Samsung will launch its smart watch, the Galaxy Gear, on Sept. 4 ahead of the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany.
Lee Young-hee, VP of Samsung's mobile business, confirmed the date and some details about the device in an interview with The Korea Times.
"We will be introducing a new wearable concept device called Galaxy Gear at our own event in Berlin on Sept. 4," Lee said. He added that the Gear will not have a flexible display. "We are confident that the Gear will add meaningful momentum to the mobile industry."
Lee also confirmed Samsung's official launch of the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA, but he did not reveal any details about that device.
Mashable will be at IFA Berlin this year to bring you firsthand impressions of the Galaxy Gear and the Galaxy Note 3.
Are you excited about Galaxy Gear? Share your thoughts in the comments.
The Coloud KNOCK is an on-ear type headphone that features an integrated microphone and control key, to make answering or making calls easy, and Coloud’s patent-pending ‘Zound Lasso’ which is a clever way to keep the cables tangle-free.
Speaking of which, just like the other Coloud headphones, the cables themselves are flat, tangle-free type but the Zound Lasso definitely comes in useful when you’re storing the Coloud Knock in your backpack. It seems a bit plasticy but durable enough to survive being dumped into a backpack or large purse, though they’re definitely not small enough to fit inside a pocket. Or you could just wear them around your neck, seeing as how these are available in some really fun, Lumia-matching colors (which include cyan blue, bright red, or yellow).
The retail packaging is nice and well, and pretty easy to spot in a store, thanks to the aforementioned bright colors and the triangle shape, heh. And as many manufacturer will tell you, some consumers make their decision in stores, just based on what the boxes look like.
Considering these headphones are just 22 Euros (which is about INR 1800 at the time of this post), they sound pretty okay for the price. I’m going to have to give them a bit more time before I can pass a verdict, but they sound pretty much like you’d expect them to sound at that price point. And as Nokia says, they will work with all Nokia Lumia smartphones, selected Nokia Asha devices, and any device with a 3.5mm AHJ audio plug.
Specifications Audio
Audio features: Stereo
Frequency response: 20 - 20 000 Hz
Speaker drivers: 40 mm high performance
Speaker impedance: 32 ohm
Directional microphone: Yes
Connectivity
AV connectors: 3.5 mm stereo headphone connector
Usage
Earpiece type: On-ear
Operating temperature: -5 - +40 C
User Interface
Operating keys: Multifunction key
Dimensions
Width: 140 mm
Height: 160 mm
Weight: 78 g
Cable length: 120 mm
Environmental features
Materials: Free of PVC, Free of BFR, rFR as in Nokia Substance List
Recycling: 100% recoverable as materials and energy
Packaging: Packaging is 100 % recyclable
User guide: Small printed guide, full on nokia.com, One colour printing
Nokia has developed more than one new mobile device and is due to announce them at an event in New York in late September, said the sources familiar with the plan.
The sources would not elaborate on details such as specifications and price but said the new models will include a phablet, a common name for smartphones with screens over 5 inches. Technology blogs have also said that Nokia plans to launch a tablet device.
Nokia officials were not immediately available for comment.
The move comes as the Finnish mobile phone company, which has fa
llen behind Samsung and Apple in smartphones, has stepped up its pace of product launches in the past year in a bid to stem a decline in sales.
Market leader Samsung has led the way in phablets, proving wrong early critics who said they were too clunky. Apple is the top seller of tablet devices.
Analysts expect demand for large screens to grow further as more consumers watch videos and look at photographs on their smartphones. A phablet would be the latest addition to Nokia's range of Lumia smartphones which use Microsoft's Windows Phone software.
In July, it announced the Lumia 1020, which comes with a 41-megapixel camera. Gaining share in smartphones is considered particularly crucial in the long run as more consumers want to use social media and video services from their phones.
Some analysts, however, have raised doubts over whether Nokia's recent efforts will help turn its business around.
The company has bet its future in smartphones on Windows Phone software, but Windows' share in the market is still at 3 percent, while Google's Android operating system and Apple's iOS together control over 90 percent.
While Nokia shipped 7.4 million Lumia smartphones in the second quarter, up 32 percent from the first quarter, Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu said it appeared much of the growth came from cheaper models.
Ferragu questioned whether Nokia's focus on high-end models, such as the Lumia 925, 928 and 1020, will pay off, forecasting a weak third quarter.
"This is a risky bet, as high-end smartphones are slowing overall, competition is intense, and ... Windows has had limited traction in the high end," he said in a research note on Tuesday. "Nokia appears to be heading for a disastrous September quarter."
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