It is cool, though, but that's almost solely because of the TAG
Heuer name, and the fact it's the first real smartwatch from a genuine Swiss firm.
Not exact matches
As its
name clearly suggests, the new smartwatch from TAG
Heuer is arguably the most customizable smartwatch yet.
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After all, a big
name like TAG
Heuer going in with Android Wear says a lot about the platform.
The TAG
Heuer Connected is not an affordable smartwatch, but it was never going to be with the TAG
name attached to it.
The new Tag
Heuer Connected Modular 41 is, as the
name suggests a 41 mm strap width design, compared to the previous model's 45 mm form.
Still there are quite a few watch brands, which have jumped onto the Android Wear / Wear OS smartwatch platform, which includes
names like TAG
Heuer, Fossil Q, Guess, Misfit, Casio, etc..
From big
names such as Apple and Samsung to traditional watchmakers like Tag
Heuer and Fossil, dozens of companies are creating smartwatches that deliver notifications, apps and more to your wrist.
With the exception of budget devices from no -
name brands, most smartwatches will cost between $ 100 for older devices such as the Moto 360, all the way up to $ 1,600 for the Tag
Heuer Connected.
Perhaps inspired by the recent outing of luxury smartwatches, like the TAG
Heuer Connected, Fossil has announced its acquisition of Misfit, one of the more known
names in the wearable market, particularly in smart fitness bands.
Huawei and Motorola might be the best
name technology firms out there for Android Wear smartwatches, we've recently seen the illustrious TAG
Heuer jump onboard with their $ 1,500 -LSB-...]
Tag
Heuer CEO Jean - Claude Biver has revealed that the
name of its upcoming Android Wear - based smartwatch will be the Carrera Wearable 01, with a launch still planned for October or November
If and when other watches arrive from big -
name Swiss firms, they're going to need partnerships as strong and effective as Tag
Heuer's, Google's, and Intel's, if the final product is going to meet the standard set here.
The Tag
Heuer Carrera Wearable 01 is so
named because of its relation to the non-smart Carrera 01 luxury timepiece.
Tag
Heuer and Intel worked closely with Google to use Android Wear 2.0 on the Connected Modular 45, right down to striking an agreement so the Tag
Heuer brand
name and logo shows up when you turn the watch on.
Because of this change in design, an insider has claimed that Tag
Heuer's new watch will launch with the TAG Connected Modular
name, according to Phone Arena.
It was just a short year ago that TAG
Heuer announced that they were throwing their own twist of Android Wear into the smartwatch field with their first ever device, aptly
named «Connected.»
Tag
Heuer, Montblanc, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Diesel, Emporio Armani, Michael Kors, and Movado are just some of the well known
names announcing Wear 2.0 smartwatches.
Although the Android Wear
name might be dead, Google's Wear OS smartwatch platform is still chugging along mostly as a result of fashion and luxury brands like Kate Spade, Tag
Heuer, and others.
As the rumored
name suggests, the luxury Tag
Heuer Connected Modular smartwatch with Android Wear 2.0 should have customization going for it.