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Samsung seeks 'iPod moment' with smartwatch launch
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Posted on 09/02/2013 4:48:13 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Samsung is set to launch its much anticipated smartwatch on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the emerging product category amid concerns that the smartphone market has reached its peak.
It will be the first smartwatch release from one of the world's top two smartphone manufacturers, in a new but blossoming product category that is currently dominated by unknown startup firms. A smartwatch is a computerized wristwatch with functionality beyond simple timekeeping and Samsung's device is expected to be an accompaniment to a smartphone, rather than a standalone device with its own sim card.
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KEYWORDS: samsung; smartwatch
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To: Red in Blue PA
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posted on
09/02/2013 4:54:48 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Unfortunately, their U.S. rollout has been postponed due to a patent lawsuit filed by a retired detective named Richard Tracy
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posted on
09/02/2013 4:56:52 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Windflier
Curses, foiled again by slow posting skills.
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posted on
09/02/2013 4:57:27 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Windflier
if it ain’t a direct wireless neural interface it aint fer me
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posted on
09/02/2013 4:59:19 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(INFIDEL)
To: USNBandit
Curses, foiled again by slow posting skills. Heh.....I felt you breathing down my neck :-)
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:01:40 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: bigheadfred
I’m waiting for my google glass wired into my cranium
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:02:04 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: bigheadfred
Is that how your head got big, fred?
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:03:25 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Uncle Miltie: Obama poisoned race relations for a generation. Everything is racial now.)
To: bigheadfred
if it ain’t a direct wireless neural interface it aint fer me
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:04:31 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: dennisw
i want something that is going to give my pet tapeworm a run for his money
To: Red in Blue PA
Does anybody really know what time it is?
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:06:35 PM PDT
by
bramps
(Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Mitt Romney got in 2012)
To: Cyber Liberty
what makes you think my screen name has anything to do with my cranium...teehee
To: bramps
Does anybody really know what time it is?there are only three time zones
eat poop sleep
To: dennisw
you don’t want the eula that comes with it.
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:11:05 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: bramps
Does anybody really care?
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:12:56 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
To: Red in Blue PA
I hope they make a left handed one!
To: Red in Blue PA
Prediction - massive flop.
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posted on
09/02/2013 5:19:59 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(First rule of gun safety - have a gun)
To: Conspiracy Guy
It’ll be like smart phones; just a fad among nerds that’ll disappear in a year or two.
To: Ken H
Prediction - massive flop.I second the motion. Not different enough or better than an ordinary smartphone, I don't think it will generate any hype.
To: Conspiracy Guy; bramps
bramps: Does anybody really know what time it is?
Conspiracy Guy: Does anybody really care?
About Time?
(I have that whole album embedded in my psyche since I was 15...)
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