Samsung to release Smartwatch GEAR along with Galaxy Note III

According to rumours on the web, Samsung will release its Galaxy Note III as its custom at the IFA conference on the 6th of September this year. Along with the phablet, it is also expected that a smartwatch will be launched at the event.

The rumour has its source from Patently Apple which claims that Samsung is trying to beat Apple to launch the smartwatch Gear before Apple launches it iWatch which is also in the development phase.

It also claims Samsung is only trying to look like a leader without really offering innovation in the potential smartwatch market. This is understandable if you note that this is coming from an Apple blog.

There have been claims that this new smartwatch may be more of an accessory than an independent device. Due to the size of the phablet which makes it difficult to remove from your pocket at any incident of sound from the device, it is expected that you would be able to control it through the smartwatch device.

The smartwatch will display notifications of the phablet like messages or calls and will run on a modified version of Android. It must be noted however that Samsung won’t be the first tech company to bring the smartwatch device to the market. Pebble has introduced its smartwatch into the market and Japanese Tech Company Sony has released two products in the smartwatch category.

Patently Apple in its post didn’t mention any source of this info or if it even had any source for this info, so this info must be treated more like a low probability rumour rather than high expectation.

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