Most people are convinced that Apple will release its own smartwatch sometime this year, but the company should take notes on the Samsung Galaxy Gear’s poor performance in order to avoid making the same mistakes. 

The tech world largely seems to have made its mind up that Apple will release its own smartwatch sometime in 2014. Personally, I’m skeptical. After witnessing the face-plant the Samsung Galaxy Gear performed, I’m not sure Apple would even be confident in testing the waters with an iWatch. But assuming that such a device is indeed in the works, let’s take a look at what Apple should have learned from Samsung’s less-than-spectacular smartwatch debut.