Fossil’s Q Smart Watch Release Date, Specifications and Price

By Ajay Kadkol - 17 Mar '16 22:16PM

Fossil's Q Smart Watch: Specifications

Fossil, the company known for its watches, is not new to the smartwatch industry. Last year the industry of smart watch witnessed the launch of first smartwatch Fossil Q line of connected wearable by the US-based company.

At the 2016 Fossil Global Exposition at Baselworld in Switzerland the firm launched two more smart watches in the same lineup - the Q Wander and Q Marshal. Later this year both are available for purchase starting at $275 (roughly Rs. 18,500). An activity tracker called Q Motion was also launched that will be available for $95 (roughly Rs. 6,400) in next few months.

The Android Wear-based Fossil Q Wander and Q Marshal come with 44mm and 46mm cases respectively. While the former comes with a delicately designed gold metal finish and with interchangeable leather straps, the latter is described by the company as having a 'rugged case' with navy blue finish and 'vintage-inspired' leather straps. A circular dial with always on touch screen displays are the add-ons on both the wearable launched. A new wireless charger, which are slimmer than that which came with the Q Founder are some of the additional features that are expected.

Notification alerts, responding to messages via tapping at the screen or by voice commands are some of the functions that are included. Information on the flights along with timely reminders using Google Now cards are as well provided by them. Both are compatible with Android and iOS.

As for the Fossil Q Motion (seen above) activity tracker, the wearable device notifies users of calls and texts haptic vibrations and multi-color LED lights, in addition to tracking the wearers activities. The tracker also includes smart tap technology, using which users can play their favourite music, find their handsets or take selfie images.

The Q Motion is backed by a coin cell batteries, which is rated to deliver usage time of up to six months. It is water resistant for immersion up to 50 metres as well.