Galaxy Gear: Why
Samsung is a follower, not a leader
The Galaxy Gear is like a mirror reflecting Samsung’s own
strengths and weaknesses. It’s a smartwatch that’s chock full of
features and whiz-bang technology, and its timing couldn’t be any better — now
that the technology world is
eagerly anticipating the era of wearable computing.
But like so many of
Samsung’s overbearing Android tweaks and other misguided gadgets, those
features don’t come together in a compelling way. The Gear is a reminder that Samsung does its best
work in markets already blown open by competitors — like Apple did with the
iPhone and iPad — rather than uncharted territory. When it comes to
smartwatches, we need a pioneering company to show us why we need tiny
computers on our wrists when we already have them in our pockets.
Unfortunately, the Galaxy Gear proves that Samsung is not that company.
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