Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch to debut on September 4: Reports
Samsung is expected to showcase its smartwatch at an event, which will be held on September 4.
Rumours about the existence of a smartwatch have been around ever since we saw Dick Tracy use it in the comics and then on the TV show. We have seen a few Android powered watches hit store shelves, but they have failed to impress us. In the past few months, we have heard rumours about Apple and Samsung working hard to launch a smartwatch.
New reports circulating the Internet suggest that Samsung is hard at work and will unveil their Galaxy Gear smartwatch to the world at the September 4 event. Samsung has sent out media invites for an event that will be held on September 4 and speculations suggest that the Galaxy Note III will be unveiled at the event.
Information on the Internet suggests that the device is called the Galaxy Gear and will be powered by the Android OS. There is no other information available about the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. According to Bloomberg, “The global watch industry will generate more than $60 billion in sales this year, and the first companies to sell devices that multitask could lock customers into their platform, boosting sales of smartphones, tablets and TVs.”
Apple, too it seems is hard at work making a smartwatch. Apple has more than 100 designers working on the design of a smartwatch. Samsung and Apple have been at war in the tablet and smartphone market for quite some time now. It looks like Samsung wants to have the first mover’s advantage against Apple in the smartwatch race.
Source: Bloomberg