It turns out that the Galaxy Gear isn’t a very smart watch. Sure, it might do more than the watch you are wearing right now — at least on paper — but your everyday watch can tell time faster than the Gear, and is certainly more comfortable and attractive. And while the Gear does put some smartphone functionality on your wrist, it still requires you to grab your phone quite a bit, whether it is for installing apps or checking for more information about certain notifications. And that’s all assuming you can keep it on for long enough, given the comfort and battery life hurdles.
Joanna did a great review of the Galaxy Gear. Samsung’s entry into the smart watch market was more about being first than actually helping users. That is very clear.
I think the title is wrong. The next big thing is here but that’s all it has going for it: a big block on your wrist. 😉
Pretty clear that Samsung dumped out the Galaxy Gear as a placeholder. In the hopes of using it as “prior art” against Apple if and when Apple releases an iWatch. But I’m sure Apple has already applied for many patents with respect to iWatch.
Glorified remote/secondary screen. For $300, I’d rather strap an iPod Touch to my wrist/arm.
Agree. And a Blue Tooth earpiece is easier to use when it’s in your ear and not on your wrist.
Reminds me a bit of the Playbook, but in reverse.
But Jim – what if the point of the GG is not to dominate the market but rather to tip the market further towards their camp by adding in pseudo-proprietary slave-devices that can only work with samsung phones.