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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] np231:
Samsung filed a design patent in korea and some specs about the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch have leaked now.

Samsung Exynos 4212 dual core clocked at 1.5GHz with Mali-400 MP4 GPU

320 x 320 resolution Flexible OLED display

Camera (integrated into strap)

NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Accelerometer

Decent battery life

Android 4.3 (developer units had Android 4.1 or 4.2)

Check the source link for the drawing pictures from the patent and a 3D video based on those drawings.

This looks quite promising.

Source
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ClearD:
I must admit, I'm somewhat of a purist, I usually wear a stainless steel waterproof Fossil when not donning my MotoACTV, but that thing is pretty damn ugly from my perspective. It's very futuristic looking, but also looks like it'd be easy to break.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] BassBlaster:
For me I found the device quite attractive. It looks great.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] |SavageD|:
I think it looks dreadful and the design is absolutely terrible. Given the size of the screen, i could only imagine how easy that thing would scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] speedyink:
Seems a little big, doesn't it? Like the specs though =P
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
No WiFi so not cetain how interested I am in owning it. I really should sell the I'M watch and maybe the motoactv if the Neptune pine works out.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
Including wifi will drain the battery faster. I still have no idea how they will be able to pull "decent battery life" with all the features on the list already. There hasn't been any groundbreaking battery improvements to claim higher capacity in a smaller footprint, unless they can stash some battery cells inside of the bracelet?

In general, until Sept 4th it's all speculations about how exactly it's going to look and what exact features its going to have. So I would take all these T3 renderings with a grain of salt :) Samsung could be clever with their patent pictures to mislead general outline.

Just from my own personal experience of using MetaWatch (designed by Fossil guys) smartwatch, which in my opinion doesn't get enough credit, you DO NOT want to carry a gadget on your wrist but rather a watch with smart functionality. All these "cool" features are OK for a few minutes of play, but for every day use you only need to get phone/sms/email/calendar notifications in order to know when you need to pull out your main weapon of choice - your smart phone. Remote music control is great too, for example in a situation when you want to control your wireless bt speaker playlist from a distance. I have Sony LiveView MN800 (got it brand new for $19 off ebay), so I got a taste of "smartwatch" with apps. It's OK to play for 5-10min, and that's all. For practical use - who cares. I have read a lot about MotoACTV roms and how you can turn that watch into mini-android gadget. Definitely cool, but wouldn't you rather run your apps and play games on smartphone instead? I'm Watch - sorry, but most of the reviews about that smart watch refer to it as a giant failure. What else is available right now? Pebble and MetaWatch. Pebble has an advantage of a better screen and huge hype that enabled them to $ecure fund$ thus being able to have more developers working on software to support it; but other then display and better battery life - the design is cheap. MetaWatch in my opinion has a lot better design between sporty STRATA and business FRAME (refer to my review link), but lower resolution, worse battery life, and limited sw resources are dragging them down, although they have been making some nice sw development progress lately. Martian and Cookoos - I don't even count those in the same category as other smart watches, those are more like feature-watches. Everything else "to be announced" such as Kreyos, HOT, Agent - look good on the paper, but until we see these out with proper hands'on reviews and comparison, it's all speculation and hype they are building to get pre-orders.

With all that said, I'm very excited to see what September 4th going to reveal, and how soon Samsung Gear and Note III going to be available for purchase :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] speedyink:
The point isn't to replace your phone with it, it's to be able to customize it to do what you want, and without having to be tethered to your phone. Having super quick access to my Notes app, calculator app, calender app etc. is handy. Live backgrounds are entertaining, other things like playing Pokemon on a GBC emulator are fun to do when waiting in line or something. I find I use certain apps on my watch because it's convenient, and the rest on my smart phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
How about battery life running all that stuff on MotoACTV?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] speedyink:
I average 3-4 days with bluetooth enabled and connected to my phone for texts and caller id. Obviously lots of games and videos will yield lower results.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] |SavageD|:
With bluetooth on, and live wallpapers running constantly. I get same results as speedy ink (3 - 4 days). However turning the motoactv off at night I get a weeks worth of battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] atrix4g18:
How can the resolution be 320x320 if the display is not a perfect square?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] np231:
Good point, maybe the display size is 320x320 but the top and bottom bezel is used for other notifications?

