Sony’s $250 SmartWatch 3 is on sale now, no phone required

The Sony SmartWatch 3, the company’s third attempt at making a smart watch but its first to run Android Wear, has gone on sale in the US.

Priced at $250, it features a 1.6 inch square screen, IP68 waterproofing and built-in GPS. It doesn’t need to be paired with an Android phone, so should appeal to fitness fanatics disappointed by more tethered options.

Read next: Sony SmartWatch 3 prototype hands-on 

➤ Sony SmartWatch 3, $250 [Google Play via Engadget]

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