With the Apple Watch about to be released, it’s only natural for Samsung to be working on a new smartwatch of its own. Some recent trademarks seemed to suggest that the company would be trying its hand a circular smartwatch this time around, and now Samsung has come out to officially confirm that its latest Gear smartwatch fill feature a circular display.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today announced that members of global developer community can get an early access to the Software Development Kit (SDK) of the company’s next generation of the Gear device. The new wearable device will be the 7th generation of Samsung Gear with a wrist watch type. This is the first time that Samsung has released its wearable SDK to third-party developers before the official product announcement. “Samsung has actively adapted its approach to wearable device development as the leader of the rapidly developing category,” said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “Through meaningful and progressive innovation, Samsung welcomes to developers and industry leaders to join this open collaboration effort to enrich and create unique user experiences for a new smart mobile life.”