Fossil has joined the list of traditional watchmakers to join the smartwatch scene with the Fossil Q Line of fashionable connected wearables. There are four devices in the line with two of them bracelets – the Q Dreamer & Q Reveler; and two smartwatch – the Q Grant & Q Founder.
The Fossil Q Founder is the flagship of the quartet; It has a round touchscreen display, powered by Intel chips and run Google’s Android Wear. It would be available in time for the holidays for a price starting at $275.
Next is the Fossil Q Grant, it also has a round display dial and is connected but unlike the Q Founder, it doesn’t run Android Wear OS and has a traditional watch display. It however has LED indicators on either side and gently vibrates when it receives notifications. Pricing is between $175 – $195.
Both the Fossil Q Dreamer and Q Reveler are connected bracelets; the duo tracks activity, delivers a gentle nudge (soft vibration) there is a happening on your device. Both costs $125 but the bands on the Q Dreamer can be swapped to suit one’s taste.
All four wearables are provided with a wireless charging base for wireless charging, connects to devices via Bluetooth technology and are compatible with both Android (Android 4.3 and higher) and iOS devices (iPhone 5 and above). They also work with the Fossil Q app which has three main features – Q Activity, Q Curiosity and Q Notifications.
Commenting on the launch, Chief creative officer at Fossil, Jill Elliott-Sones said;
“Our customers are obsessed with their personal sense of style and staying connected, and we are thrilled to enter into this emerging category with an answer to their needs. Fossil Q is the result of countless hours of meticulous design expressed through a playful curious lens. Our hope is the unique attention to detail in both our connected accessories line and app cue our audience to try new things, be more curious and experience the world around them like never before.”
Source: Fossil
