Samsung Developing Smartwatch That Works Without a Smartphone

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Samsung Developing Smartwatch That Works Without a Smartphone
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Samsung (http://mashable.com/category/Samsung?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) is reportedly working on a smartwatch that doesn't need to sync with a smartphone in order to work.

The Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303480304579579830279369694-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwMzEyNDMyWj) reports that the South Korean manufacturer is in talks with various telecommunications carriers that would turn the device into a phone itself. Users will be able to make calls directly on the device and by holding up the wrist to the mouth.

See also: Gear 2: The Wearable Samsung That Should Have Shipped the First Time (http://mashable.com/2014/02/24/samsung-gear-2-wearable-analysis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Smartwatches have long been heralded as the next big "it" category in tech, with strong projection growth (http://mashable.com/2014/02/13/wearable-device-shipments/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) for 2014 and the years ahead. Although most on the market right **w need to be tethered to a smartphone to receive phone calls, send text messages, check email and use other features, Samsung has its sights set on creating a smartwatch that doesn't need a smartphone to work. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/samsung-working-on-smartwatch-that-doesnt-need-tethered-smartphone/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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