After Google launched its first Pixel Watch final 12 months, we suspected it’d comply with up with one other smartwatch this 12 months. Not solely has Google confirmed {that a} new Pixel Watch will launch alongside the upcoming Pixel 8 on Oct. 4, the corporate has additionally given a sneak peek of the gadget in a brief teaser video.
Google revealed the 15-second video right this moment displaying off the Pixel Watch 2, and given its brevity, there is not a lot to glean from it. The new watch retains its predecessor’s spherical design, with a giant rotatable crown on the precise aspect, and a single button above the crown.Â
The video exhibits a simplified watch face with a quartet of what appear to be app widgets beneath the watch fingers. If you are taking an in depth take a look at the underside of the watch, you possibly can see markings like IP68 (for mud and water resistance) and SPo2 (to point the blood oxygen sensor, which was promised on the authentic Pixel Watch’s launch and lastly activated over six months later with a software program replace).Â
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Google doubtless needs to construct hype for its merchandise a month away from their launch, particularly as most eyes within the tech world are on the upcoming Apple iPhone 15 launch occasion on Sept. 12. But it is nonetheless fairly exceptional that Google itself is dropping sneak peek movies displaying off its merchandise forward of time — the corporate simply teased the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro telephones in a equally quick video on Thursday.
The video did not reveal when the Pixel Watch 2 can be out there, however very small kind on the display stated pre-orders can be out there on Oct. 4, the day of the Pixel gadgets launch occasion. There was additionally no trace at whether or not pricing would change from the primary Pixel watch’s $350 (£339, AU$549) beginning price ticket.
