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Qualcomm's Toq smartwatch is here, priced at $350

article published on 18 November, 2013

Qualcomm has made their Toq smartwatch available, after announcing the wearable device in September. Toq devices go on sale directly from the company on December 2nd, selling at $350 directly rivaling the Galaxy Gear. The Android-based device uses the company's Mirasol low-energy display tech, which has struggled to catch on with other device makers. The tech will make reading the ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0

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19. November 2013 @ 15:31

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What CRAP!!!!!!!!

What kinda dingbat would buy into this with SERIOUS INTENT???

Nothing like pushing your 400 dollar Android phone into the 750 dollar range simply for the lame luxury (not a luxury much) of seeing your texts and who's calling on a stupid watch. Who cares about music playback as the phone works fine.

This is such an attempt at staying relevant........something Qualcomm has been having difficulty with for so long. It's gonna fail about as hard as 3D tv for the home.

So now people will be essentially doubling their carry load. And what do they get you ask???????..............WOW!.......the ability to connect bluetooth to the TOQ instead of the phone directly (which are BOTH in your pockets) for phone calling which in turn will increase latency dramatically.

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DVDBack23

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19. November 2013 @ 20:37

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Originally posted by hearme0:
This is such an attempt at staying relevant........something Qualcomm has been having difficulty with for so long. It's gonna fail about as hard as 3D tv for the home.

I agree with your thoughts on the watch, but not on Qualcomm. The company is the top chip maker in the mobile industry by a long shot. Their consumer devices have flopped, but they are likely trying to push this watch so that other OEMs start licensing the Mirasol tech or other patents.

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