Watch the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch event here -- live!

After the disastrous launch of the Galaxy Note7, Samsung is surely hoping that the Galaxy Note 8 will be rather more successful and rather less fire-prone. The handset is due to be revealed later on today, and you can watch the event live so you get the news as soon as it breaks.

As is usual for any major phone launch, there have been the normal round of leaks and rumors surrounding the Galaxy Note 8 (or Galaxy Note8, if Samsung retains the previous naming scheme), and we're expecting to see a Bixby-loving 6.3-inch phone with dual camera and optical zoom.

Samsung is due to get things going at 11:00AM EDT, 8:00AM PDT, 4:00PM in the UK and 5:00PM in most of the rest of Europe. We should at this time learn how many of the rumors are true, and get confirmation of pricing and release date.

As you're probably not going to be able to make it to the official Unpacked event in New York, you can watch the livestream over on the Samsung website right here:

Until the event kicks off, you can watch Samsung's video tease below:

There's more information on the Unpacked website.