(PICZ) Samsung Unveils First Of Its Kind Smart Watch, Galaxy ‘Phalet’

New era: The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is launched in Berlin

Today 4th of September 2013, tecchnology giants Samsung has finally unveiled its Galaxy Gear smartwatch and revealed a ‘slimmer, lighter, faster’ Galaxy Note 3 ‘phablet.’
The surprisingly sleek wrist-mounted device has a solid touchscreen, runs Android apps and can sync with a smartphone to make phone calls and access the web.
When an email is received on the watch, for example, it is automatically opened on the Galaxy Note 3.
The Galaxy Gear comes in six colours and will be available from 25 September. It will cost $299(N47,840) in the U.S.

Galaxy Gear has a 1.6-inch SuperAMOLED display and Samsung claims the battery life is 25 hours on a single charge.
Samsung said the watch was designed to be a companion for the Note 3, but there will be software upgrades that make it compatible with the Galaxy S4 and S3 from October.
It responds to voice commands and when a wearer wants to answer a call, they can raise the watch to their ear.
The speaker and microphone are positioned so it can be used like a regular phone.
The camera is positioned on the outside of the strap and photos can be taken by pointing and shooting after a simple swipe of the screen.
The speaker and microphone are positioned on the Galaxy Gear, pictured left, so it can be used like a regular phone
The Korean firm has become among the first major companies to launch what’s been dubbed a ‘true’ smartwatch and has pipped main rival Apple to the accolade.
Other smartwatches, can receive notifications and information from a connected smartphone but can’t run apps or be used as a web-enabled device in their own right.
The Galaxy Note 3 is part-phone, part-tablet, called a ‘phablet,’ and is the successor to last year’s Galaxy Note II.
It has a 5.7-inch HD SuperAMOLED screen, compared to the Note II which is 5.5-inch.
It comes in nine colours including jet black, classic white, blush pink, mustard yellow, mint blue and oatmeal beige.
The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a enhanced stylus, called the S Pen, that is ‘more than just for writing and drawing, it has actions attached to it.’
For example, a user can write a person’s phone number, and using the phone’s handwriting recognition, it is automatically added to the phone book, or if it is already a contact, will ring them.