Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are incorporated in the Tizen Association , reportedly working in collaboration latest variant of the Samsung Gear 2 that support the SIM card , thus allowing to make calls without having to connect to a smartphone .
Reporting from koreaherald , Samsung and SK Telecom plans to release a new smart watches are equipped with a universal subscriber identity module , or USIM , through SK Telecom , the largest mobile operator in Korea .
One source of SK Telecom said that one day the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 this new model will only be available for a while for the Korean market , but it will possibly also be released in other global markets .
According to one of the speakers at Samsung Electronics , the Samsung Gear 2 will support SIM Card , the main problems that will be encountered is wasteful batteries . Because the watches are equipped with a USIM card will consume more power . However, given the Tizen OS platform that will be used for the Samsung Gears 2 , it is claimed will save power compared to the Android OS .
Google officially entered in the business of smart devices that can be used in the human body ( wearable device) to provide the Android operating system Wear . To begin with , Google is moving aggressively to invite its partners to make smart watches with Android Wear .
A number of features in Google's flagship Android has prepared Wear . In a promotional video Wear Android , Google shows the features of the flagship .
Wear with Android devices can provide notification of the application reminders , messaging , phone , social networking , e - mails up to run on smart phones . Yes , Android devices can be connected to Wear Android phone via Bluetooth connection .
Google also allows Android Wear support multi - screen . For example , a song that is played from watches , musical sounds can be removed from the speaker in the smart phone .
Fitness applications become a key feature of Android Wear . When running or cycling activities , Google claims the operating system is able to record in real -time speed and distance and accurate information .
Digital map Google Maps application are included as complementary fitness applications and serves as a guide . However , the Google Maps application on Android Wear course has been modified and trimmed function given the limitations of screen size on wearable devices.
There are also features Google Now that allows users to give commands by voice . Features search by voice command or it can diaktfikan by saying , " Okay Google . "
Google successfully woo big technology companies to make smart watches with Android Wear . Asus , Samsung , HTC , Motorola , and LG , have expressed commitment to support Android Wear .
Motorola has introduced a smart wristwatch named Moto 360 . The product carries a minimalist design , with a screen that is protected by a circular frame .
Not only circular watches , Android also supports design Wear a watch with a square screen . LG make smart watches square , named G Watch . The product is in production stage and is expected to be available in the market in the second quarter of 2014.
Not only technology company , Google also lobbied fashion companies in order to adopt Android Wear . Fossil watches will release Android Wear the end of 2014 .
While most social networking allows users to connect with each other , new applications Cloak actually offer the service to avoid friends .
Cloak public use data from social networking site Foursquare and Instagram to determine the location of people you know .
Users can get alerts when certain people close to them .
Cloak is described as an application to " avoid ex- lover , colleague , or anyone who wants to avoid " .
Analysts say , Cloak is the latest app from app antisocial tendencies .
Various similar apps like Snapchat ( which remove the photos and video after a few seconds accessible ) , and Secret ( that is spreading the message anonymously ) growing and increasingly popular .
Cloak designed by Brian Moore and former creative director of the social news site BuzzFeed , Chris Baker .
Baker explained to The Washington Post that the service is a new concept of social networking referrals .
" Services like Twitter and Facebook have been too hectic . Antisocial I think the popularity of the service would be uphill , " said Baker .
According to him , the service is developed not because of high market demand , but because the developers want to reach the social media market untapped .
App Magazine chief editor , Nick Jones , told the BBC that he was unsure of the Cloak , though admitted quite tempted .
LG is reportedly preparing a smartwatch based on the Android operating system . This device may be delivered LG to fill its product line in the wearable device market is predicted to be a trend in 2014.
Smart watches of LG is rumored to be carrying the name of G Watch . According to the page reported by Engadget , this device is likely to be made with the touch of Google is thick in order to give the user experience of Google's latest platform .
Wear immerse LG Android features are the result of Google's latest developments specific to wearable devices . The device is also integrated with Google Now that allow users to navigate smartwatch with just saying ' OK I ' .
This device is the result of continued collaboration that has made the LG with Google that has existed for some time past . LG and Google had launched two smartphones and tablet Nexus Google Play Edition in a series of strategic cooperation .
G Watch is expected to go on sale in the next quarter . However , detailed information about the specification , launch date and a price tag that will be pinned on the first LG smart watches are still unknown .
Yet many people who expect that LG will membanderol G Watch at affordable prices while gliding . The device will compete with similar products made in several other vendors such as Samsung , Motorola and HTC .
Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are incorporated in the Tizen Association , reportedly working in collaboration latest variant of the Samsung Gear 2 that support the SIM card , thus allowing to make calls without having to connect to a smartphone .