Moto 360 Release Date And Specs Accidentally Leaked By Best Buy: New Smartwatch Will Be Revealed At Motorola Press Event September 4 In Chicago [VIDEO]

The Moto 360 has had its specs and price details accientally leaked by Best Buy. The release date, or at least the reveal date, will be at the Moto Launch Experience in Chicago on September 4. The specific release date, as in the day you can go buy it, has not been officially announced yet, but likely will at aforementioned press event.

Best Buyconfirmed that it accidentally leaked specs and price details of the unreleased Moto 360 smartwatch.The company removed the page on August 18 a day after the Moto 360 price and specs were divulged to the public.

CNET was able to capture the listing before it was taken down.

According to the page entitled the device costs $249.99 and features an 1.5-inch backlit LCD display with 320 x 290 resolution and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Acording to the posting the Moto 360 also sports stainless-steel casing, voice-activation system, optical heart rate monitor, pedometer and Bluetooth 4.0 technology.

When the Moto 360 smartwatch running Google's new Android Wear operating system was first revealed in March it instantly gained traction with consumers and enthusiasts, especially since it was the first round smartwatch.

The price is the only aspect of this device that still remains mysterious. The other two smartwatches currently availabe cost $199 and $229.

According to Best Buy the base Moto 360 (plastic strap) will be $249. The $279 rumor could be based on the metal band variant. Again, all prices are rumors at this point.

The final details may not be announced yet, but Best Buy pretty much shared everything we didn't know in that leak mentioned above. Here's what to expect.

Moto 360 Specs According To Best Buy Leak

  • 1.5-inch 320 x 290 backlit LED display
  • Gorilla Glass 3 for protection form scratches (no sapphire)
  • Texas Instrument processor
  • Android Wear OS
  • Qi Wireless Charging
  • Pedometer, heart rate monitor, more
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • Waterproof

Check back for more Moto 360 updates as we get closer to the release date.

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