The first week of September is going to be crazy good!

Update: check the source for leaked screenshots, confirming NFC and 'Locate my Watch' features.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
Sure but the watch may be available in the US at the same time as the N3.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] SayWhat10:
N3 is what?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
Note 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
With smartphones it's different because AT&T always like to play an upper hand with introduction of latest Samsung phones a month a head of other providers. I have no idea how Verizon ends up being the last. So a lot of politics involved with N3 intro. Smartwatch intro should be independent of carrier, but could be limited due to supply'n'demand. Can't wait for Sept 4th, and hoping not to get disappointed when it will come to battery spec of Gear.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
Verizon is last because of all of the fiddling they do to the OS and bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
Just heard from someone Verizon might get N3 only in November :(
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
Yes it might be November or December if release time is similar to that of last year.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
A prerelease price guess is $300.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/samsung-galaxy-gear-compatibility/
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] SayWhat10:
300 is rather high

Might go with sony smartwatch2 for half that
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ClearD:
Go with the Omate TrueSmart. It's $200 in kickstarter right now and blows the rest away so far. Plus it's waterproof.

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] dproldan:
I've been looking forward for this watch and I'm slightly disappointed.

Motoactv is showing it's age, but still is the most attractive to me, if only it had some more love from developers and stoopid moto didn't abandoned it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
Felt the same watching life stream from IFA, a bit disappointed. They did mention it will support S3, S4, and N2 with October upgrades (assuming we Note 2 users will get 4.3), but the battery life of 25hr which most likely translates into realistic 18-20hr, not being able to tether to anything but Samsung, proprietary cradle, non-replaceable bracelet with camera (that thing looks fragile), and not even mentioning of waterproof - is a big downer. Omate starting to sound good right about now (although, can Omate even last a day on a battery with all functionality including 3G?). Even Sony with 4-day battery and 200 apps doesn't sound too bad.

Btw, I almost fell off my chair when I see Samsung guy putting his hand to the ear to demonstrate receiving a call using mic built into a bracelet. I bet you they patented this stuff already; feel bad for HOT smartwatch since it was their biggest selling point.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ClearD:
Also, the latest rumors are not showing a $300 price point, but in Korea, it will be closer to $450. Granted, US prices will hopefully be lower, but I don't know how much lower.

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
I think that this is not as desirable as we might have thought. It is true that the motoactv is old for hardware and maybe it is time soon to move on?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] MadBob:
Totally underwhelmed with this watch. Am I the only one?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ClearD:
Possibly. I'll use mine for a while now, it's been my daily driver for years and is still the best in comparison to any that are currently out.

I concur.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] sergio114:
The best Smartwatch and original colors design.

Thanks for review.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
The only think that can make Gear attractive, release it for around $200 and wait for when it gets rooted ;) It's based on JB, so just like MotoACTV, how hard would it be to tinker with it? Get it stripped down to optimize resources and to improve battery life, and make it universal for any android device. Then, we are talking business :D
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] beejmeister:
Why go through all of that when you can already buy a watch that has twice the battery, a 5 MP camera, has a sim card slot built in so is a stand alone phone rather than just an accessory, has 1 GB Memory, runs on FULL Android 4.2, full Play Store, Sapphire Crystal, 4 GB RAM and a SD card slot for up to 32GB additional. Here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omate/omate-truesmart-water-resistant-standalone-smartwa

For $200 NOW?!!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] SayWhat10:
It's available? Not sure I need a second phone though.standalone mean it can't read /notify sms messages from my smart phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] speedyink:
They ship in November. And standalone means you don't need to pair it with a smart phone. Put your Sim card directly into the watch and leave your phone at home if you want. Or, with that particular watch, you can connect to your smartphone if you want to, with the ability to read, send texts and phone calls. I've bought one of the October shipped ones, really stoked on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Smar...-vs-Sony-SmartWatch-2-vs-Qualcomm-Toq_id47107

