Samsung Shows Off It's First Ever Tizen Smartphone - the Samsung Z

Samsung debuted the industry's first Tizen powered smartphone, dubbed the Samsung Z. The homegrown Tizen OS was first appeared on the Gear 2 smartwatches, and then the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch was switches from Android to Tizen after the latest update.

Samsung Kick off the MWC 2014 with the Gear 2 Smartwatches

Gear 2 (left) and Gear 2 Neo (right)

Today in Barcelona, the South Korean company announced new Gear smartwatches at Mobile World Congress: the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Interestingly, Samsung dropping its Galaxy branding in the new smartwatches due to the operating system; the new Gear will be powered by the Tizen, a platform which Samsung has been invested for years.

Omate TrueSmart Smartwatch Comes with Call and Text Functions

The smartwatch market are growing fast, while most of the smartwatches are only the companion gadget for your smartphone such as the Samsung's Galaxy Gear and Sony's Smartwatch 2, the Omate TrueSmart is an independent device that have the calling and texting functions.

Guess what, the Omate TrueSmart is not only a smartwatch, it is also a phone. The watch has a Micro SIM card slot which located on the left side, while there is a 5 MP camera and some buttons on the right side of the device. On the other hand, A.I watch is also a standalone telephony function smartwatch.

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A.I Smartwatch - a Standalone Telephony Function Watch

It seems the mobile industry is getting hot with the development of Smartwatch. More and more smartwatches are going to flood the market as the coolest companion gadget for your smartphone.

The latest device that aiming to hit the market is the A.I Watch - a smartwatch that comes with standalone telephony function. Yes, you may make and accepts call directly from the A.I watch even without connected to your phone via bluetooth. This is because the watch itself has its own SIM card slot.

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IFA 2013 Wrap Up

Is time to say goodbye to IFA 2013 , the major trade show that took place once a year in Berlin, Germany.

Let's take a look at all of the new mobile devices announcements that happened at the IFA trade fair.

There are few pre-IFA events kick off before the official IFA event take place, such as the Samsung Unpacked 2013 Episode 2 and IFA 2013 Sony Press Conference.

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The Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

The Galaxy Gear smartwatch is the Samsung's first-ever wearable device, announced alongside with Galaxy Note 3 at the Samsung Unpacked event at IFA. The Galaxy Gear enhanced the users experience by connected with their Galaxy smartphone all the time to experience new mobile communications freedoms.

Which mean, without having to take out your phone from pocket, you will get all the notifications of incoming messages, calls, emails and alerts by looking at the display of the Galaxy Gear.

It packed a 1.63 inch AMOLED touchscreen display with 320 x 320 resolution, a build in 1.9 MP camera, powered by a 800 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM,  4 GB of storage and a 315 mAh battery.

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Samsung Unpacked Event 2013 Episode 2 at IFA

Today, Samsung announced three new devices at the Samsung Unpacked 2013 Episode 2: The Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.

Photo source: CNET Live Blog, Samsung unpacked 2013

Photo source: CNET Live Blog, Samsung unpacked 2013 

Photo source: CNET Live Blog, Samsung unpacked 2013

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 feature a bigger screen with its large 5.7 inch Full HD Super AMOLED, a boost from its predecessor 5.5 inch display. A whopping 3 GB of RAM, new S Pen and features: Air Command, Action Memo, Scrapbook, S Finder and new S Note.

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The Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch Prototype Leaked

Only a just few days left for the major trade show to take place at the IFA 2013 in Berlin. More and more rumors are appeared and leaked on the Internet. This round is the leaked photos of the Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch prototype.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch is scheduled to unveiled at the IFA 2013 and Samsung Unpacked Event. Looks like someone at the VentureBeat had a chance to spend some time hands on with the smartwatch.

The prototype spots a 3 inch high quality OLED display with a square screen, the screen resolution wasn't disclose. There is a big bezel at the top and bottom of the smartwatch which looks bulky.

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IFA 2013: What to Excited about?

As the date coming closer to September 6, we are seeing more and more rumors and teaser about what's coming at the IFA 2013. It is about the time to get excited as only 7 days left to the largest consumer electronics fair where unveiling the latest technological developments.

So, what to excited about IFA 2013?

Firstly, the long rumored Sony Xperia Honami, a.k.a Sony Xperia Z One. The cameraphone from Sony to rivals with the Nokia Lumia 1020 41 MP PureView - Zoom Reinvented (super high resolution, which let you zoom in close to your shot after you've taken it) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom 16 MP with 10x optical zoom.

The Xperia Honami will features a 20.7 MP G Lens camera with 1/2.3 inch sensor rather than the previously rumored 1/1.6 inch. The others rumored specs are a 5 inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 display, 2.2 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, water and dust resistant, and a 3000 mAh battery. To be available in 3 colors: Black, Purple and White.

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Samsung Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

Samsung is ready for their Unpacked 2013 Episode 2 event on September 4, 2013 at IFA in Berlin. Recently at Samsung Mobile, they had changed their cover photo and posting a photo with words “In Times Square NYC with Samsung Mobile USA, counting down the days until #UNPACKED in Berlin. Will you be watching?”

What can we expect for the Samsung Unpacked event, of course its their second half of 2013 flagship smartphone, the third generation of Samsung Galaxy Note series - the Galaxy Note III.

The Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear Smartwatch will be debuts at the Samsung Unpacked event, and these has been confirmed by the Samsung Mobile's executive vice president, Lee Young-hee.

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