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Razer and Fossil Introduce the Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch for Gamers

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Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers (Hong Kong Stock Code: 1337), announced its collaboration with leading watch manufacturer, Fossil, to launch a limited-edition smartwatch: the Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch. The co-branded wearable leverages Fossil's most innovative smartwatch platform to date, the highly anticipated Fossil Gen 6. It also features three exclusive Razer watch faces including Analog, Text, and Chroma, as well as two stylish interchangeable straps. The Razer X Fossil Gen 6 will be launching globally this month for $329 USD in a limited quantity of just 1,337 units.

The Gen 6 is the first smartwatch powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform—providing users upgrades in speed and performance, including faster application load time, highly responsive user experiences, and more efficient power consumption. With an overall 30% increased performance* and running Wear OS by Google, the smartwatch does way more, way faster to give gamers a fashionable cutting edge. The Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch also boasts top wellness features as a nod to both brands' commitments to wellness and comes only a few months after the launch of Razer's dedicated wellness initiative for gamers, Champions Start From Within.



"We are excited to partner with Fossil to design a limited-edition smartwatch and to share the Razer X Fossil Gen 6 with our community of gamers around the world," says Addie Tan, Associate Director, Business Development at Razer. "We are always on the lookout for opportunities to compliment gamers' lifestyles and to bring them products that not only look good but bring value to their lives as well. This is why we kept the gamers' wellbeing at the heart of the Razer X Fossil Gen 6. Leveraging Fossil's innovative technology and Razer's iconic design aesthetic, this smartwatch will be the perfect accessory to keep you ahead of the game."

"At Fossil, our teams always strive for new innovations we can bring to our users, alongside Wear OS by Google and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and we are thrilled to work with another best-in-class partner—Razer. With an impressive world-wide community, Razer has designed and built the largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software, and services. The gaming industry has grown tremendously over the recent years, and we are excited to collaborate on a smartwatch geared towards gamers' lifestyle," adds Steve Evans, Fossil Group EVP Chief Brand Officer. "Wellness is also incredibly important to our customers, and the Gen 6 was designed with the wearer's everyday wellness goals in-mind—whether it's taking a moment to reset with a guided breathing session, tracking your sleep, or monitoring your heart rate during a day full of gaming."

The Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch features a 44 mm black case, three exclusive watch faces, and elements of a Razer user interface. It will also include two custom-designed and interchangeable 22 mm silicone straps in Razer's iconic black and green.

"Our partnership with Fossil over the last few years has resulted in the convergence of fashion and technology," says Pankaj Kedia, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch takes this convergence to the next level with increased emphasis on fitness, health, and wellness. We are delighted to extend our collaboration with Razer and bring the performance and super-fast responsiveness of our Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform to one of the most loyal gaming communities in the world."

Sleep Tracking and Increased Battery Charging Speed
Users can enjoy shorter charging time and extended battery life to maximize their day—and night. Track your sleep history, monitor restfulness and set sleep goals in the Sleep Tile throughout the night, then quickly charge the smartwatch before your day begins.
The Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch reaches 80% charge in only a little more than 30 minutes of charging. This, combined with the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform's decreased power consumption and Fossil Group-developed Smart Battery Modes, enables users to quickly reach a full charge in the morning after tracking sleep.

Upgraded Health & Wellness Sensors
The Gen 6 boasts an upgraded heart rate sensor to allow continuous tracking and improved signal accuracy. Users will also benefit from the new SpO2 sensor, which tracks an estimate of the wearer's blood oxygen measurements to see how well their body is circulating oxygen over time.
Plus, users will continue to enjoy the wellness updates previously released from Fossil Group, including Cardio Fitness Level tracking, which shows an estimation of VO2 max using resting heart rate and user biometrics to indicate overall cardiorespiratory health over time.

Hands-Free Wellness Tracking
Users can stay mindful of their intentions by tracking their wellness goals—from monitoring their heart rate throughout the day, to being reminded to take a moment to reset with a guided breathing session, and even scheduling a daily walk. Plus, hands-free notifications and tethered calls with the built-in microphone will keep you connected without you having to hit pause on your day, or your game.

Wear OS 3 Compatibility
The Razer X Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatch will also be compatible with Google's new system update, Wear OS 3, announced in 2021. The smartwatch will be eligible for the Wear OS 3 system update in 2022, alongside other updates that will continue to improve the overall user experience.
Additional features include
  • Stainless steel case, topring and pushers
  • 44 mm case size
  • Stunning 1.28" touchscreen digital display (326 ppi)
  • Swimproof (up to 3 ATM)
  • Customizable dials and button functionality
  • Interchangeable straps and bracelets
  • Increased performance and lower power consumption with Snapdragon Wear 4100+
  • Access to download new Wear OS apps and experiences on Google Play from favorite brands, including new features like offline playback for premium YouTube Music and Spotify Premium users
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0 LE, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC SE
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Altimeter, PPG Heart Rate, SpO2, Off-body IR, Ambient Light
  • Wear OS by Google
  • 8 GB of storage and 1 GB RAM
  • 4 pin USB fast charging with magnetic puck

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What does smart watches have to do with gaming?
 

