Samsung has
unveiled a smartwatch with a colour screen that can show alerts, be used for
voice calls and run apps. The Galaxy Gear had been highly
anticipated since the firm is currently the world's best-selling smartphone
maker and has beaten Microsoft, Apple and Google to unveil such a
device. Samsung called it a "fashion icon". However,
analysts warned that a decision to limit the watch to working as an accessory
to other Galaxy Android devices might limit its appeal.
Samsung has previously said growth in
the sales of its handsets was slowing, so investors are eager to see if it can
find another successful product.with a range of colourful watch straps
. It unveiled the watch - which will go on sale from 25 September - at the
Ifa consumer tech show in Berlin.
"The introduction of the Galaxy smartwatch comes as
no surprise to the industry, which has been expecting Samsung to beat the likes
of Apple - as well as watchmakers and other consumer electronics companies - to
market," said Chris Green, principal technology analyst at the consultancy
Davies Murphy Group.
"Consumers might be a bit disappointed to find that
the smartwatch is a partner device reliant on being paired with a Samsung
Android smartphone or tablet, rather than being the completely autonomous media
and communications device many consumers were expecting and hoping for."
Samsung says the Galaxy watch will cost about $300. Naija get ready?
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