With the Gear S2 smartwatch, Samsung finally gets wearables

BERLIN — Humans have been wearing watches for centuries, but to look at the recent history of smartwatches, you'd never know it. They are, with few exceptions, a motley bunchSamsung has been a chief offender, kicking out an extraordinary number of devices that appear largely unacquainted with fashion and the anatomy of the human wrist.

But that all stops now.

The Samsung Gear S2 is, based on the precious 45 minutes I got to spend with it on Wednesday, a remarkable rethink of the Gear line. From first impressions to fiddling with the new buttons, and playing with its signature circular interface and very pleasing rotatable bezel, the Gear S2 (and Classic), shouts quality, design and, thank goodness, attention to how humans might actually wear and use watches (smart or otherwise). Read more...