The two worlds of fashion and technology are being gradually bridged by the tech offerings of traditional fashion brands. These companies’ diversification into offering tech products with a mix of its fashion identity has been a mixed bag of success and near hits. Louis Vuitton is straddling the fashion-tech space with its latest smartwatch, the Tambour Horizon Light Up, which is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform.

The Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Light Up is a luxurious digital timepiece that comes with a price of $3,000. It is a third-generation connected smartwatch with a 1.2-inch circular display designed with sapphire glass, a monogram dial ring, The Tambour Horizon Light Up runs on Louis Vuitton’s proprietary operating system. Louis Vuitton has now joined the growing list of companies developing their own operating systems like Motorola, OnePlus, and Huawei. The implication is that the product will not have software support from Google Play Store. Users can however avail themselves of the Chinese platform Alipay for a rich collection of apps on both Android and iOS devices.

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The Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizon Light Up will get a software update on January 14 which could provide some improvements to the model. The smartwatch has several features which have become the basic standard for smart wearables. It is however limited in its functionality when compared with current high-end models. Therefore, it is seen that the Tambour Horizon Light Up is targeting the high-end and big-spending fashionista segment of the market.

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Earlier this month, French fashion brand Louis Vuitton had announced its entry into the audio segment of the accessories market with a bang. The company had unveiled a pricey and fashionable wireless speaker shaped like a UFO and looks like one of the fashion brand’s iconic handbags. The speaker dubbed Horizon Light Up is now available for preorders for $2,890.

The Horizon Light Up is a wireless speaker that sports a leather exterior and an admixture of bright lights in its design. Louis Vuitton is targeting the high end of the consumer spectrum – the fashion collectors. The design of the Horizon Light Up was inspired by the UFO-like Toupie handbag, which takes the form of a spinning top.

It is an elegant and discreet travel companion, in sync with the tone of Louis Vuitton’s Spirit of Travel. It is a lightweight speaker at just 1kg and has a height of 14cm, and a diameter of 18cm. It has two rubber feet to position the speaker on the side, a woofer, and two 0.75-inch tweeters. The device is omnidirectional when placed on its dock and unidirectional when positioned sideways on its rubber feet.

Exclusive additional functions and controls are available via the Louis Vuitton Connect app, available on Apple Store, Google Play, and Huawei App Gallery. Users are assured of about 15 hours of playtime, with fast charging via its charger. The speaker comes with a dock for straight positioning and charging, a universal adaptor with 6 plugs, 2 USB-C cables, a removable leather wrist strap, and a travel pouch.

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