Earlier this week, some screenshots of the Gear Manager app for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear smartwatch leaked out, giving us an early taste of what the company has planned for Sept. 4. Now the rumor mill has kicked things up a notch, as images of a prototype Galaxy Gear have made their way online.

VentureBeat claims to have a source that showed it a Galaxy Gear unit as well as a promotional video for the device that was put together by a marketing team working closely with Samsung. According to the report, the watch itself measures three inches diagonally and has a square OLED display, though the bezels that are above and below the screen give it a more rectangular shape.

The Galaxy Gear hardware is said to include a 4-megapixel camera that's built into the strap and can help users track their health data and food intake. Also included is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (with Internet access), a power button on the side of the unit, speakers in the watch clasp and a battery that's estimated to last 10+ hours. On the software side of things, we're told to expect S Voice commands, social media and health tracking apps and a Call Log that will allow users to initiate a phone call on the watch and then carry on the conversation on their connected Samsung smartphone.

What do you think of this Galaxy Gear smartwatch? Does it sound like something that you'd wear on your wrist everyday?

UPDATE: A new report A new report from GigaOM claims to have a few more details on the Galaxy Gear. The site's sources reaffirm that the Gear shown in these leaked images is a prototype unit, going on to say that a "different, more finished" device will be shown on Sept. 4.