It is interesting to see Samsung always updating the Smartwatch technology.
I am ready to change my Samsung Gear 2 for a Samsung Gear Solo. With phone and GPS more all the technology already in the Gear 2 the Samsung Gear Solo will be a great tool for all short of activities.
Thanks Samsung for not only going for top money investment and continue to bring technology that makes life fun and easier.
An other proof that Samsung is the coolest technology company.
It is interesting to see Samsung always updating the Smartwatch technology.
I am ready to change my Samsung Gear 2 for a Samsung Gear Solo. With phone and GPS more all the technology already in the Gear 2 the Samsung Gear Solo will be a great tool for all short of activities.
Thanks Samsung for not only going for top money investment and continue to bring technology that makes life fun and easier.
An other proof that Samsung is the coolest technology company.
you are a Korean orphan being held hostage in Samsung corporate headquarters.
I don't think that's what Apple is doing. I think they know what they want it to do and they're incorporating what's needed into the next version of iOS and MacOS. My guess is the iWatch will be more of a partner to the phone than anything Samsung has offered. Perhaps the watch will be another factor for unlocking the phone. I expect it will be bundle of sensors to feed additional data to the phone and display notifications from the phone. I don't think the primary functions will be things people don't want or need to do. Suppose the watch will also seamlessly interface with MacOS as well and bring cool new functions to the computer? We should get a good idea at the developers conference.
Well, walking and running, it's problematic in a variety of ways to have to touch some attached device like an iPhone in an armband, or a smart-watch on the wrist to do stuff.
I'm hoping that Apple's entry into the "quantified person" market will be a little more usable - maybe using Siri technology, with Bluetooth, to provide a more voice-driven UI.
Sure, the hard data and stats will be available on the watch/phone when needed, but in real-time we need hands-free, wearable technology.
Who uses watches anymore anyways? I really hope this iWatch rumor is just that- a rumor. Talk about a product that couldn't induce any more yawns. Everybody carries their phones with them at all times. And it has a watch on it. This is a fad that will die quickly.
I hate watches. They give you weird tan markings. They stink badly if you wear them all the time. They are heavy and get in the way when you are writing, get stuck in your sleeves, get stuck when you take your jacket off.
Unless you are 45+ and own a clean platinum or gold watch as purely a status symbol, they have no use. The iPhone already does everything and more than a smart watch, has a bigger screen, and you don't look like a tard when you use it. I'm sure they would sell a bunch. Just like Google's glasses. But a sucker is born every minute..
Not Swiss?
I'll give it a miss.
Wearing this watch made in 2000 at the moment worth around six Galaxy S5's, waterproof to 5000 feet, nice engineering.
Relax, this thing doesn't have to be another I-Phone to be successful. There are a lot of directions that Samsung could take this device. The new flexible display that Samsung is coming out with can be used to enlarge the screen size if need be. A small screen on the outside, but if you flip it open, you can have as big as a 4-6 inch screen on the inside. You could also do stuff with 3D displays, holograms, you name it. And that if they want to go the high-end route.
Or they can make it a low-end device for developing nations. Keep the cost below $100, even below $50 and this can be the phone of choice for working class people in Asia, Latin America, Africa etc. This device can replace feature phones - and very cheap Android phones being used as feature phones - for that market. Instead of buying a phone and a watch, you can just buy one device. The problem is that in order to be a real option in developing nations, the device will need 2 SIM cards, but Samsung knows that already.
The upshot that it is really weak to hammer Samsung for copying Apple and doing so with Android, but when they finally come out with their own device that is not based on an pre-existing Apple device and doesn't even use Android - it uses their own OS - you hammer that too. At some point it gets to being simply against everyone that isn't Apple, including companies that compete with Apple without copying and companies that make products that Apple doesn't (or doesn't yet).
Another angle: Who do you guys hate more ... Google or Samsung? Before you say Samsung, please remember that it was Google and Android that made it possible for Samsung to copy the I-Phone to begin with. Otherwise, even if Samsung had copied the I-Phone with their own OS, it still would not have sold because of the lack of apps. And as I wrote earlier (in a comment that may get out of moderation and appear some time) Samsung going to Tizen means that they aren't aiming for this device to be app-driven, meaning that they aren't copying the I-Phone, I-Pad or even the I-Pod here. This is a legitimate attempt to make a device of their own.
But if you say Google, this should really make you happy. Why? Because Google has invested a ton in wearables that have to be tethered to an Android phone. Hardware, software, licensing with OEMs, you name it. Now, thanks to Samsung coming out with their own Tizen device that doesn't need a smartphone, who is going to buy them? Exactly. And if Samsung is smart, they will make their watches have the ability to operate with smartphones and tablets, but only those manufactured by Samsung.
