Samsung launched Friday its latest gadgets - the smart phone Galaxy S5 and three smart watches - the company announced on its website, according to dpa. 'The refined design and technological innovation of our new Galaxy S5 and Samsung Gear devices are the direct result of Samsung listening carefully to what consumers wanted in the next generation of mobile technology, ' said JK Shin, chief executive of Samsung. Among the new features of the Samsung Galaxy S5 are its water and dust resistance, the statement said. The Samsung Gear 2, Samsung Gear 2 Neo, and Samsung Gear Fit are the smart watches in the array of new devices. They let users answer calls from the wrist but also come with integrated fitness applications, the statement said. All three smart watches are dust and water resistant and have a heart monitor among other functions, according to Samsung. The new devices are hitting shelves in 125 countries including the US, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and most Asian market according to the statement. The release of the new devices comes while Samsung is in the middle of a patent trial with competitor Apple, which claims that Samsung copied features from the iPhone in five patents and included them in Samsung phones as part of Google's Android operating system.
