Qualcomm outs Snapdragon Wear 1100 processor for wearable devices

Qualcomm has announced today its latest processor for the targeted-purpose wearables segments – the Snapdragon Wear 1100.

By targeted-purpose wearables, Qualcom means devices for kids and elderly like watches, fitness trackers, smart headsets, and other wearable accessories. It sports low power features such as Power Save Mode (PSM), industry leading compact packages, and next gen Cat 1 modem with LTE/3G global band support. It also features WiFi, Bluetooth, Qualcomm iZat integrated location engine.

“We are delighted to add Snapdragon Wear 1100 to our Snapdragon Wear family, thus making it easier for customers to develop connected wearables with targeted use cases such as kid and elderly tracking. We are actively working with the broader ecosystem to accelerate wearables innovation and are excited to announce a series of customer collaborations today.” said Anthony Murray, senior vice president and general manager, IoT, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.