It's our last show before Christmas, and it's a good one. We get up-close and personal (again) with Google Glass, sort out all the Motorola updates, talk some smartwatches — and answer a bunch of your questions. Join us!

Thing 1: Smartwatches

• Samsung Galaxy Gear (U.S.) finally gets new firmware and expanded notifications
• Pebble announces its own app store; open to developers now, public gets it in 2014
• Pebble smartwatch on sale for $120 at Amazon and Best Buy

Thing 2: Motorola's updates and wood

• Moto G getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat starting today!
• Android 4.4 KitKat update hitting Droid Ultra, MAXX and Mini
• Moto X bamboo back arrives on Moto Maker, carries $100 premium
• Bamboo Moto X now ships by the end of the year
• From the Editor's Desk: Shut up and buy this phone

Thing 3: Google Glass update

• Google Glass updated to XE12, brings a wink camera, proper Hangouts support and iOS compatibility
• New Glassware now live on MyGlass
• MyGlass for iOS available in the App Store, again

Other stuff

• Verizon pushing out Android 4.3 for Galaxy Note 2
• BlackBerry: Android and iOS combined for 40 million new BBM registrations in 60 days
• Here's what BlackBerry's CEO really said about bringing the 'BlackBerry experience' to Android
• CyanogenMod receives new round of funding, talks about future plans
• Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition passes Google CTS, launching Dec. 24
• Sony PlayMemories app refreshed, QX-series firmware update coming soon
• LG unveils 21-inch all-in-one Chromebase desktop
• #CESlive update: Awesome guests, sponsors, a Vegas meetup and more!

We're less than two weeks out from Christmas, and Google's updating everything. We've got two new Google Play edition devices. We've got a white Nexus 7. And just about every app Google makes has been updated — along with yet another update to the Android software itself. Strap in, folks. This is a big one.

Thing 1: New Google Play edition devices

• Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition announced, available now
• LG announces Google Play edition G Pad 8.3
• LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition unboxing and hands-on
• Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition unboxing and hands-on
• Stock Android 'Gallery' app is no more on the new Google Play edition devices

Thing 2: Google updates all the things

• In pictures: The white Nexus 7
• Nexus OTA updates to Android 4.4.2 are pushing out now
• Google announces new apps, local content streaming for Chromecast
• Chromecast now works with Google Play Music, Movies & TV from the web
• Hangouts update hopes to fix MMS issues
• Android Device Manager app launches on Google Play
• Google Play Books updated, brings performance tweaks and uploading from your phone or tablet
• Google Translate updated with nine new languages
• Want snow on your Google+ photos? Just shake your phone
• Gmail update adds vacation auto responder, expands file attachment capabilities
• Gmail will automatically show images in e-mails

Other odds and ends

• Pebble update v1.14 adds Do Not Disturb, alarm improvements
• Cover lock screen replacement launches in the Play Store, still carries 'beta' tag
• CTIA, FCC come to agreement on cellphone unlocking terms
• 'Instagram Direct' private messaging is now official
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 now available on Google Play
• Plants vs. Zombies 2 updated with 'loads of cool stuff'
• Moto G's U.S. debut delayed by winter weather
• A sneak peek at #CESlive!
• Sprint to sell new tri-band Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks
• Google Glass as a music player: Sounds pretty good, but it's also tough on battery

Phil and Andrew are joined by JR Raphael for more on the Android 4.4.1 update of the Nexus 5, we've got the LG G Flex in house, and a whole bunch of your questions.

Thing 1: Android 4.4.1 and the Nexus 5

• Android 4.4.1 update coming with Nexus 5 camera fixes [update]
• Android 4.4.1 update for Nexus 5 now live
• From the forums: What's new in Android 4.4.1?
• Android 4.4.1 arriving on more Nexus devices

Thing 2: The LG G Flex

• LG G Flex preview
• LG: Nearly half of all smartphones will be curved, bendable by end of decade
• Hands-on with the LG G Flex
• LG G Flex availability dates announced for Singapore and Hong Kong

Thing 3: The Qualcomm Toq

• Qualcomm Toq unboxing

Other odds and ends

• JR Raphael on the Moto G
• Moto G versus Moto X
• Moto G versus Nexus 4
• Moto G Flip Shell review
• Good read: Andy Rubin now heading up Google's robotic moonshot
• HTC and Verizon confirm Droid DNA Android 4.2.2 update
• Coming up at CES 2014: Android Central, Mobile Nations and Geek Beat join forces!
• Google Play Music updated with SD card cache support

We're taking the week off from the podcast to do this Thanksgiving thing. Or as the rest of the world calls it, Thursday and Friday.

