Qualcomm on Wednesday announced the Qualcomm Toq, a smartwatch slated for a fourth quarter release to provide a focal point for the technologies and services under development at the company. Some of these services were on display at the Qualcomm Uplinq conference in San Diego on Wednesday, including AllPlay, a streaming music service with Rhapsody that will compete with Apple's AirPlay and the recently announced Spotify Connect. Qualcomm chief executive Paul Jacobs also announced a partnership with the Miami Dolphins football team, who will use Qualcomm's "Gimbal" technology to make apps location-aware, and push deals and additional content to fans at the stadium when they wander in range. The company also showed off a new capability in its existing augmented-reality technology, known as Vuforia, which can import actual objects into an augmented reality environment. It's all part of what Jacobs called the "digital sixth sense," the first instantiations of which are the sort of digital personal assistants like Siri or Google Now. "This is just the start of stuff that's going to come," Jacobs said. The Toq joins the Samsung Galaxy Gear, not to mention rumored smartwatches from Apple and Microsoft. But the Toq is real, and Jacobs demonstrated the watch on stage during his talk. Jacbos didn't disclose the price of the watch, but said it uses a Mirasol screen that's visible in bright sunlight. The Toq connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth, and will allow the user to make and receive calls, send text messages, receive notifications, and use basic applets like AccuWeather weather applications. It also includes a music player, which will connect to a set of wireless earbuds that Qualcomm will bundle with the watch itself. The watch and earbuds will charge wirelessly, with a battery life that will last for "days," Jacobs said. The software in the Toq is upgradeable and will communicate with devices like the 2Net Mobile medical devices, using apps designed by Qualcomm that will run on a smartphone. Qualcomm is most commonly known for its mobile application processors and wireless components. However, to sell more components, the company has also developed sophisticated tools and applications that show off the power of its components. Qualcomm Toq Review Samsung, Qualcomm launch smartwatch, Apple and Google may join race soon Sony SmartWatch 2 Gets Announced...Again Qualcomm Unexpectedly Unveils Toq Brand Smartwatch Qualcomm Toq announced -- details, price, features and more Qualcomm unveils Toq smartwatch IHS lists fast facts on Samsung, Qualcomm smartwatch announcements Qualcomm Smartwatch Toq Announced on Same Day as Galaxy Gear The smartwatch clock is ticking: Are consumers ready? Qualcomm reveals 'Toq' smartwatch Qualcomm Makes Surprise Entry to 'Smartwatch' Fray Qualcomm to launch Zola smart watch in September Qualcomm smart watch Qualcomm,toq,Smartwatch,Galaxy gear,samsung,sony,Smartwatch2,ifa 2013,ifa,Samsung Electronics Co Ltd,Qualcomm Inc,QCOM.O, San Diego,Mirasol,Mirasol Display,Sony SmartWatch,Qualcomm Smartwatch,Qualcomm reveals,Toq smartwatch,Qualcomm Toq Review,Hands on,Price,smartphone via Bluetooth,Qualcomm launch smartwatch,Android,Mobiles

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