THE SAMSUNG GEAR S

1.         THE SAMSUNG GEAR S CAN MAKE PHONE CALLS, SURF THE NET AND MONITOR EVERYTHING FROM HEART-RATE TO STEPS TAKEN, AND IT CAN DO IT ALL AND MORE WITHOUT HAVING TO CONNECT TO A HANDSET, THANKS TO INTEGRATED 3G.

2.         THIS IS SAMSUNG'S LATEST ATTEMPT AT CREATING A SMARTWATCH THAT APPEALS TO THE AFFLUENT AND FASHIONABLE RATHER THAN JUST TECHNOPHILES IS AS FOCUSED ON STYLE AS IT IS ON CONNECTIVITY.

3.         IT HAS A CURVED RECTANGULAR SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS A CLASSICAL INSET DIAL WATCH FACE AND ITS WIDE STRAPS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE TO HELP BETTER MATCH AN OUTFIT.

4.         DESPITE ONLY HAVING A 2-INCH DISPLAY, A WEARER CAN USE THE WATCH TO TYPE AN EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE VIA THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARD. SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE CHALLENGING.

5.         THANKFULLY, THE DEVICE WILL ALSO RESPOND TO TOUCHES, SWIPES AND VOICE COMMANDS AND, BECAUSE IT RUNS ON THE TIZEN, RATHER THAN GOOGLE'S ANDROID WEAR OPERATING SYSTEM, EARLY ADOPTERS WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF OVER 1000 APPS TO INSTALL WHEN IT GOES ON SALE.

6.         THIS INCLUDES COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NIKE+ RUNNING APP AS WELL AS SAMSUNG'S OWN SUITE OF S HEALTH APPS.

7.         AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO LEAVE THE PHONE AT HOME WHEN OUT TRAINING, THIS 3G CONNECTIVITY ALSO MEANS THAT THE WATCH CAN BE USED AS A TELEPHONE, FOR MAKING VOICE CALLS, SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MADE EASIER FOR THE WEARER AND LESS STRANGE FOR ONLOOKERS WITH THE OPTIONAL GEAR CIRCLE.

8.         IT'S A SET OF IN-THE-EAR HEADPHONES WITH INTEGRATED MICROPHONE CONNECTED BY A CIRCULAR MAGNETIZED BAND. WHEN IN USE, THE CIRCLE BAND SITS AROUND THE WEARER'S NECK FOR EXTRA COMFORT AND WHEN NOT IN USE, THE MAGNETISM MEANS THAT THEY SNAP AROUND THE NECK LIKE A NECKLACE.

9.         WHEN NOT BEING USED FOR MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS, THE HEADPHONES AND MIC CAN BE USED INSTEAD FOR VOICE COMMANDS AND FOR LISTENING TO MUSIC.

10.        "SAMSUNG HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEARABLE INDUSTRY BY TAKING THE LEAD IN OFFERING UNIQUE SMART WEARABLES AND THE LAUNCH OF GEAR S WILL FURTHER SET A NEW STANDARD IN THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SPACE," ASIM WARSI OF SAMSUNG INDIA SAID.