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Samsung patents reveal smartwatch with circular screen
Recently, some patents filed by Samsung were spotted on the United States Patents and Trademarks Office, revealing a possible smartwatch with a circular screen. Before we take a look at them, let me remind you it may not be the SIM-enabled Gear Solo that we've been hearing about, as the one we’re looking at requires […]
- By Hammad S.
- 10 years ago
Patents filed show concept Samsung SmartWatch, aka ‘Gear’
Following a report indicating Samsung will announce its first smarwatch, said to named Samsung Gear, on September 4, a few patents that the company filed for a smartwatch have been found at the Korea Institute of Patent Information, showing a prototype design in detail. Registered on May 31, the model number SM-V700 is mentioned again in the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung reportedly begins development of Galaxy Ring
Latest reports suggest that Samsung has allegedly started working on a smart ring called the ‘Galaxy Ring.' The so-called Samsung Galaxy Ring will use circuit boards made in Japan. Notably, Samsung has formally begun the development of the wearable ring that users will wear on their fingers and get health data on their phones. Using […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 10 months ago
Samsung might be developing a solar-powered Galaxy Watch smartwatch
Samsung is considering using solar energy to power its Galaxy smartwatches. Or, more specifically, Samsung has been entertaining the idea of applying solar cells to a Galaxy Watch wrist strap for a couple of years now. A patent application filed all the way back in 2019 got discovered recently by LetsGoDigital after being published by […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy BudsX confirmed through Galaxy Wearable app
Samsung is expected to launch a bunch of new products during its August 5 event. Apart from the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Fold 2, the South Korea tech giant is also expected to unveil new accessories, including its next-generation smartwatch and the bean-shaped truly wireless earphones. Now, these two wearables have been confirmed […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Watchmaker Orient wants Galaxy smartwatch sales banned
Samsung has changed the branding for its smartwatches recently. “Gear” was the branding previously used for these devices. The Galaxy Watch is what Samsung's calling its latest model. Samsung did this to bring the product under the Galaxy umbrella which has largely been associated with its smartphones. It will likely stick to this moniker going […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Future Gear smartwatches may have a rotary dial display
Most of the flexible display patents that we've seen from Samsung so far have been limited to bendable and foldable smartphones but a new patent application has been published by the US Patent & Trademark Office which suggests that future Gear smartwatches from Samsung might feature a rotary dial display. Samsung introduced its rotary dial […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung is revolutionizing in-store retail operations with Fujitsu
Samsung has teamed up with Fujitsu to revolutionize in-store retail operations. At the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York City, Fujitsu launched a new software solution that creates a secure two-way collaborative digital communication platform between the company's U-Scan Self-Checkout (SCO) or Fresco Point-of-Sale (POS) touchscreen systems and Samsung's smartwatches. This new system […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Anyone can make watchfaces for the Gear S2 now with the Gear Watch Designer
Samsung has unveiled the Gear Watch Designer which is one of the most complex pieces of software coming from the South Korean giant so far. The app is currently available for the Windows and Mac operating systems and it simplifies the creation of watchfaces for the Gear S2 so that it doesn't require any coding […]
- By Octav G.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Gear S2 hands-on: Also works with non-Samsung Android devices
Samsung, which is the largest filer of patents in wearable technology, was one of the first big-name brands to enter the smartwatch space with the Gear smartwatch and other fitness tracking devices. The company teased its next-generation Gear smartwatch, the Gear S2, during the announcement of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung’s Exynos 7420 processor headed to round Orbis smartwatch
Samsung’s new round smartwatch that we’ve seen in patent drawings (dubbed Orbis) is sure to be a luxury smartwatch for those that don’t want to compromise on looks and functionality. But what about the power behind this new luxury timepiece? Will raw power turn tech heads? Samsung seems to be prepared to answer that question […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: A few features of the ring on Samsung’s round smartwatch
There is a lot of hoopla around wearable devices these days, especially when it comes to their appearance. Samsung has stuck to its square-shaped smartwatch design as the company has been of the opinion that a square screen is the best form for reading content on a small screen. Then Motorola revealed the Moto 360, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung’s round smartwatch to have a rotating bezel ring and crown-shaped power button
Among the few Android Wear smartwatches on the market, Motorola's Moto 360 is perhaps the most attractive of the bunch, thanks to its classic circular watch-like design. We've been hearing about a round smartwatch being in the works at Samsung for some time now, and we exclusively confirmed recently that this smartwatch – codenamed Orbis – […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: A round-dial Samsung smartwatch is in the works, MWC release likely
How many of you've found yourselves ranting about how Samsung doesn't have a real (read: round faced) smartwatch on the market? Turns out, the company's working on addressing that. Right from the first Galaxy Gear smartwatch to the full-blown Gear S (which is a phone in itself), we've seen a design language which although looks […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung registers Gear Store trademark, could be an app store for its Gear wearables
Samsung has registered yet another trademark for a product related to its Gear lineup of wearables. We came across the Gear VR trademark earlier this week, and now, a trademark for Gear Store, applied for at the United States Patent and Trademark Office has been found. From the trademark's description, Gear Store is a “computer application […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
