So Samsung unveiled their ‘Galaxy Gear‘ smartwatch today (it’ll be for sale sometime later this year). I don’t know why, but I’m just, well, underwhelmed. It’s sleek but big, blocky, and ugly. I think that’s what strikes me though…that large, flat screen is just hard to make fit in on your wrist IMO. Adding a camera to it was a strange move and one that I think people won’t readily accept (privacy concerns). Engadget has an in-depth review here if you want to know more (TechCrunch has a good article on this too).
I think a curved screen is going to be necessary to make smart watches ‘fit in’ on your wrist….otherwise it just looks weird. I stopped using my Pebble once the novelty wore off…though that’s partly due to the limit apps available for it…it just wasn’t a very smart watch, frankly! I think Samsung has really left the door wide open for Apple to swoop in and dominate this market…