Google was going to have a big event to launch their smart watches and other wearables next month, but now it is already old news. No one is going to care about Android-powered watches and whatever that need a smartphone connection when Samsung has already come out with a practical device that has one. So Google's wearable strategy is in a real tough spot. Everyone is going to be looking backwards to Samsung's already superior device on its own OS and looking forward to Apple's smart watch launching next year. So instead of buying the Google Android wearables, everyone is either going to buy a superior, more practical device from Samsung today or wait on Apple tomorrow.
And if wearables really are the future, it puts Google in the lurch. With this product, Samsung is back to what it does well, which is make devices that are functional but not exactly elegant or sophisticated. (It speaks volumes that Xiaomi was able to make far superior tablets and phones to Samsung in just 4 years, AND come up with a better marketing strategy). Instead of making devices that essentially replace computers, which takes great engineering and design, with Tizen they can make more mundane devices that are still "smart" and "connected" but get the job done, which is more akin to their appliances, feature phones and such. So they can use Tizen to go in a direction where their smart watches are more akin to an I-Pod shuffle than an I-Phone 5 or I-Pad Air. They can compete in their own space with their own device.
And if the need to compete with the I-Watch does come along? Well they can just join Google's Android Silver program. That's the hilarious part. Google needs Samsung right now because Samsung is the only company that makes Google powered hardware that actually sells (whether Galaxy phones or Chromebooks) but thanks to Tizen, Samsung gets to move ahead on their own terms. Samsung is already going to start putting Tizen in their low end smart phones instead of Android. If the idea gets established that you can have a smartphone without needing an app store (maybe you can download and install the software, or use browser based HTML5 apps instead) then they won't even need Android for their mid-range or high end smart phones 3-5 years out.
So Samsung is in a winning position right now, that is at least to be #2 behind Apple. And who would you rather that be? Google? Microsoft? Amazon maybe?
Are you kidding? That was fantastic. Was that like on SNL or what? Of course when he dropped his phone wasn't the plastic back and the battery supposed to fly off?
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I am ready to change my Samsung Gear 2 for a Samsung Gear Solo. With phone and GPS more all the technology already in the Gear 2 the Samsung Gear Solo will be a great tool for all short of activities.
Thanks Samsung for not only going for top money investment and continue to bring technology that makes life fun and easier.
An other proof that Samsung is the coolest technology company.
Lose the captions, and you will make Roy Doty proud.
I watched this video. God, I just.....geezus.
Next thing you know, people might actually add audio to test messaging. Wait....what?
Dick Tracy lives!
I can't decide if this is more Dick Tracy or Maxwell Smart.
lol....wow, that commercial was terrible.
you are a Korean orphan being held hostage in Samsung corporate headquarters.
I don't think that's what Apple is doing. I think they know what they want it to do and they're incorporating what's needed into the next version of iOS and MacOS. My guess is the iWatch will be more of a partner to the phone than anything Samsung has offered. Perhaps the watch will be another factor for unlocking the phone. I expect it will be bundle of sensors to feed additional data to the phone and display notifications from the phone. I don't think the primary functions will be things people don't want or need to do. Suppose the watch will also seamlessly interface with MacOS as well and bring cool new functions to the computer? We should get a good idea at the developers conference.
Well, walking and running, it's problematic in a variety of ways to have to touch some attached device like an iPhone in an armband, or a smart-watch on the wrist to do stuff.
I'm hoping that Apple's entry into the "quantified person" market will be a little more usable - maybe using Siri technology, with Bluetooth, to provide a more voice-driven UI.
Sure, the hard data and stats will be available on the watch/phone when needed, but in real-time we need hands-free, wearable technology.
Who uses watches anymore anyways? I really hope this iWatch rumor is just that- a rumor. Talk about a product that couldn't induce any more yawns. Everybody carries their phones with them at all times. And it has a watch on it. This is a fad that will die quickly.
I hate watches. They give you weird tan markings. They stink badly if you wear them all the time. They are heavy and get in the way when you are writing, get stuck in your sleeves, get stuck when you take your jacket off.
Unless you are 45+ and own a clean platinum or gold watch as purely a status symbol, they have no use. The iPhone already does everything and more than a smart watch, has a bigger screen, and you don't look like a tard when you use it. I'm sure they would sell a bunch. Just like Google's glasses. But a sucker is born every minute..
Not Swiss?
I'll give it a miss.
Wearing this watch made in 2000 at the moment worth around six Galaxy S5's, waterproof to 5000 feet, nice engineering.
No, I am a French Canadian living in an emancipated country.