Thanks for listening and being a part of Android Central, and we'll catch y'all on the flip side.

We're getting the gang back together this afternoon for what we're told will be the 162nd edition of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! On tap this week: Motorola is very quickly becoming the good-guy manufacturer, Android 4.4 KitKat updates are rolling out all over the place, and we'll field a bunch of your questions.

Thing 1: Mighty Moto

• Motorola makes it official: Verizon's Moto X first to get Android 4.4 KitKat
• T-Mobile's Moto X getting Android 4.4 KitKat today
• AT&T Moto X soak test is starting, let the KitKat begin
• Motorola to offer factory images for Developer Editions, no longer void warranties
• Motorola puts Motorola Assist in Google Play, adds custom autoreply option
• Motorola Connect hits the Play Store as well, compatible with Moto's KitKat devices
• Moto G now available in Canada
• Moto G review

Thing 2: KitKat finally rolls out for Nexus devices

• Google pushing a bugfix for Android 4.4 KitKat [KRT16S], new factory images available for Nexus devices
• Nexus 4's Android 4.4 KitKat OTA download links now available

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Sprint Spark: theoretical speeds are theoretical
• HBO Go Android app updated with Chromecast support
• Chromecast app gets a redesign
• Google Wallet update lets you scan cards to enter them
• Google Wallet Card now available to order, ships in 10-12 days
• Verizon now selling the HTC One Max for $299
• Google rolls Play Magazines and Currents into Play Newsstand
• Android Central hits 1 million Google Play Newsstand subscribers - here's how to add us!
• Google gives an early look at the Glass Development Kit, shows off new apps

We're back and we've got the Moto G in house. Plus KitKat updates to the Nexus line, what, excatly, is going on with all this search and launcher stuff, and a whole slew of your questions. Join us!

Thing 1: The Moto G

• Motorola officially announces the Moto G!
• Video: Hands-on with the Moto G!
• In pictures: The Moto G
• Phones 4U carrying the Moto G in the UK, available to order now
• Verizon says it'll carry the Moto G on prepaid next year
• Moto G specs
• Hands on with the new Moto G accessories
• Moto G will ship with KitKat in the U.S.

Thing 2: KitKat abounds

• Android 4.4 KitKat rolling out to Nexus 7s, Nexus 10
• How to manually update your Nexus tablet to KitKat [updated]
• Google posts Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4
• Android 4.4 factory images for all Nexus 7s now available, too
• This week's sidebar poll: Do you sideload OTA updates?

Thing 3: Other things

• Nexus 5 review
• Google Search update brings new features and new cards to Google Now
• Samsung Galaxy Gear manager app update brings rich notifications from any app to the Gear
• Sprint doesn't want you to forget you've got dizzingly fast Spark LTE data
• ISIS Mobile Wallet now available for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile customers
• CyanogenMod Installer hits the Play Store to help you flash your phone
• Google Glass Explorer Program opens sign-ups to anyone interested
• Google Glass officially adding music in 'the next two weeks,' stereo earbuds available soon
• You can now design a custom Moto X on all four major U.S. carriers

It's all Nexus, all the time this week. OK, mostly Nexus. And Android 4.4 KitKat. And a few other things. But, really, just a whole lot of Nexus goin' on.

