
Germany: Samsung unveils its new smartwatch - the Gear S2
Samsung unveiled its newest innovation in wearable technology at the IFA 2015 international consumer electronics show in Berlin, Thursday. The Samsung Gear S2 boasts a stainless steel body and customisable watch surface with easily changable straps.
The Samsung smartwatch has a 1.2 inch (3 cm) active-matrix organic LED screen with 320x320 pixels. There is also a 3G version of the Gear S2 which would allow the user to carry out tasks on the watch without being tethered to a phone.
The smartwatch comes with NFC chips included, which according to Samsung will make mobile payments possible.
The Samsung Gear S2 is due to hit the US market in early October.

Samsung unveiled its newest innovation in wearable technology at the IFA 2015 international consumer electronics show in Berlin, Thursday. The Samsung Gear S2 boasts a stainless steel body and customisable watch surface with easily changable straps.
The Samsung smartwatch has a 1.2 inch (3 cm) active-matrix organic LED screen with 320x320 pixels. There is also a 3G version of the Gear S2 which would allow the user to carry out tasks on the watch without being tethered to a phone.
The smartwatch comes with NFC chips included, which according to Samsung will make mobile payments possible.
The Samsung Gear S2 is due to hit the US market in early October.