Jill 31,812 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Facebook is taking a novel approach to its first smartwatch, which the company hasn’t confirmed publicly but currently plans to debut next summer. The device will feature a display with two cameras that can be detached from the wrist for taking pictures and videos that can be shared across Facebook’s suite of apps, including Instagram, The Verge has learned. A camera on the front of the watch display exists primarily for video calling, while a 1080p, auto-focus camera on the back can be used for capturing footage when detached from the stainless steel frame on the wrist. Facebook is tapping other companies to create accessories for attaching the camera hub to things like backpacks, according to two people familiar with the project, both of whom requested anonymity to speak without Facebook’s permission. The idea is to encourage owners of the watch to use it in ways that smartphones are used now. It’s part of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to build more consumer devices that circumvent Apple and Google, the two dominant mobile phone platform creators that largely control Facebook’s ability to reach people. (...) Spoiler Facebook is working with the top wireless carriers in the US to support LTE connectivity in the watch, meaning it won’t need to be paired with a phone to work, and sell it in their stores, the people familiar with the matter said. The watch will come in white, black, and gold, and Facebook hopes to initially sell volume in the low six figures. That’s a tiny sliver of the overall smartwatch market — Apple sold 34 million watches last year by comparison, according to Counterpoint Research. In future versions of the watch, Facebook is planning for it to serve as a key input device for its planned augmented reality glasses, which Zuckerberg thinks will one day be as ubiquitous as mobile phones. The company plans to use technology it acquired from CTRL-labs, a startup that has demonstrated armbands capable of controlling a computer through wrist movements. Facebook aims to release the first version of the watch in the summer of 2022 and is already working on second and third generations for subsequent years. Employees have recently discussed pricing the device at roughly $400, but the price point could change. While it’s unlikely, Facebook could also scrap the watch altogether, as the device has yet to enter mass production or even be given an official name. Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22526266/facebook-smartwatch-two-cameras-heart-rate-monitor Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia 1,366 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Lol good luck getting people to buy that walking bloatware tracker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
INNA 3,788 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, boop said: Lol good luck getting people to buy that walking bloatware tracker They’re developing it at all because they understand there will always be people gullible enough to buy whatever they’re shilling fragment-fragment--bul-uh...scab-uh..fragment-foot, bullet fragment foot bich! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,799 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 They can keep it Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 More data for them to harvest and sell to nefarious organizations. Yum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatica Island 8,517 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 For boomers and qanon Karens Any/All Pronouns, Genderfluid🏳⚧ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Rah Rah 2,013 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Lol no thanks Chromatica will live on forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,422 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 they will stop development next year like they always do when they try new things lol So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlorine 47,976 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Hard pass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,564 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Hell no 😭😭 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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