Samsung Unveils Line of Gear 2 Smart Watches Featuring 'Tizen' Mobile Operating System

[coolfactor]

I think one of the more important points in this article is the use of the Tizen OS for the watch. It signals a move away from Android.

 

[JediZenMaster]

That's exactly my reaction - 5 months and already a $299 purchase is rendered significantly less in value. Imagine the v1 was a holiday gift, it's now old news, and probably they'll release at least one new version before the holidays again, meaning your gift would be 2 versions behind the latest.

Gotta love those companies that release so often - makes you wonder why people buy them at all when a new version is just around the corner. Wouldn't it be more prudent just to wait a few months until a better version came along?

But yet when apple released the iPad 4 literally months after launching the iPad 3 that's acceptable then?

Sometimes I wish I didn't own any apple products because the pure arrogance and the cultish behavior of some apple users take the fun out of it.

 

[Jess13]

Disclaimer: I hate Scamsung as a company, also most of their products.

This looks somewhat better than the first Galaxy Gear, without the stupid screws lol, but still this looks terrible.

It's difficult for Scamsung to create something new, that looks nice, without Jony Ive's help.

After Apple has released its iWatch, Scamsung's Galaxy Gear 3 or 4 is probably going to start to look nicer.

*wink wink*

 

[nick_elt]

Sometimes being first to the market doesn't equal success. Samsung better hope this one isn't a flop as well

samsung wasn't first. Not even close.

 

[rish]

Thought process

What a childish way of thinking.

So going by your logic, only people that own Apple products and are pro Apple can post here?

WHERE IN MY POST HAVE I EXPLICITLY SAID THAT?

What about people in the following situations:

Mac & Android tablet
Mac & Android phone
iPad & Android phone
iPhone & Android tablet
etc etc etc

Are they not allowed to come here and post? What about people that think the rivals are better in certain situations?

WHERE IN MY POST HAVE I EXPLICITLY WRITTEN THAT? The prevailing thought for these groups would be that they have a varied experience and therefore could contribute to a balanced discussion.

From your post, it appears that all you want to pro Apple comments.

RE-READ IT. I refer to hired hands who target Apple aficionados. Sustained pro Apple comments on this forum would be as much of a concern.

As I said earlier, its a struggle to have an adult conversation with some people on here.

.

Then I guess you yourself have failed to be the example considering your opening line. An adult discussion remains a fallacy.

 

[MH01]

Stop trying to piss off Mac people. Nobody is saying that Apple invented anything or even that the products have not been around for a while. The race to the top is to see who does it better. The wheel has been around for quite a while now yet it doesn't stop tire companies from introducing new designs, treads every year after they figure out what works or an improvement. There were portable music played around for decades... The iPad topped them all. Thats just life.

iPod.

And sadly it's been left to die by apple atm.

 

[nick_elt]

Wow, only 5 months after Gear 1!
Good luck with this one Samsung, but I am still not gonna buy one

how many months was the ipad 4 after the 3 again?

 

[Mechanic]

One word comes to mind: "Fugly".

Gee look its the original Galaxy watch with no screws in the face. And it will sell just as well as the first disaster. Another wrist brick.

 

[nick_elt]

Wow, switched to Tizen... So does this mean even Samsung admits Android sucks? I say yes.

for a watch yes but ios is probably not the best software for a watch either. wonder if osx would be good for my toaster???

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already??

They must not have much faith in their products to replace them every 4 or so months

ipad 3 anyone

 

[MH01]

Disclaimer: I hate Scamsung as a company, also most of their products.

This looks somewhat better than the first Galaxy Gear, without the stupid screws lol, but still this looks terrible.

It's difficult for Scamsung to create something new, that looks nice, without Jony Ive's help.

Image

After Apple has released its iWatch, Scamsung's Galaxy Gear 3 or 4 is probably going to start to look nicer.

*wink wink*

Samsung copy.... We get it! Do you think this is the first time we have seen that pic or countless versions of it on here just saying .

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how many months was the ipad 4 after the 3 again?

But the lightning cable was a huge upgrade

 

[wikiverse]

Some of these "disagreements" are more outright attacks on Apple and their fan base... on an Apple fan site no less so it shouldn't surprise you. And like I said, Samsung employees are all over these boards and others so it should be even less surprising.

This isn't an apple fan site. It's an apple user site.

It's rumors and news about apple products and occasionally competing products (because some of us want to know what our options are).

But macrumors as never been a pure celebration of apple products. It has always been a place for discussion about upcoming or existing products, not for Microsoft bashing, or samsung bashing. Those companies release great products and sometimes they're better than apples offerings. There is nothing wrong with everyone accepting that.

