Samsung lauches Galaxy Gear smartwatch in Berlin
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JK Shin, head of Samsung mobile division, predicated the Galaxy Gear-effectively a mobile you wear on your wrist. Would become” a new fashion icon through the world” as he launched the device at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin .
The new smart watch has a touch screen of barely more than four centimeters (1.6 inches) in a brushed steel mount and wrist strap in six different colors. Contrary to rumors, it does not have a flexible screen.
Samsung is not the first company to introduce a watch that connects via wifi to a smart phone, alerting its user to calls, texts and emails. Casio, sonny or pebble already have similar products.
However, with its arch rival Apple still to roll its much rumored” I watch”, and the likes of Microsoft and Goggle not exhibiting at IFA, the south Korean giant has the field more or less to itself to wow the geeks.
Unlike its competition, the Samsung device allows users to make calls without taking their phone out of their pocket. Instead, they can hold their wrist up to their ear and use the built-in speaker and microphone.
The Galaxy Gear will go on sale on September 25 and also has a tiny camera in its wrist strap.
Gadget geeks from all over the world have converged on Berlin this week.
The first two days, Wednesday and Thursday, are reserved for the press. After that will open its doors to the general public form Friday through Wednesday to dazzle hi-tech freaks with the latest state-of-the-art gadgets on 145,000 square meters of exhibition space. (Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smart watch in Berlin )