Samsung has been rumored for a while
to launch its own smartwatch device
and new reports now reveal that such
a product (model number SM-V700)
has been spotted in inventory systems.
Samsung-Updates has spotted the
product on Zauba, a logistics company
from India that we have seen in
another Samsung-related report the
other day – according to Zauba
shipment tracking, Samsung may be
testing three different Galaxy Note 3
versions (with screen sizes from 5.5-
inch to 6.0-inch)
.
Now the same Zauba lists a SM-
VL700WATCH device that, like the
Galaxy Note 3 units, is to be used for
“R&D purposes.” There’s only one
listing on the website for the device,
which says that three units have been
shipped on July 24.
A commercial product name has not
been mentioned for the device,
although previous reports did say it
could be called Samsung Gear. Images
of the Samsung smartwatch are not
available at this time either, but we
wouldn’t be surprised to see more leaks
coming out way assuming the product is
real.
Sam Mobile reports that its sources can
confirm that Samsung Germany “has
received a Samsung SmartWatch
Prototype and has also begun testing
firmwares for the device.” The
publication says that no other Samsung
division in Europe has the
smartwatches, suggesting that the
fact that Samsung Germany got it
may indicate an IFA 2013 launch.
Sony has recently announced its second
smartwatch model – the SmartWatch 2
– that will launch in September and
other companies including Google, Apple
and Microsoft are rumored to release
similar smart devices in the future.
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