 

[nick_elt]

I think one of the more important points in this article is the use of the Tizen OS for the watch. It signals a move away from Android.

for the watch yes as android is not suitable for a watch

 

[Karma*Police]

Exactly the same goes the other way, more so in fact.

People can have a Mac and an android device. You dont have to have to be exclusive to Apple to post on these forums.

I'm sorry, please point out where I said one had to be an exclusive Apple user to post on these boards.

So the way to have an "adult" discussion in your mind is to go to a fan site and disagree with them because they do it more? Doesn't sound like a very adult thing to do if you ask me.

 

[ohbrilliance]

It was not a pro-Apple comment, it was an anti-Samsung comment.

Same thing in this context. But really, who cares? It was just a comment. Get a life.

 

[Jess13]

Samsung copy.... We get it! Do you think this is the first time we have seen that pic or countless versions of it on here just saying .

It was obviously used to illustrate my iWatch vs. Galaxy Gear point.

 

[My Name is URL]

I thought it was obvious. Samsung does this = Samsung bad. Apple does same thing = no foul.

Plenty of people cried foul when Apple updated to the iPad 4 so soon after the 3. The forums were full of people whining about Apple

I don't understand how people see that Apple are impervious to criticism. If anything they are more so.

End of the day technology advances at an alarming rate, always buy the product for now and don't worry about what might come.

 

[NeverAssumeNorm]

No you don't. Youview boxes let you remote record and sky boxes let you change channels, fast forward, etc, over here in the UK, all via an iPhone app over wifi. No extra kit necessary. That's what the poster was meaning, which I think you misunderstood.

That's what I mean. You have to get Youview or Sky (never heard of those here in the U.S. by the way) if you want to control without IR. It limits your choices. Most things use IR. I wish my iPhone had an IR transmitter on it so I could use that instead of the universal remote I keep losing.

 

[Dave.UK]

I'm sorry, please point out where I said one had to be an exclusive Apple user to post on these boards.

So the way to have an "adult" discussion in your mind is to go to a fan site and disagree with them because they do it more? Doesn't sound like a very adult thing to do if you ask me.

Youve lost me.

My point is very simple. To post on these forums you dont have to be exclusive to Apple.

If I disagree with Apple and praise another brand in a discussion, It dosent make me a shill, employee or anything else.

 

[NeverAssumeNorm]

Actually more like 7 1/2 months for the iPad 3-4.

My bad, apparently I took too little time doing that math. Yeah, that is annoying. I just remembered that that was when they added Lightning to it, so at least there's some justification. It would be bad for Apple to have a Lightning iPhone when the iPad uses 30-pin. So it wasn't planned very well.

 

[Dave.UK]

It was obviously used to illustrate my iWatch vs. Galaxy Gear point.

But there is no iWatch!

In response to your post with the picture, you might want to get the full facts and read this thread as well. https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/18559337/

 

[APlotdevice]

You misquoted and misread the article. They didn't say it NOW comes with a camera, but rather "it now comes with an IR blaster and the camera has been MOVED...".

That quote was copied directly from the OP; It's exactly how it read yesterday. The article has since been corrected.

 

[D28Z98]

I miss when you guys used to report about Apple.

Samsung doesn't NEED their own advertising anymore as long as MacRumors is around.

 

[My Name is URL]

That's what I mean. You have to get Youview or Sky (never heard of those here in the U.S. by the way) if you want to control without IR. It limits your choices. Most things use IR. I wish my iPhone had an IR transmitter on it so I could use that instead of the universal remote I keep losing.

My Samsung smart tv can also be controlled over wifi from an app on my iPhone. I understand why people would want IR in the iPhone but you know what Apple are like haha.

 

[Dave.UK]

Disclaimer: I hate Scamsung as a company, also most of their products.

This looks somewhat better than the first Galaxy Gear, without the stupid screws lol, but still this looks terrible.

It's difficult for Scamsung to create something new, that looks nice, without Jony Ive's help.

Image

After Apple has released its iWatch, Scamsung's Galaxy Gear 3 or 4 is probably going to start to look nicer.

*wink wink*

Whats with all this "Scamsung" rubbish? Cant you have a civilized discussion?

 

[NeverAssumeNorm]

Whats with all this "Scamsung" rubbish? Cant you have a civilized discussion?

Isn't it convenient how that image leaves out the Galaxy phones and other iPhone-looking products after the iPhone's launch and includes prototypes before it?