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This is What Facebook's Upcoming Smart Watch Looks Like
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From the moment I read SpyBook became Meta, all I can think of is Space 1999 - remember in one episode about the planet called, Meta?
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It's going to be popular with the over 75s. I can picture a great grandmother getting jealous looks from her care home friends while she's making Messenger calls to her mom over the Meta watch.
Hilarious, ?. In other news, DOC California trials Meta's ankle monitor with live video feeds.
A company diversifying off their singular very popular service that has thrown resources at developing tools that strip you of data, yet seem unfocused on the product lineup they are building?
At this point, I don't think Facebook can even say they own the template on this. Google have been in this game for a long, long time. Heck, this watch almost mirrors the Google Glass project in its obnoxiousness, except on this occasion they have just grabbed an existing product and shoved a camera in it. Facebook is trying to own the internet the same way Google has tried.
This is more like Facebook "watching" you than the consumer using it as a wristwatch.
Is having a camera on your wrist something people have been clamoring for?
I mean, I get the Dick Tracey-esque cool factor that it would have evoked maybe 50 years ago, but man, in this day and age I can't see anyone WANTING that.
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
I mean, I get the Dick Tracey-esque cool factor that it would have evoked maybe 50 years ago, but man, in this day and age I can't see anyone WANTING that.
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
But the difference to me is Google, like Apple, has been overwhelmingly successful in that diversification and, ultimately, building a cohesive ecosystem of products and services, killing off stuff if it doesn’t ‘work’ for them, despite good (Google Reader) or bad (Ping) public perception. FB might be trying to play catch up on this now but between watches and 2nd gen video cams and Ray Ban partnerships, I’m not seeing a positive future ecosystem from them. And their attempts — like forcing a a FB account for Oculus — have been so ass backwards that they ruin any goodwill that they’ve e̶a̶r̶n̶e̶d̶ bought.
MAJOR MAJOR BATTERY DRAIN from a 5 or 10 minute video call.
especially in 1080p resolution.
I'll be very surprised if this is not the case.
especially in 1080p resolution.
I'll be very surprised if this is not the case.
If FaceBook sees immense value in getting on as many wrists as possible (rather than making a profit from the sale), look forward to the same thing to happen with Smartwatches as happened with Smart Speakers. Facebook will offer them for lower than Fitbit or Samsung ever could with better features, thus becoming the Non-Apple leader overnight.
Of course, they’ve burned so much of their brand recently, they may have a tough sell even if they’d give them away.
Of course, they’ve burned so much of their brand recently, they may have a tough sell even if they’d give them away.
They can take a meta dump with that. It’s going to flop hard. Everything they try going forward will flop hard. They’ll just be left with Incelbook.