ClearD you may want to hold this for your comparison page. Waiting like Godot for a CDMA smartwatch.....
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] |SavageD|:
lol galaxy gear looks like rubbish compared to the omate smart watch.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] atrix4g18:
True. At this point battery life is going to be a big selling point for future smartwatches.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] SayWhat10:
Agreed,leaning towards sony smartwatch 2
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
Especially with a phone OS shrunk into the watch form factor.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...nd-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Gear-smartwatch_id47147

Look for the Gear section around 12:50
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] atrix4g18:
I hear there are some negatives to that watch.

Honestly, the longer you wait, the better the options will become.

Personally I would want something that runs Android, (with a skin is fine but such that it can be modified) and has at least one very full day of battery life. If it doesn't reach 20% until I am about to charge it, that would be perfect.

I think having a mic on the watch is important as well as a speaker so that it can be used as a speakerphone on your wrist.

Take a look at the Qualcomm Toq smartwatch. That screen with the features I described above would be the ideal smartwatch.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Lokifish Marz:
For their sake the better not have as the Chinese beat them to it. To to be honest I would not be surprised if the got most of their ideas from the Chinese. What's really funny is that most of the Chinese devices went on sale in the first quarter of this year. In fact all I was waiting for was another batch of red EC309's to come off the line when the Omate hit Kickstarter.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] okuda1971:
The biggest problem with this smart watch is the price....! £299! You have got to be joking...! :(
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/06/verizon-galaxy-note-3-prices/#continued

Cheaper if bundled with the note 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] atrix4g18:
Still on contract. Not much of a deal. It's the same price.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ronaldheld:
If they gave to me for free I might try it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] EmDzei:
I was a little disappointed because I expected a flexible display like this photo.

Picture linked from this page.

When I heard first time about the rumors of Samsung to begin to develop smartwatch, I wrote them a free tip to place the Li-Po batteries directly from the wrist strap. Doing this way the watch would be much thinner. Seems my message didn't went through.

I personally like keep the usual wrist watch (analog-digital), but I shun steel, because it is heavy and cold. I like the titanium. Sports watch can use plastic blends.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Hashmutz:
Great
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vectron:
Wait until X-mas when it's going to get discounted lol!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] FloatingFatMan:
Sammy totally missed a trick with not using their flexible screen technology. Now they're just another overpriced also-ran instead of a market innovator.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] heat22:
OMG! Thank you for this new info! Neptune Pine takes the damn cake! I have the Motoactv and with root it still kills the upcoming watches especially now that I know the Gear won't have wifi. SMH, WTF? The Motoactv lasts a day even with wifi on and off and overclocked to 1Ghz so battery life is no excuse. Plus we have almost full android functionality with root compared to the new devices.

Neptune Pine (http://www.neptunepine.com) looks like "The One" however, with a dual-core 1.2Ghz processor, STAND-ALONE 3G, WIFI, and back AND forward facing cams both with a flash. I could go on, but these main features along with a sense-able 2.4" wide screen display makes the Neptune Pine take the cake priced starting around $335. Yeah, think I'll pass on the Gear and Sony SmartWatch 2!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] ClearD:
A bit too pricey for me for a watch. I ordered an Omate TrueSmart Dev edition from their kickstarter for $200. Only thing missing is the front camera, and it'll have way way more Dev support.

