'll need to be constantly tethering data from your phone while you're on the go. One upside, I suppose, is that it can still tap into your phone's voice control and music playback capabilities. Grifoni tells me he's interested in the idea of a standalone Cuff with SIM capabilities, and it's something they'll consider for future versions."