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. >> in terms of wearables in general, as a mobile investor, how closely are you looking at wearablestbands aren't even going mainstream. >> we are not investors in fitbit, but we are big believers in that trend. one of our partners is involved with "my fitness pal." that is a real and durable trend. the fitness aspect of wearables is extremely real and it is accelerating. even if the glass is in beta -- >> what about people who do not want to measure their life lately? i have plenty of wristbands that i do not want to wear everyday. >> everyone has a different view. as a serious user of fitbit, i have gotten a lot of motivation from it. you can compete with your friends. it is a motivating behavior. fitbit and fuelband and a lot of wearables are genuine trends. >> what is hot in mobile? >> in the last five years, it was about liquidity and now it is about richness. android was approached by google in 2005. now one billion smart phones were shipped this year and 250 million tablets. the idea of mass ubiquity is happening. despite the fact that we have smartphones, apps are still down
. >> in terms of wearables in general, as a mobile investor, how closely are you looking at wearablestbands aren't even going mainstream. >> we are not investors in fitbit, but we are big believers in that trend. one of our partners is involved with "my fitness pal." that is a real and durable trend. the fitness aspect of wearables is extremely real and it is accelerating. even if the glass is in beta -- >> what about people who do not want to measure their life...
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. >> in terms of wearables in general, how closely are you looking at wearables?ven when it comes to wristbands. those still are not going mainstream. >> we're not investors in fitbit or nike, but we are believers in that trend. my fitness pal aggregates a lot of the fitness and nutrition data that sits on top of those wearables. and we think that is a real trend. the fitness aspect of wearables is extremely real, and is accelerating even if the glass aspects are probably still in beta. >> what about the idea that people just do not want a measured life? to measure their life completely? i have plenty of wristbands that i don't wear. i haven't been compelled to wear them every day. >> there are a lot of different views. my wife is a very serious user of fitbit and has gotten a lot of motivation from with the idea that you're able to compete with your friends across the country in a part of the world is a very motivating behavior. the trend in wearables are on the fitness basis of very genuine trend. >> when you're looking at mobile right now, what is hot? what is
. >> in terms of wearables in general, how closely are you looking at wearables?ven when it comes to wristbands. those still are not going mainstream. >> we're not investors in fitbit or nike, but we are believers in that trend. my fitness pal aggregates a lot of the fitness and nutrition data that sits on top of those wearables. and we think that is a real trend. the fitness aspect of wearables is extremely real, and is accelerating even if the glass aspects are probably still in...
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>> a whole bunch of wearables will come out over the next few years.ink that for enterprises who have a bulk of their workforce in the field, and manufacturing, field service, construction, logistics, etc., hands-freess to data is going to be significant. >> do you think that might be transferred to the watch? the doctor is about to operate and someone is about to close something that is rather technical and physically intensive, do i really want that dr. or that field technician looking on one part of the google glass eyewear and just the other i focused on what he or she is doing. might this eventually transform to wearables around your wrist so that people are making a conscious decision to look away, as opposed to try to overly multitask. ofthere are all types wearables that exist. we try to find the best one for the best case. i wear has been the best productive use for health care and natural gas. >> thank you very much. we have breaking news i have to get to, but we appreciate you coming in. breaking news on bank of america. america just put out
>> a whole bunch of wearables will come out over the next few years.ink that for enterprises who have a bulk of their workforce in the field, and manufacturing, field service, construction, logistics, etc., hands-freess to data is going to be significant. >> do you think that might be transferred to the watch? the doctor is about to operate and someone is about to close something that is rather technical and physically intensive, do i really want that dr. or that field technician...
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. >>> is nike getting out of the wearable technology industry? and if so, did appear have something to do it? >> and a live report from boston. an american man has won the race for the first time in three decades. wow. what an achievement. >>> let's check in with bill griffeth and michelle caruso-cabrera. >> grad you asked, melissa. you're michelle, she's melissa. a new survey shows that inves r investors would rather put moan back into cd instead of stocks. we'll find out what's behind that rather big surprise. >> yum getting downgraded ahead of its earnings report. how should you be trading that stock ahead ofs results? we have a stock brawl coming up. >>> all eyes will be on netflix after the bell tonight. we'll have the instant analysis, the market reaction, all ahead for you. >> more ahead on "closing bell." see you then. tdd#: 1-888-648-602121 tjust waiting to be found. ties tdd#: 1-888-648-6021 at schwab, we're here to help tdd#: 1-888-648-6021 bring what inspires you tdd#: 1-888-648-6021 out there... in here. tdd#: 1-888-648-6021 out ther
. >>> is nike getting out of the wearable technology industry? and if so, did appear have something to do it? >> and a live report from boston. an american man has won the race for the first time in three decades. wow. what an achievement. >>> let's check in with bill griffeth and michelle caruso-cabrera. >> grad you asked, melissa. you're michelle, she's melissa. a new survey shows that inves r investors would rather put moan back into cd instead of stocks. we'll...
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wearable technology.s will not be able to live without that we do not know yet. >> first of all, the first thing weeed to mention it is decide to get out of the digital part of smart phones. it makes it easier. yuko -- you know, considerations. break out of the venture. today, we are not any longer in the business of the digital products. we have manyhat, peripheral products. could gophone that from management to certain microcontrollers and security. we see a trend for what is important for us is the penetration of the customer base. and what is important is what is happening in china. for us, much less important. digital.t we have several products with applications. and the penetration of the customers. and make sure, not on the high-end but the new branch of smart phones. >> anything you are excited about in wearable technology? anything you would like to be a part of? >> could you repeat it? technical audio is not great. i am talking about wearable tech >> absolutely. wearable is a new sector. s where
wearable technology.s will not be able to live without that we do not know yet. >> first of all, the first thing weeed to mention it is decide to get out of the digital part of smart phones. it makes it easier. yuko -- you know, considerations. break out of the venture. today, we are not any longer in the business of the digital products. we have manyhat, peripheral products. could gophone that from management to certain microcontrollers and security. we see a trend for what is important...
