Luxury Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver has affirmed that the Android 2.0 Wear smartwatch will be launching later this year.

The organization CEO Jean-Claude Biver said to Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Thursday, in a meeting that the association's Android 2.0 watch, the up 'til now anonymous follow-up to the Tag Heuer Carrera Connected, would launch later this year in May, 2017.

In 2015, Biver proposed Tag Heuer would release a second generation connected smartwatch before the finish of 2016 or the start of 2017 and the organization's adhering to that promise. Biver expressed that the new watch, similar to the simply declared Casio WSD-F20, will boast GPS tracking exact to inside 1 meter, better wireless reception, a more extended battery life and an all the more effective display.

He likewise expressed that the new smartwatch will be released in a littler size, aimed at women. It will be made as a team with Intel, won't convey Tag Heuer's "Swiss Made" name, because the hardware is created in Silicone Valley.

Biver additionally uncovered that his organization has sold 56,000 units of the first-gen Connected, far up on the 20,000 units that it had gauge. Thus, he revealed that the go for 2017 is to move 150,000 smartwatches.

Android Wear 2.0 develops the smartwatch platform beyond anything the modest bunch of minor incremental upgrades has done as such far. The champion expansion is independent applications, implying that your most loved application. Wether they be navigational, games and wellness based, media players or even games can keep running all alone on the smartwatch without the should be fastened to a smartphone.

LG is relied upon to be the main organization to house Wear 2.0 and a large group of brands - including New Balance, Casio and Swarovski - have additionally uncovered their expectations to launch new smartwatches.

There's no price details on the 2017 Tag Heuer Connected starting at yet techies shouldn't anticipate that it will be cheap. The price point starts at $1,500.

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