Samsung times release of smartwatch perfectly

The battle to win the smartwatch market has ratcheted up another notch with Samsung Electronics’ application for US and South Korean trademarks.

Samsung described the Galaxy Gear as a wearable digital electronic device in the form of a wristwatch, wrist band, or bangle in its application with the US Patent and Trademark Office. A month earlier, it applied for a Samsung Gear trademark in South Korea.

It has been suggested the smartwatch could be launched at next month’s IFA technology fair in Berlin, Germany.