Samsung Latest Device Rumors and Reveals: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition Handsfree Released Alongside Samsung Note 4 at IFA conference

By Mike Emaneke Sep 03, 2014 12:10 PM EDT

Samsung Latest Device Rumors and Reveals: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition Handsfree Released Alongside Samsung Note 4 at IFA conference

Last Wednesday the Korean tech giant released a Smartphone with a display that curves around the edges of the phone along with a virtual reality handset. The device was released alongside the Galaxy Note 4 at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The tech world has been buzzing about the possible techs and the eventual release of the Note 4 but we did not have much information on this new gadget. The headset ha s been dubbed the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, which is a nylon head strap that allows the users to mount the new version of the Galaxy Note in front of their eyes and this will allow them to access features of the device for gaming or watching movies. The Smartphone is the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.

It seems like Samsung is sending a clear message that it intends to maintain its edge as the world's leader in the Smartphone business. It is thinking beyond the regular Smartphone slab to maintain the lead though Apple is catching up quite fast. They have reason to be worried by the way. In July the division reported a 20 percent drop in its profits and in fact a lot of the executives decided to voluntarily return their part of their bonuses as reparations. Similarly, the market share of the company as concerns the Smartphone industry fell to 24.9 percent from 32.2 percent, which was from April to June. This is especially worrying because while this happened within a period of two months, other conglomerates seemed to be improving such as the major rivals; Lenovo, Motorola, Huawei, and we have not even began on Apple.

The virtual reality handset is the result of a partnership between Oculus, owned by Facebook and Samsung. The device was planned to be an add on accessory for the Note 4, while the curved display Smartphone was a bonus that would have made a big hit at the IFA conference. The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has most of the same features of the Note 4 but a slightly smaller 5.6 inch screen.