Hands-on with the new Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch

(Or, why you should no longer turn up your nose at the Tizen-powered wearable.)

When you think back, in this age of Android Wear and Apple Watches, Samsung actually was one of the first to enter the smartwatch game. And maybe it was a little too ambitious at the time. The watches tended to be pretty big - and as nerdy as you'd expect - and tried to do too much while not doing anything particularly well. And what's more is that they were constrained to Samsung devices only. While that's a big ecosystem, to be sure, it's still limiting.

But do not ignore this, the new Gear S2. This is the beginning of the new generation of wearables from Samsung. A watch you wouldn't hesitate to wear on the street. Or in the gym. Or maybe even (and we'll have to give this a little more thought) dressed up and out on the town.

And perhaps more important is that the walled garden has been opened, with Samsung setting things up so the Gear S2 will work with phones that don't have the Samsung logo on their front.

Intrigued yet? We are. Let's take a look at the new Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch.