Android wear is getting a high fashion
upgrade I'm Bridget Carey and this is
your cnet update Apple will soon have
more competition in the luxury
SmartWatch World Tag Heuer the 155 year
old Swiss watchmaker announced a
partnership with Intel and Google to
create a SmartWatch with Android wear
but tag didn't share the price or what
it'll look like more details will be
revealed in the fourth quarter when it's
expected to go on sale industry sources
have told Reuters that the digital watch
will be modeled after one of its first
designs the original carrera but this
also means it's a Swiss watch that is
not entirely made in Switzerland just
the outside design will be Swiss made
not the computer inside tag made the
announcement at baselworld it's a
conference in Switzerland for
watchmakers and jewelers and there were
a few other SmartWatch announcements
from other brands Gucci announced its
partnering with musician will.i.am on a
luxury smart band which is just like a
SmartWatch but will I am wants to call
it a band to make it more of a fashion
accessory you may remember last year he
showed off a smart cuff called the pulse
with its own voice assistant called
Anita that you call out to for commands
as in I need a reminder I need to make a
call yeah you get it well now gucci will
design the next version of this and
although we don't know what form it will
take the artist showed off a prototype
on stage it's going to work without
needing to be paired with a phone so it
has its own 3g connection along with a
front facing camera and gps it's not the
only luxury smart cuff until worked with
design brand opening ceremony to create
the mica bracelet it has its own
wireless service and it costs five
hundred dollars not all new smartwatches
have screens the newly announced
frederique a constant horological
SmartWatch has a normal watch face but
inside its tracking steps and your sleep
and sending that data to your Android or
iPhone it starts at around one thousand
dollars and not all high tech fashion
belongs on the wrist check out a new
concept for high heeled shoes that are
made with e-ink screen so you can change
up the design
to match whatever you're wearing the
valori smart shoe is asking for funding
on indiegogo with some of the first
models going for one hundred and fifty
dollars and even if you can't afford
these items you could pretend to live
the glamorous life by getting same-day
delivery on whatever you shop for these
days amazon just expanded its one-hour
delivery service to baltimore and Miami
before it was only in New York City if
you have an amazon prime subscription
the mobile app prime now lets you buy
thousands of items and get it in two
hours for free if you need it in one
hour it costs an extra eight dollars
that's your tech news update and there's
always more at cnet com from our studios
in New York I'm Bridget Carey
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