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   So Samung's wearables all have a Gear moniker; Smatwatch, band,
   
   I been looking for something new....
   
   Gear Fit Pro trademark hints at new Samsung fitness wearable
   Brittany A. Roston - Jan 27, 2017
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   Samsung may have a new wearable device in the pipeline, this one called the ‘Gear Fit Pro.’ Such is based on the company’s new trademark application with the European Agency For Intellectual Property. The wearable, it seems, will be a fitness tracker or a fitness-centric smartwatch of one sort or another, joining the company’s existing Gear Fit 2, Gear S3, and other assorted wrist wearables.
   
   
   
   
   
   The Samsung application was first spotted by the Netherlands publication “Galaxy Club,” which noted a listing with Samsung Electronics specified as the applicant name, the application date of January 26, 2017, and the trademark name Gear Fit Pro. Unfortunately, we don’t know much about the apparently planned wearable at this time.
   
   The application merely specifies the product as an electronic device not unlike the other consumer electronic gadgets on the market. We don’t have any illustrations of the wearable at this time, nor any descriptions or details about it at all. Planned markets, features, and launch date are anyone’s guess at this point.
   
   You can view the trademark application for yourself here, but don’t expect to see much. This trademark follows a recent report claiming that Samsung has big updates in store for its S Health mobile app, with new features including direct access to online doctor appointments and online scheduling, the ability to search symptoms within the app, and more.
   
   
   There will be more and more as the GEEK sites look for leaked pics etc...
   
   It isn’t clear at this time whether the updated app will be provided to all Galaxy users or just those who get the upcoming Galaxy S8 model. Check out the timeline below for more details on the S Health update, as well as some Galaxy S8 news!
   

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   All the GEEK sites have this now; here is one more take on it
   
   
   Samsung provided a special event in New York last year to announce its newest fitness tracker, theGear Fit 2. However, if a new trademark is to go by, the company may be looking to provide a more powerful version of the fitness tracker.
   
   
   
   Samsung has filed a trademark for the “Gear Fit Pro” in Europe for “Intellectual Property”. This suggests that Samsung is working on a new fitness tracker, but there is no other information known about the device.
   
   We’ll hopefully hear and see more about this Gear Fit Pro over the coming weeks, but it’s unlikely we’ll see anything at MWC 2017. Would you be interested in this new fitness tracker, or would you hold out for another option from another OEM?
   
   So I had expected it would be a Gear Fit3, but with this trademark it will be the Gear Fit Pro, suggesting it will be the top of the line of their Gear FIt range......
   will track along.
   
   Gear Fit Pro.
   
   Its a good day.
   
   WHy?Mainly I was a little worried, as the Geek sites find new devices almost without fail and
   so thought they would have a sighting some time ago.
   
   FIt Pro. Must have some new capabilities that make it a pro.
   

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   Samsung at CES
   
   
   According to a report from Business Korea, it seems the company sees more growth potential in the wearable health sector than in manufacturing robots, which rivals such as LG showcased at the event. Samsung believes that an aging society will help this market segment grow more quickly.
   
   It's called pro.. a flagship Gear Fit Pro. Imagine the bundles they can make with something like that and the new Galaxy. Their new arrangement with Under Armour.
   
   Pretty sweet. Just for fun. Please note that Samsung will bring Bixby to its wearables l8er this yr.
   

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   The GEEK buzz has started and won't stop now......
   
   Samsung trademarks "Gear Fit Pro", new smart band incoming
   
   

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     Samsung Smart wearables Rumors
     
     The Samsung Gear Fit2 smart band launched a couple of months ahead of the Gear S3 smartwatches and now we may be in for an early upgrade. Samsung trademarked the name “Gear Fit Pro” suggesting an even more feature-rich band.
     
     Microsoft gave up on its Band but if anything, the competition is heating up. HTC partnered with Under Armour to create the three-piece HealthBox, Meizu is making the H1 SmartBand, Fitbit (known for its fitness trackers) bought Pebble, Nokia acquired health gadget maker Withings and there are plenty of other players in this field.
     
     
     Perhaps Samsung can leverage its Samsung Pay service and new additions like the Bixby digital assistant to put its band above the others. Or maybe we're getting a proper foldable display?