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thesetalk about wearables. i wear one. eric wears one.ic converses in the 90's, it they said how many people have pointcast on the computers? most of the hands went down. his online broadcaster that gave you great news. how many of you have had or have been given a nike phil banned at some point, happy hands go up. how many of you are wearing one and there'll be five or 10. what happened today is a big moment. this might be for the first time someone calling bs on this whole wearable thing. that everybody understands, nike publicly and privately is trying to walk everybody back. you're not believing that for a moment. >> this looks bad. they're laying off engineers. >> when is the last time you heard we are laying off our tech dies? -- tech guys? i do not think they will have any trouble finding another job. it validates a lot of fears out there that a lot of people were buying this, charging a three or four times a minute was going in the chore. of nikethere is a ton fuel band sitting indoors. >> maybe that says more about the fuel band
thesetalk about wearables. i wear one. eric wears one.ic converses in the 90's, it they said how many people have pointcast on the computers? most of the hands went down. his online broadcaster that gave you great news. how many of you have had or have been given a nike phil banned at some point, happy hands go up. how many of you are wearing one and there'll be five or 10. what happened today is a big moment. this might be for the first time someone calling bs on this whole wearable thing....
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to create a wearable product. neither company is reporting the -- confirming the reports. >>> google is challenging nonprofits this earth day and offering a free pair of google glass in return. today, the tech giant is asking groups to propose ideas how to use google glass in their work. the five charities that propose the best ideas by may 20th will get a free google glass, a trip to google for training and a $25,000 grant to help make their project a reality. conservationists at the world wildlife fund are using google glass for hands-free field research and researchers in nepala use the device to help protect rhinos. >>> we're getting a look at the new postage stamp honoring harvey milk. the u.s. postal service released this picture of the stamp showing milk in front of his camera store in san francisco. he was elected to the board of supervisors in 1977 making him the first openly gay elected official in california. he and san francisco mayor george moscone were assassinated the next year. the kem ma rative st
to create a wearable product. neither company is reporting the -- confirming the reports. >>> google is challenging nonprofits this earth day and offering a free pair of google glass in return. today, the tech giant is asking groups to propose ideas how to use google glass in their work. the five charities that propose the best ideas by may 20th will get a free google glass, a trip to google for training and a $25,000 grant to help make their project a reality. conservationists at the...
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wearables are going to be transformational. a don't mind little bit geeky, i am wearing a pebble. everything. one of i am swapping them out and trying them. i know i don't look cool doing it, but i'm ok with that. most people are not. it is going to take a couple of years for the wearables to be mainstream. they're going to take over the world. i do have google glass. >> what is your feel at the moment? if you were to take away anything from the early experience, what is it? >> it is going to be huge. it is going to be different from what we think about right now. a lot of the core ideas that are important to i.t. now, they don't make a lot of sense in the wearables world. concepts oflot of being productive and are going to change fundamentally in the next two to three years with watches and glasses and connective devices. >> who are you going to team up with? -- use listsose it would be useful to have it on you all time. >> we are working with just about every manufacturer of devices right now. hopefully, apple does come out w
wearables are going to be transformational. a don't mind little bit geeky, i am wearing a pebble. everything. one of i am swapping them out and trying them. i know i don't look cool doing it, but i'm ok with that. most people are not. it is going to take a couple of years for the wearables to be mainstream. they're going to take over the world. i do have google glass. >> what is your feel at the moment? if you were to take away anything from the early experience, what is it? >> it...
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a taking ap tom swing at wearable tech.ins us about gadgets that could improve your game. it is all about golf. that is next. ♪ >> will come back. you're watching "the pulse." we are live from london on bloomberg television. it is the masters of this weekend. this is the most relaxing weekend. technology is going to disrupt the game of golf. the best golfers are gathering in a gusto. they are perfecting their swings. this tech description and the golf course grade simon jones is a golf professional. he holds the world record for the most number of golf swings in 24 hours. and he would've follows golf or plays golf, they're becoming aware of the fact that tech is becoming a bigger part rooted you can analyze your swing. you can do all kinds of things to improve your game. these are some of the latest gadgets. let's start with this one. a launch monitor. it is a simulator. it will capture the data as you did the ball at the moment of impact. it will deliver back key pieces of data. it will simulate the data as well. >> you ta
a taking ap tom swing at wearable tech.ins us about gadgets that could improve your game. it is all about golf. that is next. ♪ >> will come back. you're watching "the pulse." we are live from london on bloomberg television. it is the masters of this weekend. this is the most relaxing weekend. technology is going to disrupt the game of golf. the best golfers are gathering in a gusto. they are perfecting their swings. this tech description and the golf course grade simon jones...
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wearables inf general, how closely are you looking at wearables even when it comes to risk ban -- wristbands? >> i might beg to differ on that. in fit fit.nvestors we're very much believers in the trend. one of our investments is called my fitness pal then aggregates the fitness and nutrition data that is in talks with the wearables. aspect is extremely real and accelerating, even if glass aspects probably still in beta. >> what about the idea that people do not want a measured life? i have plenty of wristbands i do not wear. >> everyone has a different view. is afe is one example that very serious ur of fit it -- b has gotten a lot of motivation from it. i think it is a very motivating behavior. around the trends wearables is a very genuine trend. >> when you look at mobile right now, what is hot? years has beene about ubiquity. i think the next seven years is about richness. to my earlier comment, android 2005.rchased by google in now we're at about a billion smartphones ship. 250 million tablet. the idea of getting to mass ubiquity is happening. despite the fact that we have aretphones, a
wearables inf general, how closely are you looking at wearables even when it comes to risk ban -- wristbands? >> i might beg to differ on that. in fit fit.nvestors we're very much believers in the trend. one of our investments is called my fitness pal then aggregates the fitness and nutrition data that is in talks with the wearables. aspect is extremely real and accelerating, even if glass aspects probably still in beta. >> what about the idea that people do not want a measured...
