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a few hours of the opening of the IFA electronics show in Berlin, the electronics giant Samsung maintains suspense around its smart watch. The Korean must have a “Galaxy Gear” Wednesday night, an electronic device that will stuffed wrist. Rumors suggest a little bigger than what you usually wear shows. Some are concerned about the independence of such a device, which may require an electrical charging almost daily.

Samsung is not alone in his interest this segment of smart watches: Sony has sold its Smart Watch and could present a new version during the IFA 2013. Apple, meanwhile, is reportedly preparing an iWatch. However, no reliable information is filtered for the time, while a conference Apple should stand on September 10.


worried watchmakers

applications of intelligent shows are many. Galaxy Gear, suspected to be more successful than the Sony Smart Watch, should behave like a real relay smartphone. The user would have access to their notifications, could see its messages and make calls without removing the phone from the pocket or bag. It could also take pictures or voice memos. Good news for the health of customers, however, if Bluetooth is less harmful than the waves of mobile networks, and provided that the phone is not stored in the pocket

new market segment should be very profitable, with margins of several hundred percent. Watchmakers fear in particular that iWatch cannibalize the market average watches range between 80 and 500 euros. For electronics manufacturers, smart watches are a way to renew their sources of income, when smartphones and tablets begin to lose efficiency with the introduction of simpler devices and increasing competition.