Samsung unveils Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches

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You can remove at least one product off the rumored list of gadgets and devices that Samsung is expected to unveil Monday at Mobile World Congress.

That’s because the Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch is now firmly in the “yep, we’re doing that” column. Samsung announced the new watch Saturday night, along with a second companion version called the Gear 2 Neo. The news comes ahead of other product announcements expected from the Korean tech giant on Monday, including the likely unveiling of the Galaxy S5 smartphone.

Like the first Gear watch, the new wrist computer serves as a companion device to Samsung Galaxy branded smartphones.

This latest model, due out globally starting in April with no pricing details yet, will include a camera on the main body. The first Galaxy Gear as it was called, embedded a camera in the watchstrap. Gear 2 has a 2-megapixel autofocus camera; I haven’t seen the specs yet on Gear 2 Neo. Of course, it remains to be seen if taking pictures with Gear 2 will be any less awkward than on the first model.

Gear 2 has a 1.63-inch Super AMOLED display (resolution 320 x 320) and runs off a 1GHZ Dual Core processor. It has 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory runs off a Linux-based Tizen wearable platform.

Fitness-oriented features include a heart rate monitor, pedometer, and a downloadable sleep/stress app. And Samsung listed a bunch of other apps it says will work on Gear 2, from Banjo, BMW, CNN, Conde Nast, Expedia, eBay, Evernote, Feedly, Garmin, Glympse, GM (OnStar), iControl, Line, Path, PayPal, RUNTASTIC, Volkswagen, Weather Channel and Under Armour…. see more

source: usatoday

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