Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics unveiled Galaxy Gear, a wearable gadget in the form of wrist watch, and 4G smartphone Galaxy Note 3, which are likely to be launched in India on September 25.
Samsung made its entry into wearable computing device business with the launch of Galaxy Gear that will notify users and give them quick previews of incoming texts, e-mails and more coming from Galaxy Note 3, the latest phone in Note series.
While the company has priced smartwatch at $299 (about Rs 19,700), the price of Note 3 could not be immediately known. The earlier version of the smartphone, Galaxy Note 2, is available for around Rs 37,000 in India.
“We will be launching Note 3 and Gear in 149 countries on September 25. In the US and Japan we will launch it in October,” Samsung Electronics' Marketing manager David Park said here .
A company official, who did not wished to be named, said the devices will be launched in India at the same time. The latest Note smartphone has slightly bigger 5.7 inch screen but is thinner and lighter than its previous version and comes with mutliple new features. The Gear will be initially compatible with Galaxy Note 3 and tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1, which was also launched here.