OK folks, this is pure speculation but there are some strange goings-on with Fossil’s share price so let me quickly outline how I put 2 and 2 together to make 4 and a half. The first 2. Fossil’s earnings are tanking. November 2019 saw Y.O.Y earnings down 11%. You can find analyst reports like this…
Puma SMARTWATCH We knew that Puma and Fossil were working on a sports watch in 2018 and finally it has now been formally announced. Sales will start in early November and the price will be €280/$300/£250. More details are likely to emerge over the next few days but here is what we have so…
Qualcomm is modifying one of its Nokia-based, 64bit chipsets to work with WearOS and this will hit the market ‘fairly soon’. This means that WearOS should see a notable improvement in performance and, most likely, this will be most visible with extended battery life. This is made possible, for example, by power savings gains from using…
Another footwear and clothing giant steps further into the breach. This time it is Puma tying up with Fossil Group in a move that is similar to adidas+Ionic and Nike+Apple. Devices will be Puma branded. Fossil have generally steered away from sporty devices so far so a tie up with Puma is a sensible move.…
Planning well in advance, Fossil-owned Misfit have announced their new watch for July 2017. It looks GREAT with a REALLY nice looking interface. Perhaps a little too thick a body for a fashion-oriented watch? It seems to be a fairly basic fitness watch from a functional perspective but with GPS, oHR and with untethered music. Which is…
