Samsung Launches the Gear Circle in the U.S.
by Brandon Chester on November 5, 2014 1:15 PM EST- Posted in
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Samsung has announced the availability of their Gear Circle Bluetooth headphones in the United States. The Gear Circle is a pair of Bluetooth earbuds that are worn around the neck and can gently vibrate when a notification arrives. When not in use, they can be attached together and worn as a necklace of sorts. It also supports voice notifications and voice commands through Samsung's S Voice software. Samsung promises up to nine hours of music playback and up to eleven hours of talk time.
There are currently no details on pricing, but Samsung has stated that they are now available in black and blue at T-Mobile stores, and will be available at AT&T stores, Samsung.com, and Amazon.com later this month. A special white color will also be available through Best Buy.
Source: Samsung Mobile Press
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davidc1 - Saturday, November 8, 2014 - link
Sigh.....no noise cancelling for the mic or earbuds...so, unusable in my car. If only Bose made their NC earbuds with a noise canceling mic as well.name99 - Thursday, November 6, 2014 - link
WTF is wrong with Samsung marketing?When I saw the title of this article my reaction was "oh, Samsung are introducing a round smartwatch". But no, even though Gear was their smartwatch brand one week ago, now it's what, their "random peripherals" brand?
And this is hardly an isolated case of course. Galaxy went from meaning something like "our high end smartphone brand" to "random things we ship that have a screen on them".
What exactly is the point of spending more money on advertising than the rest of the tech world combined when you do such a truly lousy job of brand creation?