The smartwatch market may not be the next big thing as many hoped it would be, but that isn’t stopping countless smaller companies from trying to take a piece of the pie. The latest effort comes from a Chinese company called Mobvoi and is an Android-based smartwatch complete with its own proprietary software and voice assistant. The Ticwatch 2 is launching through a Kickstarter campaign today and is expected to hit retail availability in the US and Europe this fall. The starting price for backers is under $100.
The Ticwatch 2 originally debuted in China earlier this year and follows the original Ticwatch that launched last year. Though it runs an Android-based operating system, the Ticwatch 2 is not an Android Wear watch. Its software...
