Samsung says it sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in two months.




   Samsung Electronics said It has sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in two months , making the device the best -selling in the world smartwatch despite lackluster reviews .

The South Korean company said Tuesday That Gear sales were better than its own expectations and that it would expand sales promotions for the holidays falling on the device , According To a Reuters report .
"It's the Most sold wearable watch available in the marketplace ... and we map to expand availability its by Expanding mobile devices with the Gear That Work , " Samsung said in a statement to the news agency .

The $ 299 Gear went on sale this year and is only consistent with a few Samsung devices. The company was the device Hopping would be a breakthrough in wearable computing, it has-been goal widely panned by reviewers for its Lack of features.

Our tech blogger Salvador Rodriguez had this to say in his review of the watch . "The Galaxy Gear is a nifty device and an awesome preview of what's to come with wearable technology Goal ace is Often the case with first- generation gadgets, there 's a lot of limitations with what the Galaxy Gear can do . "

The smartwatch can perform many of the functions of a smartphone, including making calls, sending texts, taking photos and running apps. It also comes with a pedometer and voice recorder.
But you can't see tweets, get Facebook notifications or use many other popular services available on smartphones.

Samsung has been heavily marketing the Gear, running dozens of full-page ads in numerous newspapers and multiple TV commercials, including one with soccer star Lionel Messi.

By : Andrea Chang

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