Smartwatches seem to be everywhere all of a sudden


Samsung’s got one. And Qualcomm has one, too, called the Toq. What can the Toq do to stand out from the crowd? A reflective color Mirasol screen. In what amounted to a surprise development, the Qualcomm Toq emerged at CNET’s offices a short while ago, and we got to get a little hands-on time with the upcoming watch. Qualcomm doesn’t have a track record of making its own gadgets, but the Toq is intended to be a smaller-scale gadget release when it’s available this fall. Unlike possibly powerhouse watches like the Samsung Galaxy Gear, the Toq has a relatively low-power 200MHz Cortex M3 processor to extend battery life. The Mirasol display -- a technology that’s been making the rounds for for years and was originally demonstrated in e-ink-style e-readers -- sips power and can stay on without draining battery life, much like e-ink. It’s also highly reflective and can display color.