The cats out of the bag, once more.
After a fewyears of silence, we are again seeing reports about Google working on its own Pixel-branded smartwatch.
I think its a bit far-fetched, given Wear OS and Googles hardware history.
Why do I think so?
Lets dive into some reasons.
What do we know?
Last night,Insiderfirst reported about the watch, noting that the devices internal codename will be Rohan.
Whose Indian parents pressurized the company to do this?
Apart from this silly name, we know that itll have a round dial.
Plus, itll offer basicfitness tracking capabilities like heart rate monitoring, step count, and calorie count.
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What will it need to do to lure consumers?
Googles rumored watch with basic fitness features doesnt strike a lot of confidence when going up against Apple Watch.
In select countries, the iPhone maker is already offeringa Fitness+ programthat serves up guided workoutswith Apple Watch integration.
But we dont know if Googles watch will offer this.
If rumors are correct, the next-gen Apple Watch might come witha temperature sensor.
That could be yet another thing Google might have to copy to compete.
Hopefully, Google also apes these features in its rumored offering.
Even if the watchs good, will I be able to buy one?
Just like the Pixel 6, Googles new Chromecast and many other products arent widely available.
you might go toGarminif youre really fitness-oriented, but you might miss out on some smart features.
Apart from Samsungs watch, we cant really classify any other gadget as an Apple Watch competitor.
But itll need more than time to get it right.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
