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Fossil Reveals Fitness-Focused Smartwatch With Qualcomm Chip

The Wear OS-based smartwatch runs Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip; Fossil tips over 24 hours of battery life on one charge.

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Fossil has a new smartwatch built with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip.

The Fossil Sport Smartwatch goes on sale today for $255 (approximately £200), and as its name suggests, it's designed for people who like to exercise.

The Fossil Sport Smartwatch runs Google's Wear OS, or what was previously known as Android Wear. The product can connect to your phone over Bluetooth, or you can use it as a standalone device to track your fitness stats during a long run or workout.

The watch includes a heart-rate sensor and GPS tracker, along with a built-in microphone for voice commands. An NFC chip allows for Google Pay support. There's 4GB of storage.

With the help of the Wear 3100 chip, Fossil's new smartwatch can get more than 24 hours of battery life, the company says. When the device is running out of juice, it'll automatically switch into a low power mode; you'll lose some functionality, but in return you'll get up to two days of additional battery life.

The product also contains some rapid charging technology. This means you can refill the battery up to 80 percent within an hour, according to Fossil.

The watch comes in either a 41mm or 43mm aluminum, nylon case. The product is also water-resistant to 50 meters.

You can purchase it on Fossil's website, and it will be in stores globally on the 12th of November.

Fossil is among the first vendors to use Qualcomm's new Wear 3100 chip. Montblanc also launched a smartwatch with the processor last month, but it'll run you $995 (approximately £765).

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Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

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