<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	O
Wear-based	O
smartwatch	B-Application
announced	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
as	O
launch	O
devices	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Android	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
smartwatches	B-Application
and	O
other	O
wearables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gear	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
the	O
5th	O
device	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Gear	O
family	O
of	O
wearables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
smartphones	B-Application
running	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
or	O
higher	O
that	O
support	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Smart	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gear	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
at	O
US$199	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
£169	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Gear	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notification	O
system	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
accept	O
,	O
receive	O
,	O
transduce	O
and	O
ultimately	O
process	O
spoken	O
commands	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JR	O
Raphael	O
of	O
Computerworld	O
preferred	O
the	O
Gear	B-Application
Live	I-Application
's	O
illuminated	O
display	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
,	O
more	O
distinctive	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
heart-rate	O
sensor	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
poor	O
outdoor	O
visibility	O
,	O
the	O
hard	O
to	O
use	O
charger	O
,	O
awkward	O
watch	O
band	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
redundant	O
preinstalled	O
stopwatch	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
