This is Fossil’s Android Wear smartwatch
Fashion brand Fossil have teamed up with Intel to bring a new Android Wear-based smartwatch to the market this year.
Upon first blush, Fossil’s Android Wear smartwatch looks like a carbon fiber copy of the Moto 360 from its circular frame down to the black bar on its chin – which ends up making the watch look sort of like a flat tire.
Intel already has already made several splashes in wearable tech, from Barneys jewelry to the still-unreleased Android Wear-powered Tag watch.
The Fossil connected fashion accessories range is set for release in October in time for the holiday shopping season. Yes, “products” because there’s more than just a smartwatch headed to retail; Fossil is also working on a connected band and another, connected watch that’s not quite as high functioning as a full-on smartwatch. Revealed at IDF 2015, this watch is the first in a line of smart wearable devices from Fossil and Intel, while in 2016 more products will be coming from Fossil including a smart watch made under the Michael Kors brand. The images also showed a range of leather and metal bands that may or may not be available as options for the watch when released. More details, including features, price and the actual watch name, will come down the road.