Despite all of its might and resources, Samsung’s first shot at the emerging smartwatch category was definitely a misfire. The Galaxy Gear was universally panned by reviewers, including us, and it felt like a device that Samsung rushed out in response to an Apple product that doesn’t even exist. Samsung’s slip up won’t stop other big vendors from taking a swing at wearables though, and the next to step into the batter’s box may be Google. A new rumor from Android Police’s-Artem Russakovskii suggests that Google will unveil its first smartwatch, code-named “Gem,” toward the end of this month alongside the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat. No other details were provided, though an earlier rumor suggested that Google’s smartwatch may



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