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   SamMobile speculate that the Gear Fit Pro will integrate with Samsung’s Simband health platform for cloud-based health tracking. The company announced Simband three years ago and demonstrated a reference wearable device equipped with a variety of sensors that measure things like oxygen level, body temperature, and heart rate. Perhaps the Gear Fit Pro will have similar capabilities.
   
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   First look at Simband, Samsung's health-tracking wearable of the future
   
   Samsung's health-focused Simband looks like a smartwatch but it contains six sensors capable of monitoring your heart rate, blood pressure, and skin temperature.
   IMAGE: MASHABLE, KARISSA BELL
   BY KARISSA BELLNOV 12, 2014
   
   When Samsung first revealed its health-focused wearable Simband earlier this year, the still-speculative device seemed more like an experiment than the futuristic wearable the company promised.
   
   That changed Wednesday when the company revealed new details about its plans for the health-monitoring wearable and announced it was opening up the platform to developers during the keynote presentation at Samsung's Developer Conference in San Francisco.
   
   But beyond new opportunities for developers, the company — along with a handful of early partners — also offered previews of a fully functioning and sensor-laden Simband. Mashablewas on hand to take it for a spin, here's what we found.
   
   SEE ALSO: 9 Fashionable Wearables for the Sartorially Savvy
   
   At first glance, the Simband doesn't look much different than the company's Gear Ssmartwatch. A thick rubber band connects to a slightly curved touchscreen display. But
   the Simband isn't a smartwatch at allthe Simband isn't a smartwatch at all, it isn't even a consumer device at this point. Instead, Samsung is positioning it as a research device— what Samsung's Vice President of Health Ram Fish called "a modular reference platform for wearable sensors."
   
   
   The Simband is intended to be used by those within the medical industry — startups and medical researchers alike — to develop new applications for sensor technology. It's part of the company's broader shift to move its wearables from fitness tracking to health monitoring with the goal of enabling preventive healthcare and wellness.
   
   All about the sensors
   The Simband is equipped with six sensors, though its modular design means developers can add their own proprietary sensors as well. The six sensors it comes with can keep tabs on your daily steps, heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, and how much sweat your sweat glands are producing.
   
   Together, these sensors are able to keep tabs on a wealth of information. While daily steps and even heart rate monitoring isn't new ground for wearables, the Simband's sensors are able to track your bodily functions at an impressively detailed level.
   
   
   
   
   On the back of the Simband is the Simsense module equipped with the Simband's six different sensors.
   
   IMAGE: MASHABLE, KARISSA BELL
   
   Take the optical sensor, for example, which is used to track blood pressure. It uses LED lights to track changes in how the light is absorbed by your blood, which allows it to "detect blood-volume change at microvascular level," according to Samsung. Or the galvanic skin sensor (GSR), which keeps tabs on changes in how much sweat your skin is producing. This may seem like an odd metric to track but a Samsung representative said this could be used to measure your stress level, for example.
   
   Trends, monitor and spot check
   The home screen displays the time, date and shortcuts to the device's three main functions: trends, monitor and spot check. Trends is the aforementioned dashboard that displays your data over time, monitor is a real-time tracking mode when all of the band's sensors are activated and spot check allows you to quickly check your heart rate and blood pressure.
   
   The trends dashboard displays your heart rate, blood pressure, and steps, while allowing you to view how those metrics have changed over the course of the day or week.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Putting the device into monitor mode activates all six of the Simband's sensors and displays a real-time feed of all the stats being collected.
   
   Spot check is what Fish described as an "electronic version of a nursing station." Press on the Simband's clasp, which is connected to a heart-rate sensor, and hold for 20 seconds. After 20 seconds the check is complete and it navigates to the trends dashboard where you can see how your most recent check compares with your previous stats.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   But data means nothing if you can't understand it and the Simband's software does a pretty good job at putting the measurements into context. Aside from the onboard dashboard, this information can also be tracked on the web when the device has synced over wifi. How it displays information will likely change and improve in the future as more developers are able to create and fine-tune their own applications.
   
   And, of course, it's still unclear what Samsung's ambitions for the device beyond research are, if any. But on that front, the company's current emphasis on research is likely a positive sign. The more time Samsung and its developers spend researching, developing and fine-tuning health applications, the better the whole device will be when and if it makes it out of the lab into our hands.
   

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   MWC2017 is Feb 27.Don't think this could fit with introduction of new wearable?Seems that it would be place to do it.
   

