It’s official! Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch!

So we will be seeing more wearable tech gadgets in the future, from Google Glass and now Samsung Gear.

Samsung Galaxy Gear specs:
1.63-inch Super AMOLED display @ 320×320 pixels, 278ppi
800MHz single-core processor
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
1.9MP BSI camera
720p recording @ 30fps
Bluetooth 4.0
2 microphone, noise canceling
315mAh Li-Ion battery
IP55 rating, water and dust resistant

Note that Samsung Galaxy Gear is not a standalone phone. It will be connected to your phone(compatible with Samsung Note 3 and Samsung Note 10.1 2014 edition) via bluetooth.

Check out this video during the event:

Check out this hands on review:

$299! The Galaxy Gear Smartwatch will launch on Sept. 25 in more than 140 countries and will be available worldwide in October.

Is this similar to the leaked images few days ago?
http://techglimpse.blogspot.com/2013/09/leaked-samsung-smart-watch.html

Believe it or not there are actually other players in the “smart” watch category:
Sony actual had their own smart watch as early as last year!
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/sony-smartwatch-brings-twitter-facebook-texting-to-your-wrist/

Apple is also looking into the smart watch business!
http://allthingsd.com/20130819/apple-hires-nike-fuelband-guru-jay-blahnik/

And now it seems Qualcomm is also making their own smart watch
http://allthingsd.com/20130904/it-turns-out-qualcomm-is-making-a-smartwatch-too/