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Smartwatch War Is On: Samsung GALAXY Gear Patented

Will take on Apple's iWatch; expected to be unveiled on 4th September along with GALAXY Note III.

 

The smartwatch war seems to be gaining momentum. With the successful Kickstarter campaign to Apple's iWatch, everyone is eyeing on the next gen wearable gadget and so is Samsung. It was recently revealed that Samsung has been awarded the patent for a smartwatch named GALAXY Gear. The patent documents reveal a touch based wearable device with flexible display.

If rumours are to be believed, Samsung will be unveiling the smartwatch along with the GALAXY Note III at an event in Berlin on 4th September. This is definitely a preemptive strike from Samsung to get its device first into the market before Apple because the iPhone-maker has been reported to be still hiring engineers for the development of its iWatch. The GALAXY Gear's concept design show it to have a microphone, speaker, USB port, and Back/Menu buttons. Being a concept design, we cannot be sure that all these features will be available in the final product as there may be certain additions and subtractions.

If the smartwatch does come to the market before Apple's iWatch, Samsung will have a distinct advantage as was the case with Apple when it launched the iPad and exercised virtual monopoly in this segment for a long time. Google is also said to be in the race but is likely to bring out its version of smartphone (obviously running Android) after the two electronics giants. Given that the smartwatch is from Samsung, we can surely expect the device to pair with its line-up of GALAXY series but it is not known if it will be compatible with other Android handsets or mobile phones with other platforms.

Smartwatch War Is On: Samsung GALAXY Gear Patented


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