Two phones, a watch and a virtual reality visor give us some really good fare to geek out on
Samsung today unveiled four new products as part of the IFA conference in Berlin,
as well as at simultaneous events in New York City and Beijing. Fresh
out of South Korea are the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy Note Edge,
the perviously announced Gear S smartwatch, and the Gear VR virtual
reality headset, which it's doing in conjunction with Oculus.
- The Galaxy Note 4
is the next iteration of Samsung's phablet line. (You might hate that
term that attempts to straddle the line between phone and tablet, but
Samsung has no such reservations.) You can check out our hands-on with the Note 4 here.
- The Galaxy Note Edge
is very much the Note 4, only with one edge curved downward, taking
advantage of Samsung's new flexible display technology and turning it
into a 160-pixel wide secondary display. (If this sounds familiar, it's
because Samsung attempted two screens on one phone with the Continuum in 2010.) We went hands on with the Note Edge, and it's an intriguing smartphone.
- The Gear S, which Samsung already announced,
is Samsung's first curved smartwatch with an impressive 2-inch display
and a built-in cellular radio, so it doesn't need a companion smartphone
to function. We strapped it on and took it for a brief test run.
- And in the weird-but-cool category, the Gear VR
is a head-mounted visor that uses the Note 4 to transport you inside
any number of digital worlds, including the likes of Marvel's Avengers
characters, Cirque du Solei, IMAX and more. You'll have to experience it
for yourself, but we're bringing you as close as we can with our own hands-on.
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