Η Samsung is reportedly ready to launch a smart watch device in the next few months, but will be a fully functional phone device.
More specifically, according to her publication Wall Street journal, which cites sources within the Korean company, Samsung is planning one device watchphone, which will be capable of making phone calls, without having to interface with a smartphone.
In addition to making phone calls, Samsung's watchphone will be able to take photos, send e-mails, have a GPS receiver, Bluetooth and a pointer monitoringof heartbeats. The device will "run" it functional system Tizen, which has been developed by Samsung itself in collaboration with Intel.
The company is alleged to be in touch with telecommunications service providers in the United States, South Korea and Europe to promote the device. Its launch is estimated to be between June and July.
Η Samsung κυκλοφορεί ήδη στην αγορά Appliances smartwatches, εκ των οποίων το Gear 2 χρησιμοποιεί το λειτουργικό Tizen. Επίσης, μοντέλα smartwatches έχουν παρουσιαστεί και από τη Sony. Similar devices are also designed by companies like Google and ZTE, while the same is expected to do in the near future Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, Samsung's biggest competitor in smartphones.
It is worth noting that according to research firm IDC, deliveries of wearable devices, including smartwatches, are expected to triple 2014, surpassing 19 million units, while smartphone sales are expected to increase by 19% to 1,2 billion units.
Source: naftemporiki.gr