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break-through, wearable technology for the looker.t turns out, not everyone loves being looked at. >>> later honoring the youngest victims of the boston bombing by carrying out his big idea. >>> for the first time today google glass -- and let's go ahead and establish some people are going to call them google glasses -- went on sale to the general public. and while some could not wait for this day to arrive, there is something about the wearable technology for the looker that makes being looked at uncomfortable. perhaps people feel like they are being constantly googled. the company says it's no more distracting or invasive than a regular camera. our report tonight from cnbc john fortn forten forte forten . >> reporter: it's one of the most hyped tech products that most people couldn't buy. a wearable computer that takes photos and video, searches the web and responds to voice commands. for one day only google is letting anyone buy a pair for a mere $1,500. first thing that jay did this morning was place his order. >> i'm excited to h
break-through, wearable technology for the looker.t turns out, not everyone loves being looked at. >>> later honoring the youngest victims of the boston bombing by carrying out his big idea. >>> for the first time today google glass -- and let's go ahead and establish some people are going to call them google glasses -- went on sale to the general public. and while some could not wait for this day to arrive, there is something about the wearable technology for the looker that...
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greg said terms of wearables in general, as a mobile investor, how closely are you looking at wearablesinvestors in nike, but we are believers in that trend. my fitness foul aggregates a lot of the fitness and nutrition data, and we think that is a real trend. aspect of wearables is extremely real, and is accelerating even if the glass aspects are probably still in beta. >> what about the idea that people just do not want a measured life? to measure their life completely? i have not been compared to wire them everyday -- wear them everyday. user,re's a very serious and you can get motivation from them, the idea that you're able to beat with your friends across the country in a part of the world is a very metaphor the behavior -- is a very motivating behavior. the trend in wearables are on the fitness basis of very genuine trend. >> what is the hottest thing out there? >> in the context of i think the last five years is that about ubiquity, and the next five or about richness. purchased by google in 2005, iphone in 2007, and now we're about one billion smartphones and 250 million tablets
greg said terms of wearables in general, as a mobile investor, how closely are you looking at wearablesinvestors in nike, but we are believers in that trend. my fitness foul aggregates a lot of the fitness and nutrition data, and we think that is a real trend. aspect of wearables is extremely real, and is accelerating even if the glass aspects are probably still in beta. >> what about the idea that people just do not want a measured life? to measure their life completely? i have not been...
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. >> a lot of tech news, nike reportedly leaving the wearables market. >> and more trouble for general motors. new documents showing that the automaker waited years to recall hundreds of thousands of saturn ions with power steering problems. >> first up, though, we are basing for a barrage of earnings reports. netflix tonight, tomorrow, mcdonald's, travelers, utx, at&t, wednesday, boeing, p & g before the bell and a big night on wednesday, apple and facebook
. >> a lot of tech news, nike reportedly leaving the wearables market. >> and more trouble for general motors. new documents showing that the automaker waited years to recall hundreds of thousands of saturn ions with power steering problems. >> first up, though, we are basing for a barrage of earnings reports. netflix tonight, tomorrow, mcdonald's, travelers, utx, at&t, wednesday, boeing, p & g before the bell and a big night on wednesday, apple and facebook
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this particular wearable robot is for rehabilitation.es the strength of your hips and knees with these two motors for your hips and these two motors for the knees. it is set up so that i can be rapidly adjustments with quick adjustments here and here. the batteries can be change very fast. i can get from one patient to another in a short time. >> what is the next up for ekso? what would you like to accomplish in the next 12 months? >> when we set our goals and 2014, we wanted to make a couple of big hires in sales and marketing. we have done that. we wanted to get a couple of big contracts into the ekso labs group that does research to pay for the human exoskeleton, and program nowalos from special operations. that is the first contractor in the world to get a contract from that program. it's fantastic. we have one more to do on that one. we also want to get another licensing partner. we have a great one with lockheed martin right now, and we want another big name. and then we want to get 10 million steps with the ekso. >> are you up to
this particular wearable robot is for rehabilitation.es the strength of your hips and knees with these two motors for your hips and these two motors for the knees. it is set up so that i can be rapidly adjustments with quick adjustments here and here. the batteries can be change very fast. i can get from one patient to another in a short time. >> what is the next up for ekso? what would you like to accomplish in the next 12 months? >> when we set our goals and 2014, we wanted to...
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i'm going to talk to about wearables and the investment you're making there.ore with george zachary, next. ♪ >> welcome back. corymily chang, here with johnson and george zachary. we were speaking about these mega rounds of funding we have seen. alterable three figure rounds so far this year. what does it mean to you? >> to me, has been a steady sequence of large round that means we are in bubble territory. very few people are saying we are in bubble territory. no one wants to say it because no one wants to break it. everyone wants to cash out before it's over. been around bubbles before. with everyone's saying i'm paying too much at the guy you're selling to is paying too little dashers a venture capitalist saying the early rounds are too high and to highly value but public markets are getting a great deal but it sounds like you say we are seeing a drought? >> and expansion of valuation. >> is their desperation? >> i definitely feel it. death -- desperation to miss out on what is the next big thing. we've talked to a lot of founders and we came to a conclusio
i'm going to talk to about wearables and the investment you're making there.ore with george zachary, next. ♪ >> welcome back. corymily chang, here with johnson and george zachary. we were speaking about these mega rounds of funding we have seen. alterable three figure rounds so far this year. what does it mean to you? >> to me, has been a steady sequence of large round that means we are in bubble territory. very few people are saying we are in bubble territory. no one wants to say...
