Wearables

Intel is reinventing the boundaries of computing to evolve how people and businesses perceive and use wearable technologies. Through our partnerships with industry leaders and experts we are creating smart and connected products that allow partners to put design and function first to improve everyday experiences. We believe wearables as they are now are just … Continued

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Wearables

Intel is reinventing the boundaries of computing to evolve how people and businesses perceive and use wearable technologies. Through our partnerships with industry leaders and experts we are creating smart and connected products that allow partners to put design and function first to improve everyday experiences. We believe wearables as they are now are just … Continued

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Chip Shot: Fossil Announces Availability of Connected Accessories with Intel, Google

Fossil today announce the Fossil Q line: a new line of stylish connected accessories that balance fashion and functionality. The products were created in collaboration with Intel and include two types of smartwatches (display and non-display) and two styles of connected bracelets (men’s and women’s). The entire line is engineered with Intel® Innovation and is compatible with phones running Android* 4.3 and higher, iPhone 5 and above, and connects via Bluetooth technology. The products also include a wireless charging base for stress-free recharging. The entire line will be available online at Fossil.com, Fossil stores and select wholesalers. Read the Fossil press release for more information.

Fossil Q Line

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Q Dreamer, engineered with Intel® Innovation, looks like your favorite bracelet but also functions as s a fitness tracker and keeps you connected at the same time.

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Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

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Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

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Q Grant, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a watch that talks to your smartphone, tracks fitness, listens for important messages and then alerts you to only the emails, texts, phone calls and app news you care about.

Chip Shot: Fossil Announces Availability of Connected Accessories with Intel, Google

Fossil today announce the Fossil Q line: a new line of stylish connected accessories that balance fashion and functionality. The products were created in collaboration with Intel and include two types of smartwatches (display and non-display) and two styles of connected bracelets (men’s and women’s). The entire line is engineered with Intel® Innovation and is compatible with phones running Android* 4.3 and higher, iPhone 5 and above, and connects via Bluetooth technology. The products also include a wireless charging base for stress-free recharging. The entire line will be available online at Fossil.com, Fossil stores and select wholesalers. Read the Fossil press release for more information.

Fossil Q Line

FTJ50011_main.jpg

Q Dreamer, engineered with Intel® Innovation, looks like your favorite bracelet but also functions as s a fitness tracker and keeps you connected at the same time.

FTJ10011_main.jpg

Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

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Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

FTW10011_main.jpg

Q Grant, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a watch that talks to your smartphone, tracks fitness, listens for important messages and then alerts you to only the emails, texts, phone calls and app news you care about.

Chip Shot: Fossil Announces Availability of Connected Accessories with Intel, Google

Fossil today announce the Fossil Q line: a new line of stylish connected accessories that balance fashion and functionality. The products were created in collaboration with Intel and include two types of smartwatches (display and non-display) and two styles of connected bracelets (men’s and women’s). The entire line is engineered with Intel® Innovation and is compatible with phones running Android* 4.3 and higher, iPhone 5 and above, and connects via Bluetooth technology. The products also include a wireless charging base for stress-free recharging. The entire line will be available online at Fossil.com, Fossil stores and select wholesalers. Read the Fossil press release for more information.

Fossil Q Line

FTJ50011_main.jpg

Q Dreamer, engineered with Intel® Innovation, looks like your favorite bracelet but also functions as s a fitness tracker and keeps you connected at the same time.

FTJ10011_main.jpg

Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

FTJ10001_3.jpg

Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

FTW10011_main.jpg

Q Grant, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a watch that talks to your smartphone, tracks fitness, listens for important messages and then alerts you to only the emails, texts, phone calls and app news you care about.

Chip Shot: Fossil Announces Availability of Connected Accessories with Intel, Google

Fossil today announce the Fossil Q line: a new line of stylish connected accessories that balance fashion and functionality. The products were created in collaboration with Intel and include two types of smartwatches (display and non-display) and two styles of connected bracelets (men’s and women’s). The entire line is engineered with Intel® Innovation and is compatible with phones running Android* 4.3 and higher, iPhone 5 and above, and connects via Bluetooth technology. The products also include a wireless charging base for stress-free recharging. The entire line will be available online at Fossil.com, Fossil stores and select wholesalers. Read the Fossil press release for more information.

