Competitor to the Apple Watch allegedly forgotten in the restaurant

The smartwatch Apple Watch has been available since 2015. Quite a few observers assumed that the traditional manufacturers of mechanical wristwatches would soon no longer exist, but things have not gotten that far to this day. The market participants each have their own target groups and can sell their wristwatches at the same time. Now there are increasing rumors that Google could present its own smartwatch. As “Androidcentral” reports, a Prototype of the Pixel Watch accidentally spotted at a restaurant in the US.

What could the Pixel Watch look like?

At first glance, the design resembles a classic, round wristwatch. A crown can be seen on the side. There is said to be another button to control the smart watch. Although the housing is made of metal, the top and bottom are made of glass, says the finder. A “G” appears on the smartwatch screen when the watch is turned on. Wear OS will probably be used as the operating system on the Pixel Watch. Since 2021, Google has been working with Samsung on Wear OS to finally gain a foothold in the lucrative market for smart watches and fitness trackers. The jointly developed version of Wear OS is already running on the current Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. It is still unclear when Google’s smart watch will come onto the market. The Pixel Watch is expected to be unveiled at the Google I/O developer conference in May.

In January 2021, Google also announced that the Completed acquisition of smartwatch and fitness equipment maker Fitbit is. According to the CEO of the device department at Google, Rick Osterloh, the user data collected by Fitbit should be treated separately from Google advertising data. Osterloh emphasizes that this deal is about device expertise and not about the valuable data that Fitbit can continue to sell to partner companies after user permission has been granted. Of course, the fact remains that it is that paid subscription Fitbit Premium exist where users receive personalized training plans in exchange for their health data. However, Google wants to build more functions for fitness trackers and the like into Android in the future.

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Collection on the alleged competition for the Apple Watch:

• Google is probably working on a competitor for the Apple Watch. Now a prototype of the smartwatch is said to have been spotted in a restaurant.
• The design of the smart watch is said to be reminiscent of a classic, round wristwatch, with a crown for control.
• The Wear OS developed jointly with Samsung may run on the Pixel Watch.
• The operating system is already in use with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

Sources: Androidcentral, google, Fitbit