Amazon Alexa Now Available on Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatches

Fossil Gen 6 wearables now have entry to Amazon Alexa for Smartwatches app. The wearable can even now come preloaded with the Amazon Alexa digital assistant. Fossil Gen 6 customers will have the ability to pair their smartwatches with handsets operating on the newest Android model, apart from the Go version and smartphones with out Google Play. Once paired, customers may have the choice to entry Amazon Alexa by means of the Alexa Tile and the Alexa app, which is able to now provide uniquely branded customisation experiences for Fossil, Michael Kors, and Skagen smartwatch customers.

The Fossil Group made the announcement by means of a press launch. As talked about earlier, as soon as paired with a suitable smartphone, Fossil Gen 6 customers may have entry to the Alexa Tile app which may be rapidly accessed by swiping the watch face. In addition, the smartwatch’s pushbuttons may be configured to launch the Alexa app with a single press. Users will now have the ability to use Alexa for sensible dwelling administration, music management, grocery procuring, on-line purchases, and extra. It must be famous that Google Assistant will stay the default digital assistant on the Fossil Gen 6.

Fossil Gen 6 specs

The Fossil Gen 6 comes with a 1.28-inch color AMOLED touchscreen with a 416×416 pixels decision, which is housed in a 42mm or 46mm round dial. Its efficiency comes from the outfitted Snapdragon Wear 4100+ SoC, paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.

Its upgraded coronary heart monitoring sensor is able to steady and dependable monitoring. There can be a blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) sensor together with an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, altimeter, off-body IR, and ambient gentle sensor. The Fossil Gen 6 helps Bluetooth v5 LE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC SE connectivity choices. Its battery is claimed to final for as much as 24 hours upon regular utilization. There can be an Extended Battery mode which is claimed to stretch the battery life by a number of days.