Abstract: Samsung's Galaxy Gear is here, launched on Wednesday at Germany's IFA electronics show.I got a chance to try it out for 10 minutes. Here are my initial reactions.The device -- a Samsung representative said they're not calling it a smartwatch, just the Gal...
Abstract: South Korean tech giant Samsung on Monday said its Galaxy line of smartphones has sold more than 200 million units worldwide, second only to an estimated 420 million of Apple's iPhone.The smartphone war increasingly looks like a battle between two these t...
Abstract: Lisa Gade reviews the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch. The Gear is a companion or accessory for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 smartphones that sells for $299 (no contract required). It uses Bluetooth to share info with those phones and provide t...
The Galaxy Gear has great potential, The big bright screen of the Note 3 is a pleasure to use, The Stylus makes interaction simple, The back button, not on an iPhone but so useful!
The Android keyboard was difficult to use with a poor autocorrect, The size, too big for me but ideal for others, Toughness, Lack of dual speakers on the front, Video pause eye tracking was too intruding
I did investigate how to install iOS on the Samsung. Unfortunately, there's no way to do that which is a shame. I could imagine a Samsung with the ability to dual / triple boot and run iOS would be pretty cool. You will be able to dual-boot Android with U...
Published: 2013-11-04, Author: Ross , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Solid design & build, Effective, responsive display, Camera works well
Extremely limited functionality, Notifications are rubbish, Overpriced
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is well built and has a good screen that's readable in all conditions. Unfortunately, it fails to excel at any particular function, and is extremely poor at handling notifications, one of the key features of a smartwatch...
Abstract: Samsung's Galaxy Gear is here, launched on Wednesday at Germany's IFA electronics show.I got a chance to try it out for 10 minutes. Here are my initial reactions.The device -- a Samsung representative said they're not calling it a smartwatch, just the Galaxy Gear...
Lovely, solid design; very customisable and performance smoother than puréed mash.
Not enough dedicated app support, not the best fitness tracking system and, ultimately, more of a folly of tech than anything else
It's definitely better than the original Samsung Gear and but, as stunning a feat of hardware as it is, it's tough to recommend it as something you need to own....
Abstract: Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch was the company's first attempt to crack the wearables market but less than six months later, Samsung are ready to introduce their new wearables to the market. In the form of the Gear 2 , Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit , they are...
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Published: 2014-04-08, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: Over time, the Galaxy Gear was upgraded substantially with new software. Today the new Gear drops the ‘Galaxy' epithet because it runs software called Tizen rather than Android, although the difference is imperceptible.More GearSamsung Galaxy S5 review:...
