Samsung has announced the Samsung Z, its first Tizen-powered phone

You’re probably sick of hearing Samsung-this, Samsung-that, but the reality of the matter is that the company has grandiose plans to take over the gadget world, and there’s no slowing it down. At the Tizen Developer’s Conference, I got a glimpse into what Samsung’s next venture is: growing its own open-source operating system so that it might someday be able to break free from Google’s shackles. It’s a lofty goal for a company that just won’t stop with that grimace-inducing blue aesthetic, but alas, that exists in Tizen OS, too. Here’s a look at Samsung’s implementation of its OS on a smartphone, the Samsung Z. The Samsung Z runs Tizen, an open-source operating system that’s based on Linux. You know, like Android. The phone itself is a gorgeous piece of hardware. A Samsung representative mentioned that its rectangular design was conjured up specifically for the Russian market, where the phone is debuting this year. It’s a darn shame, too, because it’d be great to have something like this show up in the American market.