FP TrendingFeb 15, 2021 14:33:12 IST
Facebook is said to be working on a smartwatch that could be a competitor to the Apple Watch. The upcoming Facebook smartwatch allows users to send messages through services such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and offers health and fitness features, according to a report le The edge. With the new smartwatch, the company is teaming up with their ever-growing hardware ecosystem that includes virtual reality headsets, enhanced virtual reality (AR) smart glasses to arrival, and video calling devices.
In September 2020, Facebook announced a partnership with Ray-Ban for new smart glasses that could make their way this year along with a standalone augmented reality research campaign called Project Aria.
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Other a report le The Information, Facebook is working on an Android – based smartwatch but it is unclear whether the smartwatch would run on the Google Wear operating system. The report also suggests that cellular connections be in the watch so that consumers do not have to rely on smartphone connections for consumers. It was also reported that Facebook is developing its own operating system that would power the wearables in the future.
The smartwatch will be part of the company’s hardware ecosystem that includes Oculus virtual reality headsets and a series of video calling devices called Portal, which includes Portal TV , Portal +, Portal, and Portal Mini.
Facebook could launch the smartwatch next year that would help mark its entry into the market controlled by Huawei and Apple.
In 2019, Facebook acquired CTRL-Labs a neural interface startup that specifically builds wireless interference devices that incorporate devices that can send electrical signals. out of the brain to computing devices without the need for a touch screen or physical buttons to enter. With the intellectual property of the technology, it is likely to build this feature in the future smart glasses, smartwatches, or Oculus headsets.