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Samsung might be touting the 800,000 shipment figure for the Galaxy Gear as something impressive, but the truth of the matter is that adoption of the Galaxy Gear just hasn't been as great as the company might have expected. To help turn things around a bit, Samsung Canada has announced that it will be discounting the Galaxy Gear from $329.99 to $279.99 during Black Friday (November 29th – December 2nd) in the country.
Samsung also confirmed that the Galaxy S III and Note II will be receiving the Android 4.3 update from November 29th so that the 2012 flagships become compatible with the Galaxy Gear, while carrier Bell will be updating the Galaxy S4 and S4 mini to the newer version of Android from November 23rd. So, if you have any of these devices (or the Note 3 or Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, both of which are already compatible with the Gear, buying the Galaxy Gear in the next few days could be the right thing to do, at the reduced price.
