Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch: hands-on review

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch gives users several of the basic functions of modern smartphones in a conventiently small package, even if it may take a while for the public to get used to the sight of them being used.
"This is a whole new category of technology that Samsung hope will compliment the smartphones that people already use, and will allow them to save huge amounts of time by not bothering to pull them out of their pockets every time they vibrate with an email," says Matt Warman, The Telegraph's Head of Technology.

Samsung unveils smartwatch ahead of rival Apple

BERLIN: Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated digital wristwatch Wednesday, beating Apple to what could become this year's must-have holiday gift item.

So-called smartwatches, which can perform tasks such as displaying email and Twitter messages on a device worn around the wrist, have been around for several years but have failed so far to inspire great interest among ordinary consumers. But with smartphone behemoths Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. joining the fray _ and Google pushing its Google Glass gadget _ experts see a chance of wearable computers breaking into the mainstream.