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we take a look at this brave new world of wearable technology. >> it is a brave new world.early to say for sure, but wearable technology melee our privacy bear. >> google glass is a full blown computer which can shoot pictures, video, and sound but without being so obviously about it. there's even talk of putting such technology into contact lenses, something worrisome to the watchdog of cyber privacy, the frontier foundation. >> as these devices become more and more a part of our bodies and less and less visible, the privacy implications rise. >> it's a reality that anything any of us does in public condition k can and often is recorded on video. google glass type technology inside their establishments as some have already tried and when is a lawyer who studied the wearable technology issue as related to businesses be. >> they have a right to refuse service as long as it doesn't violate the law. >> that would also apply to hospitals, private and public which have an even greater duty to protect the privacy of their patients. what if the doctor want today record your privat
we take a look at this brave new world of wearable technology. >> it is a brave new world.early to say for sure, but wearable technology melee our privacy bear. >> google glass is a full blown computer which can shoot pictures, video, and sound but without being so obviously about it. there's even talk of putting such technology into contact lenses, something worrisome to the watchdog of cyber privacy, the frontier foundation. >> as these devices become more and more a part of...
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huge hype around wearables, the next thing, i-watch. application or hardware gadget. you have a lot of adoption. people get excited and get bored with the fitness gadgets very quickly, do they do that much more than smartphones. there is no clear proof there is a market for this. that's what apple has to worry about, everyone counting on the iwatch to save them. really? it's possible, but what will they charge it and super luxury they're talking about. >> have you tried fuel bits or fuelband? >> no. i'm not interested in knowing how unhealthy my lifestyle is. >> i did. i tried it, lost interest again. >> people get it, wow, it's tracking my steps. th then -- some are using it. >> if you're training for a marathon or triathlon they are great and keep you on pace and what you need to do. for the everyday lifestyle. >> and you can do it with a pho phone. this idea we need a watch that communicates a phone we're already carrying, the jury is still out as well. >> is it game on with google and apple, wooing game developers to make sure top t
huge hype around wearables, the next thing, i-watch. application or hardware gadget. you have a lot of adoption. people get excited and get bored with the fitness gadgets very quickly, do they do that much more than smartphones. there is no clear proof there is a market for this. that's what apple has to worry about, everyone counting on the iwatch to save them. really? it's possible, but what will they charge it and super luxury they're talking about. >> have you tried fuel bits or...
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it will be the same thing with wearable technologies.n two years time, people will have google glass or apple glasser samsung glass, which is constantly augmenting their intelligence. we talk about unemployment every day on the show. citizens of humanity need to be productive. we have studies showing that this is how you justify your existence in some parts. is this something that futurists and look into? >> is something we do look into. it is in flagged up as a key issue of our time. 1930's, we the talked about the coming technological unemployment. show in the the years ahead you have more people talking what technological unemployment. more people talking about the need to not work 40 hour weeks but to job share. can we foresee all the ups and downs of that? can we see all the bad things echo is why many to discuss it hard and fast. chair of the, london futurists. we will be back in a couple of minutes. i feel slightly unnerved about this conversation. >> we will see in a couple of minutes. -- we will see you in a couple of minutes. ♪
it will be the same thing with wearable technologies.n two years time, people will have google glass or apple glasser samsung glass, which is constantly augmenting their intelligence. we talk about unemployment every day on the show. citizens of humanity need to be productive. we have studies showing that this is how you justify your existence in some parts. is this something that futurists and look into? >> is something we do look into. it is in flagged up as a key issue of our time....
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who is using this wearable tech and why. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." >> this is real money and you're a big part of the show. it is tax day in america. america is a da nation with taxs in its dna. with just hours towing before the deadline to file i'm going to explore some of that genetic code and u.s. tax code. in 2014 americans will pay an estimated $1.4 trillion in federal income taxes and another $58 billion in state and local taxes. basically $1.8 trillion in total. that's a lot of money, and it sparks a good amount of outrage. of course, some of that outrage is related to where and how our tax dollars are spent. the left leaning national priorities shopped up a dollar bill to show where our dollars go. a large portion goes to military. and you can see why some would like obama healthcare to reduce that amount of money. education gets $0.02 and then you nickel-and-dime down to the bottom. there is outrage about the complexity of the u.n u.s. tax system. and part of that is the progressive tax system. we have a
who is using this wearable tech and why. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." >> this is real money and you're a big part of the show. it is tax day in america. america is a da nation with taxs in its dna. with just hours towing before the deadline to file i'm going to explore some of that genetic code and u.s. tax code. in 2014 americans will pay an estimated $1.4 trillion in federal income taxes and another $58 billion in state and local taxes. basically $1.8 trillion in...
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. >>> also ahead, wearable tech failing to wow consumers so far. you only need to look at the slew of resales on ebay. someone here is banking on apple hitting a home run when it comes to new gadgets that will hit this space. when, ultimately, will that be? we'll get the best ideas from the pros when we come back. don't go anywhere. aflac. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at golf. but he was great at getting my claim paid fast. how fast? mine got paid in 4 days. wow. that's awesome. is that legal? big fat no. [ male announcer ] find out how fast aflac can pay you at aflac.com. [marge: you know, there'sut how fa more enjoyabley you way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. >>> all right. here's where we stand right now. the dow needs to gain only 3.76 points to close at its first record high of 2014. not happening though
. >>> also ahead, wearable tech failing to wow consumers so far. you only need to look at the slew of resales on ebay. someone here is banking on apple hitting a home run when it comes to new gadgets that will hit this space. when, ultimately, will that be? we'll get the best ideas from the pros when we come back. don't go anywhere. aflac. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at golf. but he was great at getting my claim...
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a wearable technology section where you can shop for fitness gadgets and wearable tracker.oop a botched lethal injection has oklahoma barring injections. a convict shook in pain after being invekted. prison officials say he eventually died of a heart attack. the governor has called for a new review of the method before executions can resume. >>> it was a big day for our nbc news colleagues in l.a. our bureau there is now part of officially the tom brokaw news center. it was dedicated to tom brokaw who started in l.a. in 1965. >>> we are two years away from the olympic summer games in rio, and things aren't looking so good. a vice president of the olympic committee is calling the preparations there the worst he's ever experienced. the ioc says it will step up efforts to help. >>> and director j.j. abrams has announced that harrison ford and carrie fisher will reprise the iconic roles in "star wars." episode vii. it posted this photo. >>> embattled candidate mcallister breaks ranks. politics is next. er. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie'
a wearable technology section where you can shop for fitness gadgets and wearable tracker.oop a botched lethal injection has oklahoma barring injections. a convict shook in pain after being invekted. prison officials say he eventually died of a heart attack. the governor has called for a new review of the method before executions can resume. >>> it was a big day for our nbc news colleagues in l.a. our bureau there is now part of officially the tom brokaw news center. it was dedicated...
