A watch that promises to make your life easier is the Gear 2 and Gear Fit.

Having dropped the name of Galaxy from the original version, the Galaxy Gear, the new and improved watches are expected to work either with a higher end smartphone, or can be used as a standalone. Both the Gear 2 and the Gear fit are expected to be release 11 April 2014.

Both gadgets are designed to be lightweight, with an interchangeable strap so that you can have it with different colours and, I am sure, that additional designs will also come onto the market. The watches can also be personalised, the same as your phone, by changing the background, clock interface and font type. Most importantly though, both devices are dust and water resistant.

Although the Gear 2 is not specifically designed for fitness, it will still monitor your heart rate through a built in heart sensor as well as track the distance that you have covered and the time that it has taken you, just the same as the Gear Fit. You are also able to, via Bluetooth, answer calls and see messages and notifications from other apps as well as play music through to independent Bluetooth earphones.

Samsung Gear 2

There are, of course, important differences between the two devices through. The Gear Fit is designed to be more streamline with a curved screen, so that it can be more shapely on your wrist and the screen is designed so that you just have to glance down at it to see how you are doing, rather than hold it in front of your face so that you can read it the right way around. But an added bonus with the Gear Fit over the Gear 2 is that it will give you instructions, like your own personal instructor, as to how you can improve and reach your goal.

Although you can still answer calls and see text messaged via the Fit, you are only able to send a pre-set message back, whereas the Gear 2 allows you to be able to use S-Voice to dictate your response. The Gear 2 also has a two mega pixel camera which has the function to be able to use any picture you take with your background.

There is a home button as well to help with navigation and you can also use it with the Watch On app too, to control your TV. Both devices promise to be better than the first and help to make lives that little bit simpler.