Fossil Q Line

FTJ50011_main.jpg

Q Dreamer, engineered with Intel® Innovation, looks like your favorite bracelet but also functions as s a fitness tracker and keeps you connected at the same time.

FTJ10011_main.jpg

Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

FTJ10001_3.jpg

Q Reveler, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a men’s bracelet that keeps track of how far you run, notifying you of only the people and apps you care about.

FTW10011_main.jpg

Q Grant, engineered with Intel® Innovation, is a watch that talks to your smartphone, tracks fitness, listens for important messages and then alerts you to only the emails, texts, phone calls and app news you care about.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

Chip Shot: TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Collaborate on Swiss Smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel are collaborating on a Swiss smartwatch based on Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort was unveiled today during a press conference at Baselworld in Switzerland featuring Jean-Claude Biver, president of the watch division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, director of engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group. The collective effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration

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TAG Heuer, Google and Intel announce a collaboration to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Pictured left to right: Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer; Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group and David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear.

Baselworld, Switzerland, 19 March 2015 — TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have announced a partnership to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

The collaboration was made official at Baselworld, during a press conference held on Thursday 19th March at the TAG Heuer booth. Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group, joined each other on stage.

Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life — a culmination of innovation, creativity and design from Silicon Valley in California and the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

“Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous,”said Jean-Claude Biver.   

Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry, of which I am proud to be a pioneer today with TAG Heuer.”

David Singleton noted,  “By fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss watch has inspired generations of artists and engineers alike — including us at Google. So we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion and innovation to the luxury market. Together, and using the Android Wear platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful, smarter watch.”

“As we work to enable technology experiences that provide greater utility and value to people, Intel is confident that a collective approach will inspire new innovation in wearable technology. The collaboration with TAG Heuer and Google brings us closer to realizing the vision of wearable technology with a distinctive smartwatch that elevates the category,” remarked Michael Bell.

Baselworld Press Conference Replay

About TAG HEUER
TAG Heuer, the avant-garde of Swiss watchmaking since 1860. TAG Heuer has always pushed back the boundaries ever further, inventing incredible watches and chronographs for those who love to challenge conventions. This technical know-how was harnessed at a very early stage for achieving extreme precision in time control. The long standing partnerships cultivated with motor racing and elite sportsmen echo the teamwork, courage and taste for challenge and risk, which drive TAG Heuer to always gobeyond the traditions of the watchmaking industry. The brand identity is intimately linked to its founding principle of anti-conformism. Its slogan, “#Dontcrackunderpressure”, is far more than a figure of speech: it is a state of mind. Additional information about TAG Heuer is available at presscorner.tagheuer.com/

About Google
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world’s first commercially available “conflict-free” microprocessors. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com and about Intel’s conflict-free efforts at conflictfree.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration

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TAG Heuer, Google and Intel announce a collaboration to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Pictured left to right: Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer; Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group and David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear.

Baselworld, Switzerland, 19 March 2015 — TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have announced a partnership to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

The collaboration was made official at Baselworld, during a press conference held on Thursday 19th March at the TAG Heuer booth. Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group, joined each other on stage.

Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life — a culmination of innovation, creativity and design from Silicon Valley in California and the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

“Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous,”said Jean-Claude Biver.   

Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry, of which I am proud to be a pioneer today with TAG Heuer.”

David Singleton noted,  “By fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss watch has inspired generations of artists and engineers alike — including us at Google. So we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion and innovation to the luxury market. Together, and using the Android Wear platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful, smarter watch.”

“As we work to enable technology experiences that provide greater utility and value to people, Intel is confident that a collective approach will inspire new innovation in wearable technology. The collaboration with TAG Heuer and Google brings us closer to realizing the vision of wearable technology with a distinctive smartwatch that elevates the category,” remarked Michael Bell.

Baselworld Press Conference Replay

About TAG HEUER
TAG Heuer, the avant-garde of Swiss watchmaking since 1860. TAG Heuer has always pushed back the boundaries ever further, inventing incredible watches and chronographs for those who love to challenge conventions. This technical know-how was harnessed at a very early stage for achieving extreme precision in time control. The long standing partnerships cultivated with motor racing and elite sportsmen echo the teamwork, courage and taste for challenge and risk, which drive TAG Heuer to always gobeyond the traditions of the watchmaking industry. The brand identity is intimately linked to its founding principle of anti-conformism. Its slogan, “#Dontcrackunderpressure”, is far more than a figure of speech: it is a state of mind. Additional information about TAG Heuer is available at presscorner.tagheuer.com/

About Google
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world’s first commercially available “conflict-free” microprocessors. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com and about Intel’s conflict-free efforts at conflictfree.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration

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TAG Heuer, Google and Intel announce a collaboration to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. Pictured left to right: Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer; Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group and David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear.

