Samsung Reminds Us It Can Innovate, but Will That Be Enough? | Re/code

From a Walt Mossberg review of Samsung's latest product introductions

"Meanwhile, Samsung’s archrival Apple will suck the oxygen out of the tech media next week, with a flashy event in its hometown of Cupertino, Calif. Apple is expected to roll out two new iPhones, which will finally be of the large-screen variety that has sold so well for Samsung. It’s also expected to unveil its first wearable device, something Samsung has already done, but with little success. And it is rumored to be announcing a phone-based payment system that, if done right, could make its new iPhones more attractive.

So, this morning, in New York, Samsung struck first. It didn’t just introduce a new standard model in its popular stylus-based Galaxy Note line of phones, as it usually does around this time of year. It also unveiled three more unusual products: A phone with a screen that’s curved at one edge to display icons and information, a smartwatch that can connect to a cell network all by itself and virtual-reality goggles that are powered by a phone."

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