LG G Watch: corrosion and combustion issues

The LG G Watch is one of the first smartwatches to popularize Google’s new operating system for Android Wear-connected objects. Launched in France in June, the product received sometimes mixed reviews in its main market, the United States. The most logical is regarding the operating system of the device, still very new and necessarily perfected. However, it seems that for a few days, other criticisms are rising this time about hardware your smart watch.

In the effect, a #CorrosionGate hashtag It appeared on Twitter and Reddit for a few hours after LG G Watch users posted some testimonials about a manufacturing defect in the device. In question are the copper contacts to which the charger of the connected watch is connected.

Their exposed designs seem to have underestimated more than one important factor when it comes to the design of a watch: sweat and clammy skin. A few users have noticed that these copper parts corrode quickly because of this. can’t charge smart watchmaking it unusable.

The problem sometimes goes even further, regular contact of sweaty skin with corroded copper causes death in some extreme cases. irritation or even mild burns of the epidermis. However, they only seem to be dealing with a limited number of models, as high-tech blogger Derek Ross has proven on his Google+ account that he hasn’t noticed any issues with heavy usage:

I’m sweating like a pig. Ask my wife. I’ve been wearing my LG G Watch almost every day since June 26. My contacts are fine. I didn’t have to delete them. I didn’t have to clean them. They are not filled with oily dead skin. They do not corrode. I love this watch.

However, this annoying design issue should prompt LG to intervene quickly to try and find a solution for LG G Watch users. One such example reminds us that connected clock technology is still in its infancy and sometimes you have to be careful when handling your hardware. The situation is the same for smartphones, such as when the Samsung Galaxy S4 caught fire under a little girl’s pillow due to a battery failure.

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