Baselworld, Switzerland, 19 March 2015 — TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have announced a partnership to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel® technology and Android Wear. The effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

The collaboration was made official at Baselworld, during a press conference held on Thursday 19th March at the TAG Heuer booth. Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group, joined each other on stage.

Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life — a culmination of innovation, creativity and design from Silicon Valley in California and the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

“Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous,”said Jean-Claude Biver.   

Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry, of which I am proud to be a pioneer today with TAG Heuer.”

David Singleton noted,  “By fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss watch has inspired generations of artists and engineers alike — including us at Google. So we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion and innovation to the luxury market. Together, and using the Android Wear platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful, smarter watch.”

“As we work to enable technology experiences that provide greater utility and value to people, Intel is confident that a collective approach will inspire new innovation in wearable technology. The collaboration with TAG Heuer and Google brings us closer to realizing the vision of wearable technology with a distinctive smartwatch that elevates the category,” remarked Michael Bell.

Baselworld Press Conference Replay

About TAG HEUER
TAG Heuer, the avant-garde of Swiss watchmaking since 1860. TAG Heuer has always pushed back the boundaries ever further, inventing incredible watches and chronographs for those who love to challenge conventions. This technical know-how was harnessed at a very early stage for achieving extreme precision in time control. The long standing partnerships cultivated with motor racing and elite sportsmen echo the teamwork, courage and taste for challenge and risk, which drive TAG Heuer to always gobeyond the traditions of the watchmaking industry. The brand identity is intimately linked to its founding principle of anti-conformism. Its slogan, “#Dontcrackunderpressure”, is far more than a figure of speech: it is a state of mind. Additional information about TAG Heuer is available at presscorner.tagheuer.com/

About Google
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world’s first commercially available “conflict-free” microprocessors. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com and about Intel’s conflict-free efforts at conflictfree.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration

Baselworld Press Conference LiveStream

Baselworld, Switzerland, 19 March 2015 — TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have announced a partnership to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. The effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective expertise in luxury watchmaking, software and hardware.

The collaboration was made official at Baselworld, during a press conference held on Thursday 19th March at the TAG Heuer booth. Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group and CEO of TAG Heuer, David Singleton, Director of Engineering for Android Wear, and Michael Bell, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s New Devices Group, joined each other on stage.

Together, these companies will create a product that is both luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life — a culmination of innovation, creativity and design from Silicon Valley in California and the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

“Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous,”said Jean-Claude Biver.   

Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry, of which I am proud to be a pioneer today with TAG Heuer.”

David Singleton noted,  “By fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss watch has inspired generations of artists and engineers alike — including us at Google. So we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion and innovation to the luxury market. Together, and using the Android Wear platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful, smarter watch.”

“As we work to enable technology experiences that provide greater utility and value to people, Intel is confident that a collective approach will inspire new innovation in wearable technology. The collaboration with TAG Heuer and Google brings us closer to realizing the vision of wearable technology with a distinctive smartwatch that elevates the category,” remarked Michael Bell.

About TAG HEUER
TAG Heuer, the avant-garde of Swiss watchmaking since 1860. TAG Heuer has always pushed back the boundaries ever further, inventing incredible watches and chronographs for those who love to challenge conventions. This technical know-how was harnessed at a very early stage for achieving extreme precision in time control. The long standing partnerships cultivated with motor racing and elite sportsmen echo the teamwork, courage and taste for challenge and risk, which drive TAG Heuer to always gobeyond the traditions of the watchmaking industry. The brand identity is intimately linked to its founding principle of anti-conformism. Its slogan, “#Dontcrackunderpressure”, is far more than a figure of speech: it is a state of mind. Additional information about TAG Heuer is available at presscorner.tagheuer.com/

About Google
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world’s first commercially available “conflict-free” microprocessors. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com and about Intel’s conflict-free efforts at conflictfree.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.