Samsung Tizen OS

The Gear S2 Is the Gear Live 2: Samsung Sidelines Android Wear Have you been anticipating a Gear Live 2 from Samsung running Android Wear? Well, we’re way past Google’s 2015 I/O Conference, so I think it’s safe to say that the Android Wear-powered Gear Live 2 is a no-show. With that said, however, I don’t think the Gear Live 2 was ever meant to be. I don’t think the Gear Live 2 was ever in the cards for Samsung, ever on the Korean giant’s “to make” list. To find out why, though, the key lies in Samsung’s latest smartwatch, the Tizen-powered Gear S2. Let’s think back to the first-generation Gear Live. It ran Google’s Android Wear platform and had software homogenous with that of all other Android Wear smartwatches. Google’s desire to keep the software experience consistent and uniform is what led to Google’s wearables platform differentiating smartwatches by hardware, good looks, and price. Most Android Wear smartwatches had similar hardware and good looks but differing p...

As of today, the Sleep Genius App is now available to download from the Samsung Apps Store. Sleep Genius is the world’s most advanced sleep program that is also available for Android and iOS, and now the GEAR 2 !!! The Sleep Genius program was developed over decades by experts in neuroscience, sleep, sound, and music following their research in getting Astronauts to sleep for NASA. The system uses Neurosensory Algorithms that help you sleep faster by utilising a trigger mechanism in your brain, which works in a similar fashion to when a “Baby is rocked to sleep”   Features Revive Cycle Alarm – Gentle sounds start 5 minutes before you need to wake, so gradually woken from sleep Sleep Program – Fall asleep faster and improve the quality of your deep sleep   The Interface has a simple and uncluttered look to it. To initiate the Sleep Program, you have to select sleep and then select how long you want it to play the “sleep music” to you for, options are...

Fleksy has today released their Messenger App for the Tizen based Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch, giving users the ability to respond to messages directly from your wrist. The Fleksy app is the first keyboard to integrate with the Samsung Gear 2, allowing users to access SMS conversation threads and reply to them without the need to get their Smartphone out of their pockets, and is available to download free now from Samsung Apps. FOUNDER AND COO OF FLEKSY, IOANNIS VERDELIS SAID: “WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE WORKED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SAMSUNG GEAR TEAM TO BRING AN AWESOME NEW APP TO THE GEAR ECOSYSTEM AND TIZEN OS. OUR UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY IS REDEFINING WHAT WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES ARE CAPABLE OF, AND HOW USERS WILL ENGAGE WITH THEIR SMARTWATCHES.” Fleksy’s patent pending technology allows you to accurately reply to text messages, which is a challenge in such a small watch face area, but as our video below proves, it can be done !!!! “IT’S EXCITING TO BE EXPANDING TO...

We are all looking for the next thing in tech and manufacturers are not so different from us. Something that is innovative, might catch on, and they can quickly patent !!! In this case Samsung has a new design patent awarded to the company that shows a round smartwatch that is operated by a ring around the display. This quick rotary input mechanism is found on Smat Camera’s and other devices like sports watches. It is early days to know if this feature will come to market anytime soon, or if it will be found on a future Tizen Smart Watch, but I really like the added dimension that it brings.

We previously reported that the Tizen based Samsung Gear S was looking at a release date of 24th October, which happened to be last week by many of the major UK online tech retailers. Well, as what happens quite often in the Tech world the release has been delayed, and we are now looking at the week commencing  11 November 2014  for its UK launch. No specific reason has been given by Samsung to the delay. Below is a quick video hands-on with the Gear S and going through its User Interface (UI): Video Check out post on the Gear S to see all its features. Also keep tuned to Tizen Experts for all the latest Gear S news

Nov 29, 2014 A new firmware has now become available for the Samsung Gear S, version R380XXU0BNK2, which isn’t major step up from the ones that we have available at the moment, but something is better than nothing I often get told. This one is originally for the Russian market, so there’s is no guarantees of what will happen if you flash it to devices in other markets. Model: SM-R380 Model name: Gear 2 Country: Russia Version: Android 2.2.1.2 Changelist: N/A Build date: N/A Product Code: SER PDA: R380XXU0BNK2 CSC: R380OXA0BNK2 MODEM: R380XXU0BNK2 Instructions Extract (unzip) the firmware file Download  Odin v3.09 Extract Odin zip-file Open Odin v3.09 Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons) Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin Add the firmware file to AP / PDA Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes There is ...

Skinomi, a company known for helping you protect your easily damaged tech have released TechSkin – a  Samsung Gear S Screen Protector  + Gold Carbon Fiber Full Body Skin Protector, and they also bundle in Free Lifetime Replacement Warranty / Front & Back Wrap / Premium HD Clear Film / Ultra High Definition Invisible and Anti-Bubble Crystal Shield. I haven’t had hands-on with this item, so if it does what it claims, then it might be worth the purchase.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear was the Korean companies first Smart watch contender, which originally debuted with the Android Operating System. Now fast forward a mere 12 months and you can see how it has transformed itself, now no longer running on the old cut down Android OS and been updated to Tizen. The Galaxy Gear has become a star again, but now on the big screen. It might be a mere glimpse, but you can see it in Jurassic World’s trailer, the Galaxy Gear has a radar display. Check out the video below: Video