Google will unveil its latest flagship smartphones, the Pixel 4 lineup at its upcoming “Made By Google” event which is scheduled for the 15th of October. At the same event, the company will also lift covers from the long-awaited Pixel Watch and a new notebook claims a report published by Asia Nikkei.
Last year, there were rumours that Google would introduce its first smartwatch, but that clearly did not happen as such a device was nowhere to be found at 2018 Made by Google event. Following the event, a report surfaced that stated Google is not satisfied with WearOS, therefore, the launch of the alleged Pixel Watch did not take place.
Earlier this year, the company spent $40 million to acquire an intellectual property from Fossil which is referred to as “innovative” smartwatch. At that time, a Fossil executive said that the intellectual property bought by Google is “based on something out of our timeline, it’s new to the market technology and we think it’s a product that has features and benefits that aren’t in the category today.”
In the month of September, it was revealed that the IP purchased by Google was linked to a hybrid smartwatch i.e a timepiece that resembles a conventional watch but has smart features. It was dubbed di-ana which is derived from the words di-gital and an-alog. While Google had shelled out a serious sum of money to acquire this IP, it did not appear to be a worthy purchase. With that being said, it is assumed that Google wanted to get hold of the 20 engineers from Fossil which were a part of the deal.
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Noteworthy, the USPTO had published a smartwatch patent in the month of April, this year which was assigned to Google. The patent exhibits a “quick swap feature” which, as the name suggests, will allow device owners to quickly replace the wrist straps on their smartwatch.
To wrap things up, the claim of Google unveiling its first Pixel Watch at 2019 Made By Google seem highly likely. However, we will have to wait until the event which is scheduled for next Tuesday, in order to verify whether these claims turn out real or not.
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