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a wearable robot that gives you superhuman strength. we checked it out.responsible for the development of the wearable robot. it is called body extender. it is an extension of the body or the user. the system is able to track the complex movement of the body. has a load capability of 50 kilograms. they can be used to perform complex handling operations. in the manufacturing of complex or [indiscernible] we can claim that this one is the most complex one in the complete use of freedom. rotate, not only to lift the object. the benefit is that you can combine the intelligence and the of theion capability human with the strength of the machine. that brings the system to the mark -- in order to bring the system to the market, we need a few million euros and a time frame of three to four years. >> that is one clunky terminator. numbers.eports caroline hyde has more on the story. we see profit missed analyst estimates. sales are still rising. sales up seven percent. middle east, japan, that was strong last quarter. europe remains a weakness. they're being strate
a wearable robot that gives you superhuman strength. we checked it out.responsible for the development of the wearable robot. it is called body extender. it is an extension of the body or the user. the system is able to track the complex movement of the body. has a load capability of 50 kilograms. they can be used to perform complex handling operations. in the manufacturing of complex or [indiscernible] we can claim that this one is the most complex one in the complete use of freedom. rotate,...
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when it comes to wearable tech the next big thing is in your ears. yes, you heard that right. with to expect from the $5 billion hearable market. more "money" coming up. ♪ predicting the future is a pretty difficult thing to do. but, manufacturing in the united states means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented. no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them out. the technology is actually creating new jobs. siemens designed and built the right tools and resources to get the job done. melissa: we want to remind you of breaking news we brought you in the last block. this is news story that broke at top of the show. google buying drone maker titan aerospace. this is according to "the wall street journal." titan was in early talks with facebook you will remember. that was the big story. but now, it looks like google has won the battle of the drone. who knows what is next. the techlandscape is growing more imposing and convoluted. one social media darling something being risk of being left in the dusk as alli
when it comes to wearable tech the next big thing is in your ears. yes, you heard that right. with to expect from the $5 billion hearable market. more "money" coming up. ♪ predicting the future is a pretty difficult thing to do. but, manufacturing in the united states means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented. no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them out. the technology is actually creating new jobs....
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>> our goal is to build the part that everyone uses in all of your wearables. we'll be providing reference designs and software and chips for people building devices like that. our goal is to have our stuff in everybody's devices not just one. >> what do you think that will do that will wow us? >> i think it's time for the reality to live up to the hype. you're getting where the battery is long enough to do cool things. one of the reason i liked it so much is it can tell you your sleep patterns or if you're feeling tired. if you got a good night sleep. it could give you some pointers about how you're feeling during the day. this is something i think you'll see going forward. >> talk to us about the smart bowl. >> sure. >> it doesn't sound like a smart device. >> this was the hit of ces. my boss showed it at his keynote. the idea is as you build more and more smart devices, the last thing you want is ten more plug-ins. well, this is a charger. the idea is you would take a device like that and literally just drop it in the bowl. >> put your device in there. >> wh
>> our goal is to build the part that everyone uses in all of your wearables. we'll be providing reference designs and software and chips for people building devices like that. our goal is to have our stuff in everybody's devices not just one. >> what do you think that will do that will wow us? >> i think it's time for the reality to live up to the hype. you're getting where the battery is long enough to do cool things. one of the reason i liked it so much is it can tell you...
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hundred operates point in just one day and just in the us expanded the scope just a little bit of a wearable device would have been good this year. it extends our students have the capabilities to gadgets were not as much as two headsets who has run campaigns in the past to drum up involvement including inviting people to teach and entertain hash tags the classes have generated controversy as well take that customers have raised privacy concerns prompting some legislators to prepare stands experts say that they expect people to cut the price for classes as much as half of the project is finally launched sometime later this year. and i love all the smokers encompassed some solace in colorado i got a glimpse of the boat. let's hope spending machine. alex the correct off the machine on the on off company american greek site combines technology helps keep the products. i'll toss the wrong hands. multiple cameras allow us to use some advanced biometrics make absolutely certain that the person who swiped the card is the actual owner of the car on the other twelve year old daughter and i would want
hundred operates point in just one day and just in the us expanded the scope just a little bit of a wearable device would have been good this year. it extends our students have the capabilities to gadgets were not as much as two headsets who has run campaigns in the past to drum up involvement including inviting people to teach and entertain hash tags the classes have generated controversy as well take that customers have raised privacy concerns prompting some legislators to prepare stands...
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a full scale launch of the project leader year intimate i can go has begun taking orders for its wearable catches which will sell for around one thousand five hundred years dollars it's gonna be away for approval to wield broaden the scope of the customs they have out there you take a look at what they've done so far that had cool classic sport program so those in their first early adopters they've expanded that little bit in which they still maintain that the two hundred archers point in just one day and just in the us expanded the scope just a little bit wearable device to hit the market this year extends our students have the capabilities to gadgets were invited to watch his team had cents who has run campaigns in the past to drum up involvement including inviting people to teach and indifferent hash tags the classes have generated controversy as well take that customers could raise privacy concerns prompting some legislators to prepare stands experts say that they expect people to cut the price for classes as much as half the project is finally launched sometime later this year. aye a
a full scale launch of the project leader year intimate i can go has begun taking orders for its wearable catches which will sell for around one thousand five hundred years dollars it's gonna be away for approval to wield broaden the scope of the customs they have out there you take a look at what they've done so far that had cool classic sport program so those in their first early adopters they've expanded that little bit in which they still maintain that the two hundred archers point in just...
