On the optimistic front, with a bit more digging I found this comment from Jerker Lindgren Götsten (Sony Mobile): http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/06/13/wer

On the optimistic front, with a bit more digging I found this comment from Jerker Lindgren Götsten (Sony Mobile): http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/06/13/were-opening-up-smartwatch-create-and-flash-alternative-firmware/#comment-6979 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/06/13/were-opening-up-s... "The article was just a first step towards opening up the SmartWatch, more details will follow as the project progress." So maybe it's not the last gasp...