But I can understand your point, if I was kept under a hut built by Apple somewhere in usa I could be blinded too.
Look somewhere else, try something else and enjoy it.
There is a life without Apple.
Samsung made cool product that will help you enjoy life.
I watched this video. God, I just.....geezus.
Did that weirdo kiss his phone when he found it?
Relax, this thing doesn't have to be another I-Phone to be successful. There are a lot of directions that Samsung could take this device. The new flexible display that Samsung is coming out with can be used to enlarge the screen size if need be. A small screen on the outside, but if you flip it open, you can have as big as a 4-6 inch screen on the inside. You could also do stuff with 3D displays, holograms, you name it. And that if they want to go the high-end route.
Or they can make it a low-end device for developing nations. Keep the cost below $100, even below $50 and this can be the phone of choice for working class people in Asia, Latin America, Africa etc. This device can replace feature phones - and very cheap Android phones being used as feature phones - for that market. Instead of buying a phone and a watch, you can just buy one device. The problem is that in order to be a real option in developing nations, the device will need 2 SIM cards, but Samsung knows that already.
The upshot that it is really weak to hammer Samsung for copying Apple and doing so with Android, but when they finally come out with their own device that is not based on an pre-existing Apple device and doesn't even use Android - it uses their own OS - you hammer that too. At some point it gets to being simply against everyone that isn't Apple, including companies that compete with Apple without copying and companies that make products that Apple doesn't (or doesn't yet).
Another angle: Who do you guys hate more ... Google or Samsung? Before you say Samsung, please remember that it was Google and Android that made it possible for Samsung to copy the I-Phone to begin with. Otherwise, even if Samsung had copied the I-Phone with their own OS, it still would not have sold because of the lack of apps. And as I wrote earlier (in a comment that may get out of moderation and appear some time) Samsung going to Tizen means that they aren't aiming for this device to be app-driven, meaning that they aren't copying the I-Phone, I-Pad or even the I-Pod here. This is a legitimate attempt to make a device of their own.
But if you say Google, this should really make you happy. Why? Because Google has invested a ton in wearables that have to be tethered to an Android phone. Hardware, software, licensing with OEMs, you name it. Now, thanks to Samsung coming out with their own Tizen device that doesn't need a smartphone, who is going to buy them? Exactly. And if Samsung is smart, they will make their watches have the ability to operate with smartphones and tablets, but only those manufactured by Samsung.
Google was going to have a big event to launch their smart watches and other wearables next month, but now it is already old news. No one is going to care about Android-powered watches and whatever that need a smartphone connection when Samsung has already come out with a practical device that has one. So Google's wearable strategy is in a real tough spot. Everyone is going to be looking backwards to Samsung's already superior device on its own OS and looking forward to Apple's smart watch launching next year. So instead of buying the Google Android wearables, everyone is either going to buy a superior, more practical device from Samsung today or wait on Apple tomorrow.
And if wearables really are the future, it puts Google in the lurch. With this product, Samsung is back to what it does well, which is make devices that are functional but not exactly elegant or sophisticated. (It speaks volumes that Xiaomi was able to make far superior tablets and phones to Samsung in just 4 years, AND come up with a better marketing strategy). Instead of making devices that essentially replace computers, which takes great engineering and design, with Tizen they can make more mundane devices that are still "smart" and "connected" but get the job done, which is more akin to their appliances, feature phones and such. So they can use Tizen to go in a direction where their smart watches are more akin to an I-Pod shuffle than an I-Phone 5 or I-Pad Air. They can compete in their own space with their own device.
And if the need to compete with the I-Watch does come along? Well they can just join Google's Android Silver program. That's the hilarious part. Google needs Samsung right now because Samsung is the only company that makes Google powered hardware that actually sells (whether Galaxy phones or Chromebooks) but thanks to Tizen, Samsung gets to move ahead on their own terms. Samsung is already going to start putting Tizen in their low end smart phones instead of Android. If the idea gets established that you can have a smartphone without needing an app store (maybe you can download and install the software, or use browser based HTML5 apps instead) then they won't even need Android for their mid-range or high end smart phones 3-5 years out.
So Samsung is in a winning position right now, that is at least to be #2 behind Apple. And who would you rather that be? Google? Microsoft? Amazon maybe?
Samsung made cool product that will help you enjoy life.
It's called a fridge.
lol....wow, that commercial was terrible.
Are you kidding? That was fantastic. Was that like on SNL or what? Of course when he dropped his phone wasn't the plastic back and the battery supposed to fly off?
And it has a whopping ten minute talk time.
And you'll have a heat rash on your wrist just that quickly, too.
-Said no one ever.
So will they clammer for, and Samsung supply, a watch with a 5" or 6" screen?