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of misfit wearables.t you down to the close in the u.k. and across europe. physica first, a look at the nasdaq chart. at the lows of the session. some of the momentum stocks keep falling. >> let's get to it, then. have a look at western europe as they close out for the thursday session. and you'll see that it's in negative territory. it's been tricky trades throughout the session. various earnings coming through. the big debate continues to be whether or not the european central bank is going to embark on qe. and it's interesting that the ecb's main hawk, and the brundesbanc downplaying the threats he sees with regard to deflation, talking to cnbc europe's annette visback, what he says is, yes, a lack of deflation in europe, but one that will reverse itself, because the present situation is due more or less to where you have falling energy prices, and ultimately the medium term, he says, will indicicate that inflation is not that -- or disinflation is not that serious a threat. take a listen. >> the quest
of misfit wearables.t you down to the close in the u.k. and across europe. physica first, a look at the nasdaq chart. at the lows of the session. some of the momentum stocks keep falling. >> let's get to it, then. have a look at western europe as they close out for the thursday session. and you'll see that it's in negative territory. it's been tricky trades throughout the session. various earnings coming through. the big debate continues to be whether or not the european central bank is...
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wearable device to hit the market this year to extend smart and intelligent abilities to gadgets were nobody can watch his team had cents who has run campaigns in the past to drum up involvement including inviting people to teach and a different context the classes have generated controversy as well take that customers can raise privacy concerns prompted some legislators to become stands gracie did they expect people to cut the price for classes as much as half time the product is finally launched sometime later this year. marijuana smokers and comfort and solace in colorado got a glimpse of the boat. let's hope spending machine. alex the crate off the machine on the on off company american green site of bonds technology helps keep the products. i'll toss the wrong times. multiple cameras allow us to use some advanced biometrics make absolutely certain that the person who swiped the card is the actual owner of the card and that father took her daughter and i would want having access to a silly pay close attention to the machines content includes faux marijuana and he was about to rela
wearable device to hit the market this year to extend smart and intelligent abilities to gadgets were nobody can watch his team had cents who has run campaigns in the past to drum up involvement including inviting people to teach and a different context the classes have generated controversy as well take that customers can raise privacy concerns prompted some legislators to become stands gracie did they expect people to cut the price for classes as much as half time the product is finally...
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>> certainly wearables internet of things, these are elf did the trend, just starting to emerge.nings. the key, yes, many of these wearable device, whether it is your watches, smart watches, or other devices do have flash memory storage for data storage. it becomes incremental proportionnally for us in years to come but what is also exciting these variable devices internet of things, will generate more and more of that data. that data has to be captured, stored, analyzed and really looked at fast in terms of making business decisions or changing your personal life. flash is really playing a key role here because in these center, hyper data scale centers and cloud infrastructure it helps you analyze at that data fast and cost effective and highly reliable fashion. liz: what was very interesting, 15 analysts upgrading the stock today. just unbelievable. you're up about 50% year-over-year. sanjay, we love to watch this company. so come back again. thank you so much. >> thank you, liz. liz: sandisk we've been covering that company for years, saying watch it and you would have made mo
>> certainly wearables internet of things, these are elf did the trend, just starting to emerge.nings. the key, yes, many of these wearable device, whether it is your watches, smart watches, or other devices do have flash memory storage for data storage. it becomes incremental proportionnally for us in years to come but what is also exciting these variable devices internet of things, will generate more and more of that data. that data has to be captured, stored, analyzed and really looked...
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i still think a wearable computer on your face is going to be a big deal. only gadget that knows where my head is aimed and where my eyes are aiming but this product is flawed as it exists right now. making a call with it, the speaker is substandard. you can't put more than ten contacts in here so it's hard to make a call because you don't have a keyboard with this thing. how it was sold to us two years ago at the google io conference, they jumped people out of a blimp and they were showing live video coming off this thing but i can't do live video with it, at least not with the native product so that's a flaw. then you look at the photo. if i take a picture of you here, i can't put that photo on instagram which is where most of the people are wanting to share photos lately and even getting it on facebook or google plus it requires me to talk to it. if i'm at a concert like i'm going to be at coachella in a month and it's almost impossible. >> i'm sorry, but if you take a picture and if you're not going to talk to your google glasses to tell it so send it w
i still think a wearable computer on your face is going to be a big deal. only gadget that knows where my head is aimed and where my eyes are aiming but this product is flawed as it exists right now. making a call with it, the speaker is substandard. you can't put more than ten contacts in here so it's hard to make a call because you don't have a keyboard with this thing. how it was sold to us two years ago at the google io conference, they jumped people out of a blimp and they were showing...
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if the move does move towards wearables and plantables and if we're moving in a wearable direction, overfit margin where it is? >> you know, our strategy is if we can have a manufacturing lead over everybody else, can do semiconductors that are higher performance, lower cost than everybody else, than any business that we target we should be able to make money over the long term and that's exactly our strategy playing out in this very low power space. i think we yet don't know how wearables are going to play out. you see us moving early in the market. we're making some acquisitions and investment, and, you know, we're going to be there as the market forms and as the winners get chosen. >> yeah. we'll show it's really arrived when you're wearing google glass for an interview. stacy, great to see you. >> thanks for your time. >> tune into the halftime report tomorrow. our own jon fortt will be sitting down to get a take on earnings and what's next for the company. >>> ge shares are off 35% since jeff immelt took over nearly 14 years ago. should a company's stock price be a factor in determi
if the move does move towards wearables and plantables and if we're moving in a wearable direction, overfit margin where it is? >> you know, our strategy is if we can have a manufacturing lead over everybody else, can do semiconductors that are higher performance, lower cost than everybody else, than any business that we target we should be able to make money over the long term and that's exactly our strategy playing out in this very low power space. i think we yet don't know how...
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we have a lot of investments in the wearable space.l segment of the overall internet of things but exciting segment some we actually bought a company this quarter and we're doing lots of permanenttation there so we're there early -- experimentation. liz: revenue for mobile communications, that did fall and fell about 61%. you will have intel naysayers out there. you're familiar with them, saying, see, see, they can't get smartphones right. they can't get mobile right. what do you say to that, stacy? >> yeah. in we showed, in the november investor meeting what we thought the trend were going to be. so what we're seeing in the business is a shift from 2 g, 3g platforms in the communication space to lte. so we would expect a pretty significant revenue ramp in the back half of the year associated with that i think the big progress the company made in the first quarter, is we have a goal of shipping 40 million tablets, processes -- processors into 40 million tablets. we're well on track for that and grew five million tablets in the first qu
we have a lot of investments in the wearable space.l segment of the overall internet of things but exciting segment some we actually bought a company this quarter and we're doing lots of permanenttation there so we're there early -- experimentation. liz: revenue for mobile communications, that did fall and fell about 61%. you will have intel naysayers out there. you're familiar with them, saying, see, see, they can't get smartphones right. they can't get mobile right. what do you say to that,...
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and wearable tech design is more important than ever to the tech industry. we will get the latest trends designeiner perkins partner and former president of the rhode island school of design, who joined me as a special guest today. first, a check of headlines. investors are reacting in a big way to apple's earnings report and stock splits. shares are up about eight percent as the company sold a record number of iphones. also boosted its share buyback to $90 billion. facebook shares are up about one percent today, not showing too much of a pop-out to the social earnings. blowout facebook reported a 72% rise in revenue and said mobile is accounting for 59% of ad revenue. still, executives said spending will increase the rest of the year, but warned it will take a while for video and instagram adds to contribute to revenue. and time warner cable is doing a better job of hanging onto subscribers. it lost only 34 thousand residential tv customers in the first quarter, compared with 217,000 in the prior quarter. been offerings more viewing options on tablets and s
and wearable tech design is more important than ever to the tech industry. we will get the latest trends designeiner perkins partner and former president of the rhode island school of design, who joined me as a special guest today. first, a check of headlines. investors are reacting in a big way to apple's earnings report and stock splits. shares are up about eight percent as the company sold a record number of iphones. also boosted its share buyback to $90 billion. facebook shares are up about...
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what is the wearable we all believe is coming at go -- coming? it ishas a question -- largely under owned across the investor base. are buying shares, rising the most in two ears. apple is not the only tech stock making headlines. >> facebook reported first-quarter profit and revenue that blue plastic -- blew past st analyst estimates. past theok is blowing estimates in the latest quarter. it is curious. on the conference call yesterday, executives said the spending will increase for the rest of the year and the initiatives like the photo sharing application instagram and video advertising, not necessarily going to contribute to revenue. remember facebook is huge. class here is a big number that shocked me. monthly has 1.3 billion active users. we kind of forget how massive facebook is. there are a lot of large numbers. even as it leaves mobile concerns in the dust, it cannot keep growing at this rate. >> at this rate, maybe not, but they have other tools at their disposal. instagram has 200 million active users. it is often said facebook is losi
what is the wearable we all believe is coming at go -- coming? it ishas a question -- largely under owned across the investor base. are buying shares, rising the most in two ears. apple is not the only tech stock making headlines. >> facebook reported first-quarter profit and revenue that blue plastic -- blew past st analyst estimates. past theok is blowing estimates in the latest quarter. it is curious. on the conference call yesterday, executives said the spending will increase for the...
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i don't know of other wearables that are growing.an tell you the watch space is growing very quickly. >> they have not gone mainstream yet. will they? >> i hope they do. >> has the introduction of android for wearables changed the game? >> android is the only one i have taken seriously as a watch competitor. android requires 64 megabytes of memory to operate. the os runs at 128 k of memory. we want to be the most high-volume smart watch supplier. we can't do it with android. we don't want to -- we want to move to $50. >> what about apple not coming out with a watch? >> i have heard that engineers they are trying to recruit, it is difficult to get a new project accepted that apple. you have the resources, and in the tim cook era, you have to put together a spreadsheet that shows how much this business is going to be worth. and how it will add to apple's revenue. those are the thoughts that come out of someone with a supply chain background. i don't believe apple is set up to succeed. >> this is why i love having you on, you are not af
i don't know of other wearables that are growing.an tell you the watch space is growing very quickly. >> they have not gone mainstream yet. will they? >> i hope they do. >> has the introduction of android for wearables changed the game? >> android is the only one i have taken seriously as a watch competitor. android requires 64 megabytes of memory to operate. the os runs at 128 k of memory. we want to be the most high-volume smart watch supplier. we can't do it with...
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bloomberg went there to look at the newest wearable robot. ♪ responsible for the wearable robot. of the body of the user in the sense that the system is able to read the complex movement of the body. has 50 kilograms for each arm. complexe used for handling situation. survivors.cue of , but are other examples this one is the most complex one in the sense that it has a set -- the ability to grasp objects. the ability to rotate the arm. the benefits of having a wearable robot is that you can combine the intelligence and the perception capability with the strength of the machine. others are bringing the system to the market. the timeframe of three to four years. will he come back, we will have more details on that lufthansa strike. we will hear the company said of the story when we come back. ♪ >> welcome back. are an hour and nine minutes away from the start of european equity trading. the story took my attention ifa fromt banned fe choosing the cup then that -- the cup venue. the possibility of holding the world cup in qatar. that is looming in 2022. he does not think the governin
bloomberg went there to look at the newest wearable robot. ♪ responsible for the wearable robot. of the body of the user in the sense that the system is able to read the complex movement of the body. has 50 kilograms for each arm. complexe used for handling situation. survivors.cue of , but are other examples this one is the most complex one in the sense that it has a set -- the ability to grasp objects. the ability to rotate the arm. the benefits of having a wearable robot is that you can...
