Samsung Gear Fit: A Fitness Wristband With a Curved Screen

BARCELONA, Spain — Samsung threw a curveball at the Mobile World Congress here: In addition to the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, it launched a third wearable device, the Gear Fit

The Gear Fit is a wristband-style wearable, much more compact and lighter than the other two Gears. It's not just a fitness wristband like Fitbit Flex; it actually has a curved, 1.84 AMOLED touchscreen with a 432x128 pixel resolution, the first such screen to come from Samsung

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Just like the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, the Gear Fit connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and gives you notifications of incoming emails, SMS messages, alarms and third party notifications. It does not have a camera, but it does have a built-in heart rate monitor, and — just like its Gear brethren — it's water and dust resistant to IP67 specifications Read more...

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