Samsung's Smart Watch Coming September 4th, Without Flexible OLED Screen

First time accepted submitter lager_monste sent in a tidbit from Mashable about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch: "Samsung will launch its smart watch, the Galaxy Gear, on Sept. 4 ahead of the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany. Lee Young-hee, VP of Samsung's mobile business, confirmed the date and some details about the device in an interview with The Korea Times." Ars Technica notes that the Gear is nothing like what was expected from a patent filing for a watch with a flexible OLED. Maybe next generation.

The future is client wearables.

[tuppe666]

If it's also a phone and doesn't need another phone to work, I want one.

I am more concerned that these devices seem to be full computers themselves. I am looking forward to a smartwatch, but having the large screen, with large battery, with large processing power in my big pockets. I would rather a watch be a dumb device and your smart device being your phone.

Screen Real Estate

[tuppe666]

Why do some people seem to bummed that the screen isn't flexible?

Because without it being flexible it is limited to 2" by 2" display as opposed to a 6" by 2" display. Whatever you think of that.

Re:They still haven't explained what this does

[Anonymous Coward]

Hands-free pr0n delivery.

Re:Dick Tracy?

[Wingsy]

You have any idea how much talk time you would get from a battery that can fit inside a watch? We need a few of those revolutionary battery breakthroughs that we've read about for years to happen first.

Re:Product lauch, or concept demo?

[Savage-Rabbit]

The article says, "we will be introducing a new wearable concept device..." So is this going to be marketed, or just a concept vehicle (perhaps to let some air out of a possible Apple iWatch announcement?)

I the whole iWatch rumour mill has me completely confused. One thing I do know, if Apple managed to sucker everybody into building 'smart-watches' just by leaking the product name 'iWatch' and the damn thing turns out to be their long rumoured TV thingamabob (as in: iWatch TV) I'm going to laugh my head off.

Absolutely, utterly no way!

[occasional_dabbler]

Carry whatever tech you want in your backpack (I do) but the thing on your wrist should be mechanical and made in Switzerland or you'll never get either a girlfriend or a job. Nothing that a tech company makes will ever be as beautiful as this [iwc.com]