Samsung have today announced that members of its global developer community will be able to get early access to the Software Development Kit (SDK) of the company’s next generation Gear device. The new Samsung Gear wearable device will be a smartwatch and this is the first time that Samsung has released its wearable SDK to third-party developers before the official product announcement.
“Samsung has actively adapted its approach to wearable device development as the leader of the rapidly developing category,” said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “Through meaningful and progressive innovation, Samsung welcomes to developers and industry leaders to join this open collaboration effort to enrich and create unique user experiences for a new smart mobile life.”
In order for developers to join the program, they will need to submit an application at the Samsung Developer’s website. For more information, please visit http://developer.samsung.com/wearable