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Wearable computing has been a dream of technology companies for a long time, and many incarnations have been introduced over the years.

It seems that wearable smart gadget is the next edge for tech giants. New Bloomberg reports that Samsung, the South Korean smart tech devices maker is latest into chatter to be working on wearable gadget, development of a watch that could do tasks of a smartphone.

The registered name is believed to be secured for its next generation smart-watch as the company cites while filing that it is for "wearable digital electronic devices in the form of a wristwatch, wrist band, or bangle capable of providing access to the Internet and for sending and receiving phone calls, electronic mails and messages."

Though Google Glass is still a prototype style product, Microsoft is wanting to get in on the action. Sources close to the WSJ say they have been contacting manufacturers in Asia about various components for their own version of the wearable technology.

Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States

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