At Computex 2016 in Taiwan, Qualcomm announced a new Snapdragon Wear chip aimed at low-end wearables. The chip, dubbed Snapdragon Wear 1100, features an integrated processor that can run Linux-based applications and can also scale to support voice, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, and it sits below the company’s current high-end Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip.

The chip also features Qualcomm’s iZat location engine for enhanced accuracy while sipping very little power.  The low power requirement of the chip makes it perfect for targeted wearables, and NOT for Android Wear running smartwatches. Qualcomm is already collaborating with companies like Aricent, Borqs, Infomark, and SufaceInk on developing targeted wearables using its Snapdragon Wear 1100 chip.

“We are excited to have established a technology leadership position in the highly innovative wearables ecosystem, where the breadth of products and our connectivity, location and compute solutions bring differentiation to our customers,” said Anthony Murray, senior vice president and general manager, IoT, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. “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.”

The chipset also features integrated hardware cryptographic engine, HW random number generator, and TrustZone for highly secure environment. Qualcomm also says that Snapdragon Wear 1100 is already commercially available and shipping today.