The Samsung Galaxy Gear is basically a tiny phone on your wrist. It already has its own apps like Snapchat and Pocket (whyyy?) but if you're really insane, you can make it run real Android apps too.
What would scifi be without all those glorious telecommunication wristwatches? This amazing new Galaxy Gear commercial from Samsung — which features clips from Dick Tracy straight through to Predator — reminds us that the future is already here.
Sure, tech ads repeat the same tropes over and over and over. But as The Week points out, Samsung's first ad for Galaxy Gear is strikingly similar to Apple's first ad for the iPhone.
I don't want a smartwatch. I don't, and will not. Because the very idea of a smartwatch, even at its platonic ideal, is damn useless. Let me explain.
Welp the Samsung Galaxy Gear is finally here. It's not the first smartwatch by any means, but it's the first big assault in a war that's just beginning. But has it changed your view on smartwatches at all? Has the Toq? Could anything?
We've heard some rumblings about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear smartwatch and what it may or may not be. But VentureBeat got its hands on what it claims is a real prototype ahead of the gadget's likely September 4th release, and apparently it comes complete with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 4-megapixel camera, and even…
