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Samsung seeks 'iPod moment' with smartwatch launch
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Posted on 09/02/2013 4:48:13 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

Samsung is set to launch its much anticipated smartwatch on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the emerging product category amid concerns that the smartphone market has reached its peak.

It will be the first smartwatch release from one of the world's top two smartphone manufacturers, in a new but blossoming product category that is currently dominated by unknown startup firms. A smartwatch is a computerized wristwatch with functionality beyond simple timekeeping and Samsung's device is expected to be an accompaniment to a smartphone, rather than a standalone device with its own sim card.

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KEYWORDS: samsung; smartwatch
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To: cydcharisse

Remember when digital watches came out? They were all the nerd rage. Then calculator watches? You could identify a nerd by his calculator watch and pocket protector. (nothing against pocket protectors, I wore one for 35+ years while working, heh).


21 posted on 09/02/2013 6:33:01 PM PDT by esoxmagnum (The rats have been trained to pull the D voting lever to get their little food pellet)
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To: time4good

Well, then I’m lucky I corrected it before posting because I first had it as “Does anyONE really know what time it is?”

...but then again, does anyone really care?


22 posted on 09/02/2013 6:41:17 PM PDT by bramps (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Samsung's device is expected to be an accompaniment to a smartphone, rather than a standalone device with its own sim card.

IMHO that's what makes this device uninteresting.

23 posted on 09/02/2013 6:55:24 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: cydcharisse; time4good

“Does anybody really care.”, was the next line in a song following Post 11.


24 posted on 09/03/2013 12:49:38 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
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To: time4good

You know I can’t imagine why.


25 posted on 09/03/2013 12:51:04 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
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To: martin_fierro
IMHO that's what makes this device uninteresting.

Yeah. Maybe they're trying to lower expectations. If it had smartphone functionality, it would be more convenient than having a smartphone in your pocket.

26 posted on 09/03/2013 1:25:24 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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