Giorgio Armani Partners With Shawn Mendes on Upcoming Smartwatch Line
Giorgio Armani teamed up with singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes on a line of Emporio Armani Connected wearables due in stores Sept. 14, said the designer Monday. The collection includes iOS and Android touchscreen and hybrid smartwatches based on Android Wear and…
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using the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor. Customers can receive messages and notifications on the watches, track activity, choose from eight watch faces and swap out up to 11 straps, it said. They can download third-party apps from Google Play, stream music from Google Play Music and use Google Assistant to check weather and ask directions, it said. The line has wireless charging, but the company didn’t respond to questions about which wireless charging standard. Fossil, which distributes the Emporio Armani smartwatch line, didn’t give pricing but CEO Kosta Kartsotis said earlier this year the company will be “very aggressive” with its smartwatch strategy (see 1703230057).