Meta, which formerly known as Facebook is developing a smartwatch with a front-facing camera and rounded screen as per reports. Some photo renders shows a watch with a screen and casing that’s slightly curve at the edges.
The front-facing camera similar to what you’d see on a smartphone appears at the bottom of the display, and there’s a control button for the watch on the right side.
The image was find inside of the company’s app for controlling its new smart glasses launch in partnership with Ray-Ban.
The watch has a detachable wrist strap and what appears to be a button at the top of the watch case.
Meta smartwatch has large display.
Meta smartwatch camera suggests the product will likely be use for video conferencing, a feature that would make Meta’s device stand out.
Facebook has been planning to launch its first watch as early as 2022, but a final decision on timing hasn’t been made yet and the debut can be later.
Meta is working on three generations of the product aim at different release time frames.
The Meta smartwatch in the image could ultimately represent a version that is never release, but it’s the first evidence of the company’s work on the project.
A smartwatch would be a new major hardware category for Meta, which currently sells virtual reality headsets and Portal video-chat devices.
Meta said it is working on a new high-end headset codenamed “Project Cambria” that mixes virtual and augmented reality.
Meta has said a future watch could work as an input device or accessory for its headsets.
If Meta launches the watch next year then it would go up against the next generation of Apple devices.
A move into smartwatches would escalate a rivalry between Meta and Apple, which have battle over app store policies and privacy changes to the iPhone operating system.
Apple is also planning to debut its first mixe-reality headset as earlier as next year, which would compete with the upcoming high-end Meta headset.
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