Facebook Watch: Everything we know about the rumored Meta Watch

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Facebook Scout: Everything we know well-nigh the rumored Meta Watch

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Meta — the company formerly known as Facebook — has long said to exist planning a smartwatch. It's a bold ambition, given the enduring popularity of the Apple tree Lookout and other offerings from the likes of Samsung and Garmin, only it seems that the company does have some truly innovative ideas to endeavor and distinguish the Facebook Smartwatch from most of the other devices on our list of the best smartwatches.

Putting aside the issue of whether people actually want Facebook on their wrist as well equally their phones, the company has a mixed record when it comes to hardware. The Oculus Quest 2 is deservedly a delinquent success, but Facebook Portal less and then. And while few will remember the HTC ChaCha — a smartphone with a dedicated Facebook push button — those that do will recall that it hardly set the world alight.

Here's everything we know about the Facebook Smartwatch and so far.

Facebook Smartwatch pattern

Although the quality varies massively, at that place's very little material difference betwixt one smartwatch and another at the moment. But suffice it to say Facebook is considering a major disruption in this respect.

We're obviously looking at a detachable display — something nosotros oasis't seen since the Fitbit Blaze. Just while the long retired Fitbit allowed you to remove the torso of the spotter for charging, here information technology's for photographs and video. You tin can see how this might look in a patent diagram beneath, uncovered by GizChina.

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Co-ordinate to The Verge'southward sources, the front of the screen will have a basic camera for video calls from the wrist (with a notch, unfortunately), just removing the display from the case will reveal a 1080p auto-focus photographic camera for both photos and video. The thought is for users to capture both snaps and footage of their daily adventures for easy sharing with Facebook, much similar the visitor's recent glasses, Ray-Ban Stories.

This blueprint besides means that Meta is obviously considering unconventional ways of wearing information technology when not on the wrist. 2 inside sources take said that the company is discussing the camera with third parties, pregnant it could be mounted similar a GoPro.

One other more than conventional detail: apparently the wear is likely to come in white, black or gold.

Facebook Smartwatch features

The curious thing nigh a blueprint that seems entirely focused around photography and video capture is that the primeval written report about a Facebook Smartwatch didn't even mention cameras.

Instead the report, from The Information, claimed that the watch would be focusing on messaging and heath. For the former, Facebook Messenger is said to be broiled in, and for the latter, the visitor is plain looking at the possibility of tie-ins with companies similar Peloton.

Curiously, this early study also said that the Facebook Smartwatch would not need a smartphone to run, with the company instead apparently talking to carriers most LTE support. While that may seem odd, given smartwatches' almost useful feature is the commitment of notifications, this might at least make privacy-conscious users more than inclined to requite the Facebook Smartwatch a spin.

The watch will apparently run on a custom version of Android, but not Wear OS. Though it's claimed that this is only for the first version, with subsequent upgrades moving towards an operating organization developed past Meta itself.

Facebook Smartwatch possible release date and price

The offset generation of Facebook Smartwatch is anticipated at some betoken in 2022, with a second-generation version maybe following in 2023.

The Verge's report says that the Facebook Smartwatch will be in the $400 region, putting it, somewhat optimistically, firmly in Apple Watch territory.

Freelance correspondent Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, roofing phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are plant all over the spider web and in the occasional mag too. When non weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, yous'll probably find him tackling his e'er-growing games backlog. Or, more than likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth fourth dimension.

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