{"id":16005,"date":"2013-08-22T02:08:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:08:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-08-22T02:08:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:08:51","slug":"Samsung-to-unveil-smartwatch-next-month--Get-ready-for-wearable-computing-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=16005","title":{"rendered":"Samsung to unveil &#8216;smartwatch&#8217; next month &#8211; Get ready for wearable computing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea&#8217;s Samsung Electronics will unveil its new Galaxy Gear &#8220;smartwatch&#8221; early next month, ahead of Apple&#8217;s iWatch, Bloomberg news and a fan site said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Galaxy Gear, which will allow users to make calls, access email and even surf the Internet, will launch on September 4, said the sammobile.com site.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s top handset maker will also launch its new Galaxy Note 3 on that day, the site reported.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg said the first version of the smart watch would not have a flexible screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wearable computing, including Google&#8217;s Glass eyewear, is considered as the next frontier in consumer electronics following smartphones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June, Sony unveiled the latest version of its SmartWatch, which links with smartphones to receive alerts about phone calls, emails and updates from social networks and also includes a music function.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung&#8217;s US rival <strong>Apple has long been rumored to be working on introducing an &#8220;iWatch&#8221;,<\/strong> which would represent the biggest gadget launch by the firm since the iPad mini last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source AP<\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea&#8217;s Samsung Electronics will unveil its new Galaxy Gear &#8220;smartwatch&#8221; 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