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] heat22:
Its was hard for me to find official finalized stats on the Omate when I checked out their kickstarter page, but from what I saw I personally don't like particularly the look and smaller screen size. Many pay around $150-300 for a basic watch that does nothing. $335 is just the starting retail price. I paid $120 for my $250 Motoactv so... Plus, It really doesn't look like the Neptune will need any dev support. Most features I use on the Motoactv are already there, just much more. To each his own I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] speedyink:
The Omate is very similar in size to the motoactv (which I currently own). That is why I like it, it's pretty much a very upgraded Motoactv. The Neptune Pine, while cool design, is just too monstrous in size for my wrist. If my 1.6" Motoactv looks big on my wrist, what about 2.5"?? It also still seems like a pipe dream (the Neptune Pine concept has been around for a LONG time and there's still no real pictures or anything). I'll likely be playing with my Omate next month.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] SayWhat10:
I had Sony watch one, 1.2" way too tiny for me. I'm feeling that Neptune screen size!

Not feeling the price though
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Hardcore73:
Wow that Neptune Pine watch looks amazing. Me want.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] EmDzei:
We waited this prototype from Samsung

And then come Apple with this prototype

News was from finnish Tom's Hardware webpage (Google translated link).
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] charleslee:
Hi mates,

I would like to attempt to flash my O2mini to BigStorage. I am using the English version (from Singapore). I saw a Simplified Chinese ROM (ver 112) in the ftp, and thought of checking it out.

My question is, with the Simplified Chinese ROM, does it come with Chinese Input and Chinese Characters recognition (ie. SMS) or do I still need to install CE-STAR or other equavilanets?

Another question is, since my current ROM is 1.03.00 WWE, do I need to first upgrade my ROM to 1.11 from see02.com and is there any other steps required? or can i jump straight into this 1.12 BigStorage ROM?

Any comments and advices would be much appreciated!

Thanks & Regards,

[Charles]
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] charleslee:
Any CHS users?

Any Simplified Chinese users can comment please?

Thanks!!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] edgarbbs:
you need only flash to s-chinese rom
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultradj83:
Dears,

how to beam a file between Android and Windows 8?

Thanks and best regards
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avencore:
Just try to activate NFC on both devices and hold dem side by side together
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultradj83:
Of course it doesn't work...

From Windows to Android, Android seems to receive a tag it cannot manage.

From Android to Windows transfer doesn't start, Android says Windows cannot accept this kind of files.

Thanks a lot.
[Google Chromecast] Johan1976:
I know that chromecast doesn't support ac3.

I was however hoping that they ac3 stream wasn't dropped but sent as pass through to my receiver which can decode ac3. However this doesn't seem to be the case.

What kind of format is Netflix using? Isn't it ac3? Or can newer receiver decode h-aac?
[Google Chromecast] willverduzco:
Netflix uses Dolby Digital+ for multichannel audio, not the older Dolby Digital (AC-3). A handful of set-top box devices can pass the DD+ stream to a compatible receiver, but I have been unable to do so with either my LG S-IPS HDTV or my Pioneer Elite receiver using the Chromecast. I haven't tried too many movie files in Netflix, though, so it's possible that some other movies will play back in surround sound. FWIW, the people over at AVS say that it supports DD+ passthrough on Netflix...
[Google Chromecast] Johan1976:
Yeah. At first I thought my receiver would handle this but my receiver only do DD Ex. Mixed this up with DD+ :(

Skickat från min HTC Desire via Tapatalk 2
[Google Chromecast] jochr:
Hello,

My Denon AVR-X1000 have no problems with chromecast and pass through.

According to the receiver I get a Dolby digital + signal when using netflix.
[Google Chromecast] Johan1976:
The problem for me, which I understood after a while, is that my receiver doesn't support DD+ :(

Let's hope there in a while will be either support for DD/DTS either from Google or from custom firmware /addon.

It would make it play mkv's without any transcoding whatsoever. For now it's useless for me for my local videos. I hope plex support chromecast soon since it transcodes on the fly without any hassle.

Skickat från min HTC Desire via Tapatalk 2
[Google Chromecast] abhipati:
Chromecast is available in stock on Google Play .. I just ordered one ..

