Samsung brings back its Pokemon-themed accessories for Pokemon Day

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After introducing its limited-edition line of Pokemon-themed accessories in November, Samsung is bringing back the line on February 27 for Pokemon Day. The day honours the release of the games Pokemon Red and Green back in 1996. The special day brings back everything from a Ring case for the Galaxy Z Flip4, Pokeball cover for the Galaxy Buds, and Poke Ball Band for the Galaxy Watch.

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There's a Poké Ball accessory for Samsung Galaxy Buds

Pokémon fans are going to love this new Samsung collaboration. The company has released a Poké Ball case for its Galaxy Buds. The case has been correctly proportioned to fit the Galaxy Buds2, Galaxy Buds Pro, and Galaxy Buds Live. It's available with five different colours of the default case inside and comes with Pokémon-themed stickers. Unfortunately, it's only being sold in South Korea for 134,000 won (approximately CA$136).

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New Samsung leaks are about next Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds

It looks like Samsung is solving a branding dilemma again by skipping another model name. The company's latest smartwatch was the Galaxy Watch Active 2 introduced in September, which was the successor of the Galaxy Watch Active. And that, in turn, succeeded the original Galaxy Watch. So, the expectation is the next Samsung wearable would be the Galaxy Watch 2. The presumption is the "Active" line is separate from the main Galaxy Watch line. But new leaks suggest the company is just opting to call its next smartwatch the Galaxy Watch 3 to avoid confusing it with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. (Similar to how the company skipped model numbers to launch the Galaxy S20.)

MySmartPrice saw the name surfaced on Thailand's NTBC certification site. It's the country's regulatory body that certifies devices. And then it was spotted by XDA-Developers on Samsung's app. An image asset on the Galaxy Wearable app mentions the smartwatch specifically, despite the company not confirming its name yet.

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Next Samsung Galaxy Buds might look like beans

Yay or nay for the new Samsung Galaxy Buds design? (Render: WinFuture)

Samsung might be taking an unusual route for the design of the next Galaxy Buds wireless earphones. As shared by WinFuture's Roland Quandt, the new look fits its "bean" codename. Quandt claims Samsung is studying the idea of having these wireless earbuds sport a kidney bean-like shape. It's still in the evaluation phase, so this might not be the final design. It's certainly pushing the look into more hearing aid territory.

The renders we've seen so far show a more compact design, with the rubber tips visible on the Galaxy Buds+ already gone. According to Quandt, the Beans are 2.8cm long, with the lower part of the bean resting in the ear canal and the upper part filling the earcup.

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