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you just brought up the tablet, but what about the wearables? we watched nike pull out right now. what do you think? is that a growth area for apple, or is that something that's not got as much promise as people think? >> well, it's hard to say. i think it is a promising area. they are hiring lots of health experts. what they're doing, it's probably quite complicated. i imagine we won't see the bells and whistles in the first version of the iwatch or whatever they choose to call it. i think it's a substantial opportunity, and particularly if someone like nike is backing off, it provides apple with incremental opportunity. >> jay, you would concede, i'm sure, that apple has certainly had a knack for getting things right. they have typically taken other products that are out there, made them better, expanded the market for things we didn't know we need. are you writing tim cook off too soon? >> so i just wanted to clarify, not writing him off. i'm saying at this point, to be where we are, i think it's questionable how we got there. i definitely think that, look, there will be someth
you just brought up the tablet, but what about the wearables? we watched nike pull out right now. what do you think? is that a growth area for apple, or is that something that's not got as much promise as people think? >> well, it's hard to say. i think it is a promising area. they are hiring lots of health experts. what they're doing, it's probably quite complicated. i imagine we won't see the bells and whistles in the first version of the iwatch or whatever they choose to call it. i...
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wearable. anything from electronics embedded into clothing to sensors, you name it. drones. i think chris henderson with 3d robotics did a great job of going from crisping editor and founder of wired to 3d robotics, and making drones something that are not seen as, you know, terrible things, but actual tools and technologies that cap help us as we move forward. single board computers, as markus said. >> there's a whole host of things. baby blankets. a woman in detroit. she worked with cart heart to get excess material to make sleeping bag coats for the winter, to, you name it, there's a host of good that is coming ut. >> it's endless. >> with the rise in innovation that can result, what is the future of america look like. we'll have more on that when we come back. is a >> welcome back. we are talking about the rise of do it yourself culture, and what it means for the future of innovation. how do you think it will impact the quality of the products entering the marketplace. will we see a rise in the sophistication of things created coming from small and one-person operations?
wearable. anything from electronics embedded into clothing to sensors, you name it. drones. i think chris henderson with 3d robotics did a great job of going from crisping editor and founder of wired to 3d robotics, and making drones something that are not seen as, you know, terrible things, but actual tools and technologies that cap help us as we move forward. single board computers, as markus said. >> there's a whole host of things. baby blankets. a woman in detroit. she worked with...
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it is a trend. >> what do you think about wearable in general? where is this going?n discussing that people don't want to wear them every day and what you wear is very much an expression of who you are. >> i feel lucky, because i feel like we foresaw all this stuff coming. in the 1990's, there was a guy wearing the stuff and doing this. and there was a paper he wrote about parasitic power. a little bit odd. it was all about how to harvest power off your body, and the best place to harvest it is off your neck. that is where your body is warmest. we went off topic. >> what are you wearing? >> i wear a misfit shine. >> i have one of those. and it is a watch, and i'm an older person so i like to wear a watch. it doesn't work all the time. >> they will be very happy to know that you are wearing that on the show. i will take these off. it is now time for the "bwest byte," where we focus on one number that tells a whole lot. jon erlichman has it for us. what do you have? >> keep them on. >> i will spare everyone. >> check this out, glasses or no glasses. the number of times
it is a trend. >> what do you think about wearable in general? where is this going?n discussing that people don't want to wear them every day and what you wear is very much an expression of who you are. >> i feel lucky, because i feel like we foresaw all this stuff coming. in the 1990's, there was a guy wearing the stuff and doing this. and there was a paper he wrote about parasitic power. a little bit odd. it was all about how to harvest power off your body, and the best place to...
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i am taking it off your today with one of the most promising experiments in wearable technology.be wavering. we are talking about the wrist-based fitness computer. nike had laid off its engineering staff working on the project. nike said it would continue to support the newest model, but acknowledged a small number of layoffs. it does not sound like this is going to be the big momentum play or product for this company that some people thought. quick sad -- >> sad. looks rather than how telling you how far you have gone, there is a point system. >> no one understands and no one cares about, basically. was onrketing professor bloomberg earlier today and he was saying the wearables will have much long-term traction. the phone is going to do everything anyway. looks the phone has been getting -- >> the phone has been getting rid of everything else anyway. board at nike the and he has been on the board for almost a decade. there is probably an arrangement between these two companies. let's do the hardware and you can help us with the software. >> i just got a new phone. >> that is not
i am taking it off your today with one of the most promising experiments in wearable technology.be wavering. we are talking about the wrist-based fitness computer. nike had laid off its engineering staff working on the project. nike said it would continue to support the newest model, but acknowledged a small number of layoffs. it does not sound like this is going to be the big momentum play or product for this company that some people thought. quick sad -- >> sad. looks rather than how...
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aboutalso seems to be wearables this year.ith the samsung has to offer -- have to opt for in that department? how do they stack against the competition? >> this is one of the newbies that they brought out. this is the gear to, the neo, the cheaper version. they have a more expensive version, did cure too generic. remember, galaxy gear, basically one person some but up -- summed it up earlier. samsung likes to do its r&d in public. feel it is not up to the top specification. you have to use a samsung tablet or smartphone with it. it sold 800,000 galaxy gears in the first two months, but check out ebay, anna. there are lots of secondhand watches on offer. abel did not use them or want them. if come up with an updated version, the galaxy gear too. it is going down far better in terms of design. haveestingly, they unveiled their own fitness one as well. the samsung gear fit. that is really liked by many because they feel it connects with the phone, you can access your messages, you can use generic ways of responding to phone calls
aboutalso seems to be wearables this year.ith the samsung has to offer -- have to opt for in that department? how do they stack against the competition? >> this is one of the newbies that they brought out. this is the gear to, the neo, the cheaper version. they have a more expensive version, did cure too generic. remember, galaxy gear, basically one person some but up -- summed it up earlier. samsung likes to do its r&d in public. feel it is not up to the top specification. you have...