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Moto 360 Design Contest Underway, Offers Free Smartwatch to Winner

May 30, 2014 10:45 PM

Smartwatch displaying a notification and current time.

With the release date of its round-faced smartwatch drawing near, Motorola is calling on the public to help design clock faces for its new Android Wear device.

The contest, being held over on Google+, offers a free Moto 360 to the winner. Many great designs have already been submitted, so the future is looking bright for the world's first round smartwatch.

Smartwatch displaying a map with routes and locations.

Smartwatch with a modern design and digital display on a black background.

Smartwatch with features labeled on a dark background.

Smartwatch with a round display showing a mountain landscape and time indicators.

Smartwatch with a round face displaying weather information on an orange background.

Smartwatch displaying a colorful music player interface.

Smartwatch with a round display and black strap.

It's always amazing to see how down-right creative people can be, and there's already some gorgeous designs that have been submitted.

Motorola provided a template, and the public has taken things from there. Some concepts attempt to incorporate notifications, weather, and battery life without intruding on the watch's main purpose of telling time.

If you're a designer, hurry up and join in on the fun. As for the rest of us, we'd surely enjoy some more designs to peruse. Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.