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   This GEEK coverage and speculation sill not stop until Samsung puts it out there for them to take apart...
   
   Home / News / Fitness News / Samsung working on new ‘Pro’ level fitness tracker
   Samsung working on new ‘Pro’ level fitness tracker
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   by Luke Johnson
   
   30 January 2017
   
   
   
   
   The Samsung Gear Fit 2 is a solid fitness tracker for those who want smart skills without having to give up their traditional analogue watches.
   
   It could be about to get a serious upgrade, however, with Samsung known to be working on a new iteration of its wearable device.
   
   The news comes courtesy of a recent trademark filing that has seen Samsung apply to secure naming rights to an upcoming device dubbed the Samsung Gear Fit Pro.
   
   Unfortunately, the device’s name is as far as the information goes on the Samsung Gear Fit Pro right now, with no specs, features or design details outlined alongside the device’s name.
   
   Given its ‘Gear Fit’ branding, however, it’s likely that the future device will line up as a Fitbit-inspired wrist band rather than adopting a true watch design.
   
   The current Gear Fit 2 features a 1.5-inch curved AMOLED touchscreen display as part of a waterproof body that’s shaped to fit the curve of your wrist.
   
   Related: Best Fitness Trackers 2017
   
   
   
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   Despite having been an early adopter of smartwatches and fitness tracker tech, Samsung has struggled to compete with the likes of Apple and Fitbit in the wearable space.
   
   Although no launch details have yet been confirmed, it’s possible that Samsung could unveil the Gear Fit Pro as part of a new wearables lineup at MWC 2017 next month.
   
   The company is looking to fill a gap left by its delayed Samsung Galaxy S8 handset, with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also tipped to make an appearance.
   The Korean manufacturer confirmed last week that the eagerly awaited S8 would not be unveiled at MWC as originally expected, with the delays having been pegged on a need to ensure the battery problems that caused the Galaxy Note 7 to burst into flames have been completely solved.
   
   Despite Samsung having yet to confirm the phone’s official release date, a March 29 unveiling as been repeatedly tipped ahead of a mid-April in-store release
   
   
   Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/...pro-level-fitness-tracker#621p8OVe5SS15VMV.99
   

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   Just to put some snips on the same page.
   
   Samsung at CES said Health and fitness are a focus for them
   
   Samsung at CES
   
   
   According to a report from Business Korea, it seems the company sees more growth potential in the wearable health sector than in manufacturing robots, which rivals such as LG showcased at the event. Samsung believes that an aging society will help this market segment grow more quickly.
   
   
   The name Samsung took out is Pro........GEEKS say
   
   the future device will line up as a Fitbit-inspired wrist band rather than adopting a true watch design.
   
   + Sammobile says lo0k at Simband to get an idea of what it will be.....
   
   The Simband is intended to be used by those within the medical industry — startups and medical researchers alike — to develop new applications for sensor technology. It's part of the company's broader shift to move its wearables from fitness tracking to health monitoring with the goal of enabling preventive healthcare and wellness.
   
   All about the sensors
   The Simband is equipped with six sensors, though its modular design means developers can add their own proprietary sensors as well. The six sensors it comes with can keep tabs on your daily steps, heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, and how much sweat your sweat glands are producing.
   The Simband is intended to be used by those within the medical industry — startups and medical researchers alike — to develop new applications for sensor technology. It's part of the company's broader shift to move its wearables from fitness tracking to health monitoring with the goal of enabling preventive healthcare and wellness.
   
   
   So it will be a Pro cause it has more sensors and tracks MORE data the the Fit2.
   
   PS If it would use the Eos S3 that has a LPSD built in it, they will be very ready to add Bixby into this device.
   Or could it actually have Bixby in it on release?
   
   Don't know. Their plate if full with everything so I think if this is the device they will ADD Bixby into it l8er this yr.
   
   Will track along.
   

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   SAMSUNG JOB OPENING
   
   
   drive the execution and delivery of Samsung’s upcoming AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistant on the Galaxy S8. Samsung is expected to eventually expand the AI assistant to some of its other products as well.
   
   
   
   "Hello Blue Genie,
   
   Hi jfieb.
   
   "Do you think the Fit Pro will have Bixby?
   
   
   "Yes, the adjacent possible says it has to.
   
   
   Bixby assistant will be a part of the Fit Pro in'17.
   
   THANKS.
   
   

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