 This is Dan Seifer with The Verge and we're checking out the new Samsung Gear S2. This is the latest smart watch from Samsung. It's running Samsung's proprietary software platform. However, as a new feature this year, it not only works with Samsung smartphones, but it should work with most Android smartphones that run Android 4.4 or higher, which is a new thing, so it really opens up these devices to a lot more people that might be interested in them. As far as what you're seeing here, this is the standard S2. It's kind of like the Sport model. It's got a 42 millimeter face here. It's a metal body and then what they're calling a last mirror rubber strap here, a standard clasp at the bottom. Underneath you've got things like the heart rate monitor, activity tracking, things like that. This is a proprietary strap mounting system, but it is possible to remove these straps and Samsung says that third party manufacturers will also be manufacturing straps for it. This particular one is silver with a white strap. Samsung will also be offering a dark model with a black strap. Of course, what's really unique here is this rotating bezel, which is how you do a lot of interactions with the watch now. Still has a touch screen. You can still tap into things and see more information and scroll and things like that, but a lot of what you can do there, you can also do the scrolling on the wheel, which is pretty cool since it keeps your fingers off of the screen. Then it's got a basic back button and a home button. You can see the app launcher here. This app is available, Samsung says that about a thousand apps will be available at launch and a hundred of those have been developed in hand in hand with Samsung. There's all kinds of things like Uber and weather. You can also customize between 26 different watch faces ranging from digital to analog to different various designer styles. One of the new things is the new, what they're calling dynamic watch faces, which bring different information to the fore, so you can have things like your Twitter feed right on your watch or different news or things like that. You can also, of course, access your notifications. You can reply to messages with your voice or with canned responses. Samsung's also offering a T9 style keyboard, so you can type different responses as well. In addition to the standard S2, there's another model called the S2 Classic, which is a little bit of a dressier design. It's got a slightly different bezel here with the knurled grip on it. It's a darker model. It comes with a black leather strap as opposed to the rubber and it's a standard 20 millimeter strap here, so you can easily swap it for a different one. The face is 40 millimeter, so it's a little bit smaller, but it really doesn't look too much different. All of the other features are pretty much the same. You've got your circular ring here to control the interface as well as the touchscreen. All of the same apps are available as well. Samsung isn't saying when the new watches will be available or exactly how much they'll cost, but you expect to have that information fairly soon. Here's a quick look at the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 Classic from Samsung.
 This is Dan Seifer with The Verge and we're checking out the new Samsung Gear S2.
 This is the latest smart watch from Samsung.
 It's running Samsung's proprietary software platform.
 However, as a new feature this year, it not only works with Samsung smartphones, but it
 should work with most Android smartphones that run Android 4.4 or higher, which is a
 new thing, so it really opens up these devices to a lot more people that might be interested
 in them.
 As far as what you're seeing here, this is the standard S2.
 It's kind of like the Sport model.
 It's got a 42 millimeter face here.
 It's a metal body and then what they're calling a last mirror rubber strap here, a standard
 clasp at the bottom.
 Underneath you've got things like the heart rate monitor, activity tracking, things like
 that.
 This is a proprietary strap mounting system, but it is possible to remove these straps
 and Samsung says that third party manufacturers will also be manufacturing straps for it.
 This particular one is silver with a white strap.
 Samsung will also be offering a dark model with a black strap.
 Of course, what's really unique here is this rotating bezel, which is how you do a lot
 of interactions with the watch now.
 Still has a touch screen.
 You can still tap into things and see more information and scroll and things like that,
 but a lot of what you can do there, you can also do the scrolling on the wheel, which
 is pretty cool since it keeps your fingers off of the screen.
 Then it's got a basic back button and a home button.
 You can see the app launcher here.
 This app is available, Samsung says that about a thousand apps will be available at launch
 and a hundred of those have been developed in hand in hand with Samsung.
 There's all kinds of things like Uber and weather.
 You can also customize between 26 different watch faces ranging from digital to analog
 to different various designer styles.
 One of the new things is the new, what they're calling dynamic watch faces, which bring different
 information to the fore, so you can have things like your Twitter feed right on your watch
 or different news or things like that.
 You can also, of course, access your notifications.
 You can reply to messages with your voice or with canned responses.
 Samsung's also offering a T9 style keyboard, so you can type different responses as well.
 In addition to the standard S2, there's another model called the S2 Classic, which is a little
 bit of a dressier design.
 It's got a slightly different bezel here with the knurled grip on it.
 It's a darker model.
 It comes with a black leather strap as opposed to the rubber and it's a standard 20 millimeter
 strap here, so you can easily swap it for a different one.
 The face is 40 millimeter, so it's a little bit smaller, but it really doesn't look too
 much different.
 All of the other features are pretty much the same.
 You've got your circular ring here to control the interface as well as the touchscreen.
 All of the same apps are available as well.
 Samsung isn't saying when the new watches will be available or exactly how much they'll
 cost, but you expect to have that information fairly soon.
 Here's a quick look at the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 Classic from Samsung.