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast

Order now...
[Google Chromecast] titooo7:
Is it still on stock? I loaded the website with a U.S.A Vpn and it says it is not available in my country. :/
[Google Chromecast] tony yayo:
been up on best buy for about a half hour
[Google Chromecast] calvin4001:
My order from the 15th has been updated with the September 3rd date. Anyone have theirs shipped that ordered it recently?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
[Request] Assistive Light Widget For Galaxy S3 4.2.2 XXUFME7 "Stock - Rooted - Odex"

Hello Guys,

Kindly I need Assistive Light Widget For Galaxy S3 4.2.2 XXUFME7 "Stock - Rooted - Odex" which was exist on 4.1.2 if any1 can help me with it.. I checked Arsaw [MOD] for this Assistive Light and For the LockScreen but it is for DeOdexed ROMs.. I will very much appreciate your help guys.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
Any updates guys!?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Arsaw:
You can try extract the secsettings.apk from my mod and push it system/app. Set permission rw-r--r--r and delete secsettings.odex. reboot

Make a backup just in case it force close.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] KIMBASINGER:
Thank you very much Arsaw, it works in XXUFME7 odex stock. Your solution is clear and concise. I have recovered assistive light widget.

A embrace.

dkt
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
I just tried it and it is working normally :) THANKS Arsaw xD

I wish you can help me about another thing ;) .. The lock screen now is only with pattern now and on 4.1.2 it was with both swipe and pattern and the option to enable the swipe with the pattern is not exist in the lockscreen options after I updated to 4.2.2... Any solution for this!?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Arsaw:
You can try Xposed module to enable swipe before security here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44838295
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
Thank you so much for your help but it is not working with me.. I tried to install it as a normal APK and restart but nothing changed and the option still not found and I tried to push it to /system/app and I gave it permission rw- r-- r-- and restart but nothing changed too.. Anyway to make it work!?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Arsaw:
You need Xposed Installer 2.1.4 to activate the apk.

Here is the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45166716
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
Arsawww :) I love you man :P

I got this Xposed but I wanna know something... What if I want to uninstall this Xposed after I pressed on install/update on firmware tab.. What will happen!? And I wanna know if this Xposed is affecting on device's performance or not and if it is safe or not!?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Arsaw:
So far haven't encounter any problem with xposed. There is a mod provided in the linked to disable xposed framework any time you want.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dolceka:
Should I install the custom Xposed you provided me or the 2.2 one of rovo89!? What do you think about both of them and what if I want to add u to my contacts on my whatsapp!? :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Arsaw:
Use 2.2 from rovo89.

Yeah, u can add me in whatapps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Talabis:
Hi all

From all the searches and research I've done, I'm thinking the answer is no. But maybe I missed something so I figured I'd ask real quick to see if anyone has a "yes" answer for me. Or maybe an alternative.

I recently got an S4 for very cheap. It's an awesome phone. But, now I have no use for my GNex at the moment. So I was going to let my mom use it. There are also some circumstances that dictate that she should use the phone and plan for now till my current job is finalized (i.e. I pass my probation). Now she is totally tech illiterate. I was hoping there was a way to enable the S4's "Home Screen mode" feature in the GNex and change it to "Easy mode" as I think this will make life MUCH easier for her. I installed the latest stock/rooted Jelly Bean release that I could find (4.2) but there is no 'Home screen mode' option that I can see.

So, thats my question; Is there a mod/rom/anything that has this mode available for the GNex?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BIGSIKE3:
I am in the exact same situation and hope there is a way to do this. I know this an old post but I'm hoping someone has a way to enable a easy mode on the old GN.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] crazytails:
Hallo to all. my phone powers on normaly but after the sony logo the screen turns black and stops working.... it doesnt sines at all like there is no electricity. the buttons and the touch works normally. i have unlocked bootloaders through sony site.i have relocked the bootloaders through flash tool and tried the repair through pc suite but stills nothing. i have tried many custom kernels and roms and still nothing...i have flashed stock ftf files and nothing.. i sent it to customer care center (vodafone) and they want 250 euro!!!!they refused to tell me the cause of the broblem! thnx for your time reading my problem.