Thing 1: Still more on the Nexus 5

• The Nexus 5 vs. the LG G2
• The Nexus 5 speaker: Yes, there's only one — and software may be hurting what you hear [updated]
• Nexus 5 battery life first impressions: Good enough, but not great
• Nexus 5 models 820 and 821: What's the difference?
• What I'm using: The Zens Wireless Charger with the Nexus 5
• Nexus 5 now available from Canadian carriers
• Nexus 5 now available through Sprint, Amazon and Best Buy

Thing 2: Still more on Android 4.4 KitKat

• Hangouts 2.0 now rolling out with SMS support
• How to disable SMS messages in Hangouts
• Google Voice numbers can now receive MMS from T-Mobile numbers
• Google Keyboard update brings KitKat features, drops the holo blue
• The KitKat Clock app has a subtle but impressive feature
• Gallery and Photos: Why does the Nexus 5 have two ways to handle images?
• Photo editing improvements in the Android 4.4 KitKat Gallery
• Printing in Android 4.4 KitKat (with some help from HP)
• Switching launchers with Android 4.4's new 'Home' setting
• How to add and arrange home screens in Android 4.4 KitKat
• Nexus 5 camera samples and first impressions
• How to get Google Now off your Android 4.4 KitKat home screen

Thing 3: Anything that's not Nexus or KitKat

• New YouTube comment system integrated with Google+ now available
• Your Google+ profile picture will soon be paired with your phone number
• Verizon announces their own tablet - the Ellipsis 7 will debut Nov. 7 for $250
• Google Glass gets XE11 update, adds new directions, calendar search, setup and screencasting shortcut
• BBM4ALL Video Contest - Make a kick-ass BBM commercial and you could win a trip to Toronto and visit to BlackBerry HQ!

Phil, Alex and Andrew spend an hour fielding questions from a live Q&A on the new Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat. No script. No prep time. We're working without a net. Join us!

We've got the Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 KitKat in our hot little hands, and we're gonna talk them to death this week. Plus, Phil finally gets Google Glass. Join us!

Thing 1: The Nexus 5

• The Nexus 5 is official, Play Store now taking orders
• Nexus 5 official specs
• Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat video walkthrough
• In pictures: The Nexus 5
• Sprint Nexus 5: $149 for 16GB on contract; preorders Nov. 1, available Nov. 8
• T-Mobile says it'll carry the Nexus 5, forgets to give a price or date
• Yes, you can buy a Nexus 5 from Google Play and activate it on Sprint
• Hangouts v2 preinstalled on Nexus 5, updated in Play Store in coming weeks

Thing 2: Android 4.4 KitKat

• Android 4.4 KitKat is official, launching on the Nexus 5
• Google releases Android 4.4 KitKat SDK
• In Android 4.4, Google Now is finally part of your home screen
• Android 4.4 KitKat 'Easter egg' animation
• Kit Kat branches hitting the Android source tree, Nexus 5 factory images now available
• Google Wallet 'tap and pay' can work on any Android 4.4 device, but still requires a U.S. SIM
• Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 will all get Android 4.4 KitKat
• Galaxy Nexus will not get Android 4.4 KitKat
• Motorola to bring KitKat to Moto X, new Droids and Dev Edition RAZR HD
• HTC One to get KitKat within 90 days in the U.S. [Updated]
• Google Voice won't be integrated into latest Hangouts update, but it's coming
• Video: What's new in Android 4.4 design
• Video: What's new in Android 4.4

Thing 3: Yes, there's other stuff to talk about

• Motorola makes updating the Moto X camera easy, moves app to Google Play
• Sprint Galaxy Nexus Android 4.3 update rolling out starting today
• Pandora now officially supports Chromecast
• Google Glass and moving violations: There will be growing pains
• Android Central Live: It's a wrap!

Phil, Andrew and Alex are joined by Russell Holly of Geek.com to see where we stand on the new Nexus stuff, the launch of BBM — Its really great user friendly and smooth! — and we take a slew of questions from the live Q&A. Join us!

Thing 1: Ready or not, here's BBM!

• BBM for Android finally here today ... later ... eventually ... NOW!
• BBM bests 1 million installs in its first day on Android
• Who's using BBM on Android?
• BlackBerry 'aware' of suspect reviews, 'working with Google to resolve this'
• BBM updated to support more devices, doesn't list which ones

Thing 2: Nexus watch 2013

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Thing 3: Other odds and ends

• Plants vs. Zombies 2 now live in Google Play
• Call of Duty: Strike Team now available - latest postmodern war shooter is $6.99
• Custom Moto X now $99.99 from Moto Maker site
• Is T-Mobile starting to offer free tethering on prepaid plans?
• Samsung hit with fine in Taiwan, probe into failing devices in China