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up f0r consideration....staged roll out. Korea will be fIRST. The same geography that QUIK has been hiring for in the last month.......
We have beefed up a LOT ( for us) in Korea, and the jobs filled in short order....
Fit 2 likely to be unveiled in South Korea in June
By Agamoni Ghosh
May 11, 2016 12:52 BST Samsung is working on next-gen Gear Fit(Samsung)
Samsung's upcoming fitness band the Gear Fit 2 may be released by next month in South Korea followed by a worldwide release, according to latest reports. The Gear Fit 2 will replace the current Gear Fit version that was released in 2014.
Korean outlet Pulse news reports that a source has said that Samsung has finished the development process for the device and is on track for launching most likely in June. Recently, images of the upcoming smartband were leaked on the internet showing off its new technology.
The device has been in the news for a while now as it is slated to be the first of its kind fitness band with a bio-processor, which will provide users with a wider range of health-based statistics like body fat, skeletal muscle mass, heart rate, heart rhythm, skin temperature and galvanic skin response (GSR). In addition to that, it will provide a detailed breakdown of organ measurements, an electrocardiogram showing heart activity and a graph showing skin temperature.
The Gear Fit 2 is also expected to have a built-in GPS to allow users to track their outdoor activities. Recent photo and specs leaks also suggest the device will sport a 1.84-inch AMOLED display and an internal memory of 4GB.
The fitness strap will be made of rubber which is expected to be more flexible than its predecessor. The device may also be waterproof. Some Samsung devices sport the IP68 technology which allows a device to be submerged in over 1.5-metres of cold water for 30 consecutive minutes.
Note how far advanced this thing may well be.... more than almost anything else I have read about. This is a step forward in wearables....new sesnors, new algos, very interesting.
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want this on the same post; think it over......
Samsung's upcoming fitness band the Gear Fit 2 may be released by next month in South Korea followed by a worldwide release,
here is a repost of the snip from the first korea job…\
Own and manage relationships across multiple levels (SVP to engineering teams) at SEC and LG (SEC priority) and multiple organizations (HW, SW, MM, Procurement, other)
Drive execution post-dwin to MP, managing local teams and HQ engagements.
add in the cc and it fits together nicely? hope we got a Bob S sort of person for this slot too ;-)
Bayesian analysis....
suggests incremental changes in probability... that QUIK has hired (really filled fast )in the same territory for a wearable that is the most advanced large market TAM wearable that is rumored to be seen first in KOREA.
ALso Korea is the most advanced mobile nation on the planet.....in many ways......
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a short item on the most advanced mobile nation in the world....Korea
Monday, January 19, 2015South Korea: "the world's most advanced mobile economy"
A new report by the Boston Consulting Group confirms and quantifies what those of us living in South Korea have known for a long time. This nation is the world's most advanced mobile economy. The report singles out three countries that are reaping the greatest rewards from the mobile economy: South Korea, the U.S. and China. It notes that "South Korea has quickly become the world’s most advanced mobile economy, having embraced 3G and 4G since their onset. Mobile represents 11 percent of the country’s GDP, valued at $143 billion.
South Korea is a leading actor across all phases of the mobile value chain, particularly in its high-value segments such as design and production of devices and components.
A strong focus on R&D and bold investments in nascent technologies, such as semiconductors in the 1980s and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) two decades later, helped South Korean players take the lead in design and manufacturing operations."
As shown in Exhibit 4 from the report (click to see a full size version of the graphic), the six countries analyzed have a combined mobile GDP (mGDP) of more than $1.2 trillion and those same countries account for 47 percent of global GDP. In Korea, the mGDP accounts for 11 percent of the national GDP. Also, as noted in the report and shown clearly in the graphic (light green shading on the bar for Korea) "For nations with high production relative to domestic consumption, such as South Korea, exports are a major, if not the main, driver of mGDP. Countries with the strongest mGDP also tend to have unique capabilities within the highest-value portions of the mobile industry—intellectual property (IP) innovators, device manufacturers, and component designers—enabling high net exports. South Korea’s high mGDP, for example, is due to its major role in producing and exporting essential mobile products and components."
There is much more in this report and I recommend it to you.
The stage is set and I like that a Tier 1 does not sneak a most advanced wearable into a small contry in Africa to try it out, rather it rolls first with the most advanced palce there is...
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If this wearable gets bundled with smartphones, there could be some very good volumes. Keep your fingers and toes crossed so bundling becomes the marketing tool offered for the distribution of this product.
