Introduction and design
Updates: Our Galaxy Gear review contains updates to address its lower price, the increased competition and the optional switch to Tizen.
What makes a smartwatch these days? Is it something that simply sits on the wrist and buzzes when the phone does something in the pocket? A fully-fledged phone it itself? Or, like the Galaxy Gear, something in between?
We’ve got all kinds of devices pretending to be a smartwatch, and there’s definitely an interest from consumers, if not a desire, for such a thing strapped to the wrist.
There was clamour for the LG GD510, the real ‘Dick Tracy’ smartwatch that was essentially a feature phone on a wrist, allowing you to make calls and send texts.
It was thoroughly rubbish as a phone replacement, yet sold out the world over.
And then there’s the Pebble, a watch that’s meant to sit neatly next to your smartphone and give notifications and extra information when needed – a huge hit on Kickstarter, it’s been met with tepid reviews yet the makers still struggle to meet demand.
So when Samsung, the world’s biggest supplier of smartphones, makes a device that supplements the Galaxy Note 3 and the <a target=_blank …read more
Source: techradar.com – Gadgets
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