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What does smart watches have to do with gaming?

How can't you know that!?! Here an example. Playing starcraft 2 you don't need to enable in ingame settings time counter anymore. Now instead just watch at your razer watch every 30 seconds. At 2-3 minutes if you detect zerg drone near your base - expect zergling rush!


Jokes aside. Doesn't like the looks. Knowing that it is razer, will cost more than current good ones out there already.
 
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Because looking away from the screen that has the time and your game to look at your wrist is so gaming?
 
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The main feature of a "gamer" watch should be special gamer "inactive time alerts", just like smart watches already have but a special gamer version of that, much more intrusive and vulgar. It would detect when that lazy sh1t who's wearing the watch has been sitting at their PC / console for 2 hours and would play loud siren noises, vibrate like crazy and display a message like "close that sh1tty CoD, get up and move, you lazy gamer sh1t!"
Source: Am a gamer and that would be the only thing that would even have a chance of making me "stretch" or "go for a walk" when I'm deeply immersed in some sh1tty game...
 
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I do miss wearing a watch sometimes, but I'm not in the need for a watch that's smarter than I am. I was kind of bummed when my Fossil watch that I last had broke.....think it got knocked off a counter and stopped working after that.

I guess I just don't see the appeal of these "smart" watches.

A girl at my work she's constantly holding her Apple watch up to her face and talking into it....I call her 007 because she looks like a special agent (like James Bond), just walking around with her hand up to her mouth.
 
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I do miss wearing a watch sometimes, but I'm not in the need for a watch that's smarter than I am. I was kind of bummed when my Fossil watch that I last had broke.....think it got knocked off a counter and stopped working after that.

I guess I just don't see the appeal of these "smart" watches.

A girl at my work she's constantly holding her Apple watch up to her face and talking into it....I call her 007 because she looks like a special agent (like James Bond), just walking around with her hand up to her mouth.
I think a smart watch is very usefull, in emergency situations. I`m talking about medical and etc... it can be and has already proven to be a life saver.
 
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It can, but im sure this is not the reference from 99,95% who buy a smart watch.
 
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What does smart watches have to do with gaming?
Nothing, but this brand has been doing the gamer lifestyle thing for years now. Not that I complain, it's clever enough to expand your venues.
 

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Nothing, but this brand has been doing the gamer lifestyle thing for years now. Not that I complain, it's clever enough to expand your venues.
Lifestyle? Yeah, no thanks, not in my life.
I'm well aware of what they've been trying to do for quite some time and most of their projects have failed miserably.
In fact, they've done so badly that they're trying to go private again, as their stocks tanked, due to all the rubbish they have tried.
I mean, they made these:
 
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I mean, they made these:
Gamers, rise up to pick your nose with Gamer style.
 
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What does smart watches have to do with gaming?

Gaming is a lifestyle now and has been for some time. Get with it old man! Though I don't haver Razer or Fossil anything. Guess I'll have to do with uplift desk, Rolex watch, Microsoft Pro Mouse, Focal headphones, and Aeron chair. I'm not cool enough for Razer.
 

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That case design actually looks pretty nice with somewhat traditional looking lugs, crown, and pushers. Unfortunately I have a lot of apprehensions considering this is a product that reeks of gamer focused cringe for no reason.
The non-apple smartwatch market and watch market in general is a difficult landscape to navigate. you have a lot of enthusiasts that have no interest in accepting anything that doesnt come with an automatic movement/ 100 years of namesake, or something like a gshock with decades worth of reputation built up around its durability and reliability in the affordable quartz space. The exception tends to be guys that recognize a usecase for things like the garmin series as professional tools, or dudes that want to pretend they are navy seals and tell themselves that they also have a need for those professional tools.
Like the high end PC space, people that arent entrenched in the industry look at components that individually cost close to the price of an XBOX as insanely expensive. These watch guys are all people that recognize anything under like $2,000 as relatively 'cheap.' Almost everybody else sees something like this for hundreds of dollars and looks at it as something needlessly expensive.


also the fact that we dont see anything other than a dead-on angle leads me to believe this thing is going to sit a half foot above your wrist.

What does smart watches have to do with gaming?
the heartrate sensor starts at 95 bpm resting. /s
 
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no RGB effect or any RGB bling bling?
 
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