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Samsung has unveiled a new Gear VR headset for its VR ecosystem . The new model , powered by Occulus brings support for existing Note 5 , S6 ,6Edge and Edge plus and the S7 and 7 edge models (and the upcoming S8) and is equipped with an external controller as well . Powered by 3 AAA batteries , the headset will expand the VR experience by allowing a 101 degree FOV thanks to two 42mm lenses onboard . Pricing is yet to be announced . Samsung

Samsung has a long tradition of making crazy ideas happen, the Gear S is no exception as it is probably the first consumer smartwatch to offer 3G  and GPS capabilities without being linked to another device . The stand-alone 3G smartwatch , which looks a bit like a stretched out Samsung Gear fit , will basically handle almost all the basic tasks of your phone as this is powered not by Android wear , but Samsung's very own Tizen . The Tizen OS , which already runs on almost all the Gear smartwatches has a good selection of apps so you won't feel bad .The display , which is a curved AMOLED , has a resolution of 480x360 and is 2" in size . The watch comes with 512MB of RAM ,4GB of local storage and a 1.2 Ghz Dual core processor . The watch features 2G /3G quadBand ,Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n ,Bluetooth  4.1 ,USB 2.0 for data , GPS and GLONASS .The Gear S will come with a kind of awkward 300mAh battery , and considering that this is a 3G "phone" that might possibly turnou...

 Samsung Gear 2 Samsung has brought some big changes with the latest additions of its Gear smartwatch lineup. Not only will the new devices be thinner and lighter than the original, but will also feature a special wearable version of Samsung’s Tizen OS rather than Android. The new Samsung Gear 2 (no more Galaxy in the name as it’s no longer an Android device) comes with the same 1.63" Super AMOLED display of 320 x 320 screen resolution, but with a processor beefed up from a dual-core 800 MHz to 1GHz. The new gears bring a better set of health sensors including heart rate monitor, and an Infrared port for remote control of your home appliances. The internal storage and RAM remain limited like the last edition, and the battery has been downgraded to 300mAh (from 315mAh), which is a bit worrisome as battery life was one of the major drawbacks of the Galaxy Gear. Hopefully, Samsung has optimized Tizen OS to be more battery efficient than Android. Gear 2 Neo The new ...

Korean website Digital Times has reported that Samsung is already working on a sequel to its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, a bit of wearable technology that proved disappointing in certain aspects. The development is said to have started at the beginning of this month, and the Korean company hopes to launch it as early as the first quarter of next year. Though the Galaxy Gear had a variety of things to offer, not the least of which is an integrated camera, some complaints have focused on things like battery life issues, and its lack of widespread compatibility to a variety of devices. Such issues will reportedly be addressed with the next iteration of the smartwatch. Says the Korean media outlet, the sources they spoke to say that Samsung kicked off development of the next-generation smartwatch not too long ago, aiming to solve some of the aforementioned problems. As such, the Galaxy Gear 2 will reportedly have better battery life, as well as wider compatibility with Android smartphones ...

You know Samsung's "Designed for Humans" motto that it introduced alongside certain flagship Galaxy phone? Well, judging from the first teaser video it posted on its IFA 2013 expo presence, that slogan might be changing to "Designed by Aliens". We don't know what Samsung is trying to depict here, except hints about the "alien" technology that comes from its labs, reincarnated in smartphones and tablets, so we are awaiting with bated breath to read the subheading Samsung will use when announcing the Note 3. you can read related articles by clicking the IFA 2013 tag below