Samsung Gear 2

A new NASA contest is challenging freelancers to design the interface for a smartwatch app for use by astronauts aboard the ISS. The competition is set to run for one month, and will require applicants to tailor their app for operation on the Samsung Gear 2 for the chance to win a US$1,500 prize.

When it comes to smartwatches, Samsung doesn't mess around. After launching the Galaxy Gear last year, it dropped three more in April and another in July. And this week, we're going to get our first look at the new Gear S. Confused? Let Gizmag lend a hand, as we compare all six Samsung Gear watches.

We reviewed Samsung's Gear 2 when it launched in April, but we skipped the Gear 2 Neo. With only minor differences between the two, we figured the Gear 2 review could speak for both. Well, Samsung's smartwatch platform has grown since then, so let's revisit the Samsung Gear 2 Neo.

As soon as Google teased Android Wear back in March, it looked like smartwatches were about to take a big leap forward. Let's try to see how big of a leap, as we compare the features and specs of the Android Wear-running Samsung Gear Live to the Tizen-running Gear 2.

Samsung's new fitness tracker, the Gear Fit, is easily the most eye-catching wearable the company has released. But it isn't the only one. Samsung also just launched a new pair of updates to the Galaxy Gear, dubbed the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Join Gizmag, as we review the Gear 2 smartwatch.

We're only a few months into 2014, but we've already seen quite a few new smartwatch releases. Two of the highest-profile are the Samsung Gear 2 and Pebble Steel. How do you decide between these two very different watches? Read on, as Gizmag compares their specs and features.

Samsung's family of wearables is about to get bigger. Starting next month, three new devices are about to join the Samsung Gear family. Let's pull back the veil and compare the features and specs of Samsung's original Galaxy Gear to the new Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit (whew!).