Samsung explains the rotating bezel that will feature on its new Gear. Photo: Samsung

Samsung today rolled out its new smartwatch SDK in preparation for “the next generation Gear device,” and it confirms one of the wearable’s biggest selling points (and Samsung’s answer to the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown) — a new rotating bezel.

Samsung’s next Gear will be very different. Photo: Samsung

After launching its best smartphones to date in the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, Samsung is looking to continue its image overhaul with a brand new smartwatch.

A new smartwatch SDK the South Korean company will be rolling out soon was teased with a fancy image that all but confirms rumors its next wearable will have a round display.

LG will compete against its own Android Wear devices. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

LG may be building its own Android Wear smartwatches already, but that hasn’t stopped the South Korean company from developing new wearables powered by its own webOS platform. Sources familiar with its plans say we can expect to see the first of those devices in early 2016.

Photo: Samsung

If Samsung’s new Gear VR isn’t the coolest smartphone accessory ever made, then I don’t know what is. Announced at IFA 2014 in Berlin today, this big block of plastic turns your new Galaxy Note 4 into a virtual reality headset to provide an immersive mobile gaming experience like no other.

Back in February, Google finally released the Google Cast Software Development Kit (SDK) for its first ever cloud streaming dongle, Chromecast, and now at last, we’re beginning to see some really great third-party applications from developers emerge on the Play Store. The latest and most impressive app to launch is called CloudCaster and, as the name suggests, is focused on streaming media stored in the cloud directly to your Chromecast unit.