This is What Facebook's Upcoming Smart Watch Looks Like

[contacos]

That camera hole just screams spyware

 

[Karma*Police]

Hmmm… Looks like the designers couldn’t decide if they wanted a square or circle so they compromised and went with a squircle. A big red flag right there… wouldn’t be surprised if every aspect of this product were full of compromises.

 

[erikkfi]

Good luck selling it. Looks worse than my hair and glasses.

 

[testcard]

Not for me, but thanks anyway.

 

[4jasontv]

Given that Facebook was able to take the lion's share of the VR market I have no doubt that they can do something with wearables. The Quest controller-free VR setting is really well done and if they can use this watch to improve that technology they could leapfrog Apple.

I think they would need to develop an AR platform that is five years ahead of whatever Apple has in development, and they would need to attach the product to the Quest brand, not the Facebook brand. While still capitalizing on Facebooks dataset.

 

[NoelWalker]

It should be named “Meta Watches” and it can both tell and see time

 

[cyanite]

Whispering sweet conspiracy theories into your ear every night

That’s working already, judging from this comment thread.

 

[Stuey3D]

The worrying thing about this would be if it did take off and become popular.

As it has cameras on it there will inevitably be people who will use it for dodgy reasons which will result in a blanket ban on all smart watches in certain places, kinda like how when camera phones became popular mobile phones were banned in swimming pools etc.

This is why I’m glad the persistent rumours that the Apple Watch would get a camera never came true, as for me and I imagine a lot of people the Apple Watch would be a lot less useful if gyms and stuff did a blanket ban as you then couldn’t use them to track swim workouts etc.

Now I know there are smart watches with cameras but those are a very niche product right now so haven’t really been a cause for concern for establishment owners to instigate a blanket ban on a whole category of devices, but this being a Meta/Facebook device will get advertised to hell and back and might stand a chance of being popular.

 

[marinersaptcomplex]

Please stay away from me if you're wearing your camera watch in a locker room.

 

[Robert.Walter]

wow, that’s as ugly as the company behind it. How apropos.

 

[44267547]

To me, there needs to be more competition to the Apple Watch, aside from Fitbit and Garmin. I don’t know how well this watch will fare with consumers, and it’s very late to the game. But if it’s priced affordably, and has some decent features, it might catch on, but the Apple Watch is so dominant with the health features, and pairs so well with iOS, that I just don’t see this becoming a main stream product. But if it’s another cash revenue for Facebook/‘Meta’, then there’s that.

 

[Robert.Walter]

I welcome this for the competition it brings but I will never ever buy one.

 

[Robert.Walter]

To me, there needs to be more competition to the Apple Watch, aside from Fitbit and Garmin. I don’t know how well this watch will fare with consumers, and it’s very late to the game. But if it’s priced affordably, and has some decent features, it might catch on, but the Apple Watch is so dominant with the health features, and pairs so well with iOS, that I just don’t see this becoming a main stream product. But if it’s another cash revenue for Facebook/‘Meta’, then there’s that.

so many fools love their Facebook I think this will sell well if priced right. And because FB is suffering from Apple’s security moves I expect FB will give these things away (and probably make more moves to attack Apple head on by trying to emulate the profitable parts of Apple.)

 

[Robert.Walter]

Yeah... I bet they are gonna start giving away their hardware for free so they never have to ask you to opt out of ads.

Full agree.

 

[Robert.Walter]

Look, I don't really care what they do or have done – put the (earned) bias aside and convince me that this company doesn't just throw things at the wall and sees what sticks. It's unreal. I can't think of another behemoth LESS focused. Facebook – no, I'm not saying Meta – needs to respect the brand 'laws of contraction' vs the 'laws of expansion' if they want to be relevant in 10 years. Quit with these cameras, these watches, these glasses – that is NOT you. Double down on how decent Facebook Marketplace is vs the ridiculousness that eBay has become. Support and build out your actually desiredproducts and make an Instagram iPad app. I don't care, really, but god, it's not rocket science... that is, till they announce a rival space division. Despite every article's comments saying to 'delete it' (or worse, that they did it "years ago and never looked back"), the company and Zuck is going NOWHERE but, god, the increasingly lack of relevancy must really mess with him.

you mean no Facecar? How will Zuck resist?

 

[azhava]

Why would ANYONE want FB on their wrist 24/7? Is the data mining on FB on your phone not enough?

I won't even put the Fakebook app on my phone, let alone wear one of their products on my wrist (or anywhere else on my body, for that matter).

 

[iGeek2019]

I guess you missed the Facebook phone which featured Facebook Home OS!

Is this the one?

 

[Tricky22]

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been working on a smart watch designed to compete with the Apple Watch since early this year, and now Bloomberg has obtained pictures of the device.

The smart watch has a design that's not too far off from the Apple Watch, but it is wider and rounder with more curved edges. There is a camera at the bottom of the display, along with a control button on the right side.

According to Bloomberg, the watch features a detachable wrist strap and a button at the top of the case. Prior rumors have suggested the watch will have a detachable display with two built-in cameras for taking pictures and videos to share to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

A camera on the front of the display will be used for video calls, while a secondary camera on the back can be used for capturing photos when the body is detached from the stainless steel watch frame.

The device will offer a cellular connection that does not require a smartphone, and wearers will be able to send messages with services like Messenger and WhatsApp. It is also expected to have built-in health tracking features like a heart rate monitor.

Meta, which operates social networking site Facebook, already sells Oculus virtual reality headsets and the Facebook Portal video calling devices, but the smart watch will be its first wearable. Meta is planning to launch the watch as early as 2022, but there is no solidified timeline for release as of yet and plans could still change. If the device does debut in 2022, it will compete with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 8.

Article Link: This is What Facebook's Upcoming Smart Watch Looks Like

Meta sending details of where you shop, where you eat, its an advertiser's dream.... no thanks.,,

 

[twinlight]

“If the device does debut in 2022, it will compete with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 8.“

define compete.. this is like a wheelchair against an SR-71 in a dragrace.

I once wanted a camera on the Watch but I have changed my mind. It is mostly technically impossible to fit one in and it will require way to much power for any use. Your arm will be tired and it will be like an iPhone 1 camera.. yay

I guess this Meta monitor could be something for old people in the USA but I can not imagine anyone else getting one.

 

[UrbanJoe1]

All this thing is going to do is give Meta Mark a hard reality check.

 

[Kissmo1980]

I wouldn’t buy junk this even as a present for my worst enemy.

 

[ds2000]

Can you activate it without facebook?

 

[imran5720]

Of-course there is a camera for you know what

 

[BenLeong]

Facebook has lost all trust from the public. Hard pass

 

[Matt2000]

Both the case and screen of MetaWatch, have softer, more rounded corners.