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Samsung has entered the [newly-emerging / newly-emerges] smartwatch market [by / for] unveiling its multi-function timepiece, the Galaxy Gear. It is a digital watch with a [diffidence / difference] . Wearers can make telephone calls, receive emails and take photographs. It can also [run / ruin] dozens of Android apps on its 1.6-inch screen. Users [navigate / invigorate] through different screens and functions using [swaps / swipes] . What's more, it comes in a range of [vibrant / vibrating] colours that add a sci-fi feel to its [stained / stainless] steel body. The device will be on sale from September 25th and [comes / goes] with a $299 price tag. Samsung beat its main competitor Apple to the market. Industry insiders expect Apple to [revel / reveal] details of its smartwatch within a week or two.

Analysts have had [mixed / mixture] reactions to the Galaxy Gear. Jack Gold of J. Gold Associates [suggests / suggest] the product is overpriced. He said Samsung would need to [pricey / price] it at under $100 to get mass-market [appeal / appear] . He added: "At $300, that's probably as much as most people will pay for a phone [himself / itself] ." Independent analyst Jeff Kagan said the Gear "is another [step / stair] into the future" and that Samsung continues to "[push / pull] the innovation envelope". He predicted it would be as [popularity / popular] as Samsung's smartphones and tablets. A Samsung spokesperson said: "We have created something [indelible / incredible] . You don't need to get your phone out anymore. Gear takes the [entirety / entire] of your digital world and places it right where you can see."


 
 

 

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