Galaxy Gear watch only works with Samsung Galaxy devices - NU.nl

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Galaxy Gear has a 1.67 inch super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels. The smart watch has a 800 MHz processor and 512 MB RAM. In the band of the watch is a 1.9-megapixel camera, speaker and microphones are hidden in the buckle. The camera can also be video recorded.

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The watch communicates through bluetooth with Samsung phones. For example, telephone calls may be started from the watch and incoming messages also on the Gear to see.

When a user starts on the watch for reading a message, it can be continued. without further action on the smartphone Samsung calls the function ‘Smart Relay’.

Extension

addition to an extension of the smartphone, the gear also own possibilities den. So there are fitness apps that count the number of steps.

S Voice calls can be made and can be started.

in a special Evernote app from the watch hands notes

addition, users can track their diet by pictures of their meal to do with the camera in the buckle of the watch and to indicate for some meal in a special app it went.

Apps for Gear can be downloaded. only via Samsung Apps It is not yet clear which operating system the gear used.

Sound

Users can

their Galaxy phone set so that the screen is locked when the phone is more than 1.5 meters from the Galaxy Gear removed.

the Find My Device option on the Gear allows users to find their Galaxy phone easier to make.

which sound

See the time can also click the gear, this is a choice of ten different clocks. This offer is being extended through downloads in Samsung Apps. Users can also customize the clock by Samsung itself.

Gear has a 315 mAh battery that would last more than 24 hours. The smart watch with the Galaxy Note 3 released simultaneously on September 25 in the Netherlands. The watch will be available in the colors black, gray, orange, beige, gold and green.

smart watch is initially only be used with the equally new Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 10.1. There are also after an update the Galaxy S3 and S4 and Note II. The Galaxy Gear will retail for 299 euros.

View photos of the Galaxy Gear

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