TAG
Heuer Connected
Swiss
watchmaker Tag Heuer launched its first smartwatch at a dedicated event in New
York today. Dubbed Connected, the US$ 1,500 Android Wear-powered intelligent
timepiece is inspired by the TAG Heuer Carrera, and has been developed in
collaboration with Google and Intel.
Specs-wise,
the watch is powered by a 1.6 GHz dual core processor from Intel, and sports a
1.5-inch fully circular transflective LTPS LCD display (covered by
scratch-resistant sapphire crystal) with a 360 x 360 resolution and pixel
density of 240 ppi. It comes with 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal memory, and packs in
a 410mAh battery.
In terms of
sensors, it includes gyroscope, tilt detection sensor, microphone, and there's
also a haptic engine. The connectivity options include Bluetooth BLE 4.1 and
Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz, 802.11 B/G/N).
Weighing in
at 52 grams, the watch is 46 mm wide and 12.8 mm thick, and is compatible with
Android 4.3+ / iOS 8.2+. It is equipped with directional wind and weather monitoring,
and also offers IP67 water and dust resistance.
As for
availability, only the black band bracelet option is available for online
purchase, while all other band color options are available in store. And as
already revealed, the Connected will land in Europe on November 12.
