Aside from manufacturing smartwatches, Samsung also offers smart wearables such as the Galaxy Ring, which you can wear on any of your fingers and track your health. It seems like Samsung doesn"t want to stop there, as the company has confirmed that it is exploring new types of wearables.
In a conversation with CNN, the COO of Samsung"s mobile experience division, Woo-joon Choi, said that Samsung could introduce devices like smart earrings and necklaces, as it looks toward the future of AI-powered tech. This shows a smarter shift of the South Korean giant to create gadgets that are smarter and helpful, and eliminates the need to pull out smartphones.
Choi stated:
"We believe it should be wearable, something that you shouldn’t carry, (that) you don’t need to carry. So it could be something that you wear, glasses, earrings, watches, rings and sometimes (a) necklace."
The idea is to build on the massive success of AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which are smart enough to handle complex tasks and conversations. Tech companies have been exploring new types of gadgets to allow users to interact with them hands-free and more naturally, without having to interact with a device"s screen.
Samsung is already developing the Galaxy XR headset codenamed "Project Moohan," which is expected to debut in September. Additionally, the company is also said to be developing XR smart glasses.
When asked whether Samsung is actively looking to develop earrings or other smart jewelry, Choi responded, "looking at all kinds of possibilities. What do you wear? Glasses, earrings… necklaces, watches and rings, something like those."
It should be noted that possibilities don"t directly translate into an end product. Samsung, like many tech companies, may not turn such ideas into an actual product. Whatever the case may be, let us know your thoughts on whether you would like to wear smart jewelry like a necklace or earrings.
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