LG will equip G3 flagship with 'swipe' fingerprint scanner

We've already heard reports about yet-to-be-announced LG G3's specifications, and now, a new report claims LG is said testing a fingerprint scanner for its expected next flagship smartphone.
The Korea Herald cites an industry source and claims that LG only recently decided to adopt the fingerprint recognition technology for its next flagship smartphone and is now testing a prototype of the alleged LG G3 with fingerprint scanner.
As per the report, LG is testing a swipe fingerprint sensor that's different from what Apple is using on iPhone 5s. The report does not detail much about the upcoming feature on the next flagship from LG, but we can assume the regular functions like unlocking the smartphone, and mobile payment authorisations.
Further, the report reveals that the South Korean manufacturer's rumoured G Arch smartwatch and G Health fitness wristband will both be compatible with the LG G3.
We'd first heard of the rumoured G Arch and G Health wearable devices in a report on Thursday that suggested LG will soon enter the wearables segment with the two devices. The report had then only claimed that the G Arch and G Health would be compatible with LG Android smartphones, with no specific devices mentioned. The alleged G Health fitness band was said to come with features similar to Nike's Fuel Band.
Rumoured specifications of the alleged LG G3 include a 1440x2560 pixels QHD (Quad-HD) display, with no word on screen size, yet; an octa-core chipset, believed to be codenamed LG Odin, being developed by the company itself, and also a 16-megapixel rear camera.
Apple can take credit for bringing the fingerprint scanner feature to smartphones, and now the technology seems to be finding adoption from more smartphone OEMs.
Apple's September launch of the iPhone 5s was the first smartphone with a fingerprint identity touch sensor, and then soon HTC joined the club with its One Max, featuring the fingerprint scanner at the back which lets users log in with a swipe of fingertip.

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LG may release a G-Arch smart watch and a sports band soon

With Samsung making a big push to sell customers wearable devices to pair with their higher end devices, one would expect another certain South Korean manufacturer to jump in on bandwagon, too (cough, LG, cough cough).
Rumor has it that, in concurrence with the launch of the G3, LG will be releasing the G-Arch smart watch and the G-Arch fitness band. The names of the devices are self explanatory, so expect them to have features similar to the Galaxy Gear smart watch and Nike fuel band respectively. In fact, LG had a device akin to Nike's fitness recorder at CES 2013 called the Smart Activity Tracker, so they definitely do have their eyes on wearable tech.
LG hasn't confirmed any specific details on potential wearable devices, but they did confirm that they were planning to release a "wearable product" in the future. A debut at CES 2014 is a safe bet

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