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 Samsung, the world's largest maker of smartphones, is in discussions
with unidentified U.S., Korean and European telecommunications
carriers about a so-called "watch-phone" that it hopes to unveil
between June and July, the Journal reported, citing people familiar
with the company's plans.
The current crop of smartwatches, such as Samsung's own Galaxy Gear,
have to be linked to a phone to receive and send messages and
perform other basic functions.
But the proposed watch-phone, which will run on Samsung's Tizen
operating software, can take photos and handle email independently
and will come equipped with a heart monitor, the newspaper reported.
Samsung declined to comment.
Major technology companies such as Apple Inc, Google Inc and Samsung
are expected to be in a race to market wearable computing devices,
like watches, to consumers this year.
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It is unclear how much demand there is for gadgets such as smart
glasses or watches, but industry insiders consider them to be the
next phase in an increasingly saturated mobile device market.
(Reporting by San Francisco Newsroom; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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