Jun 10, 2021 10:16:00

Will Facebook's proprietary smartwatch be announced in the summer of 2022 with two cameras and a heart rate sensor?

Facebook is rumored to be developing its own smartwatch, but the new `` Facebook is developing a smartwatch with two cameras and a sensor for heart rate measurement will be announced in the summer of 2022 Was reported.

Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22526266/facebook-smartwatch-two-cameras-heart-rate-monitor

According to information independently obtained by overseas media The Verge, the smartwatch being developed by Facebook is equipped with two cameras, and the main body is removed from the wristband part wrapped around the wrist to take pictures and movies. You can do it. Also, it seems that you can easily share photos and movies taken using Facebook applications including Instagram.

One camera is placed on the display side and one on the back side, the one on the display side is mainly used for video calls, and the one on the back side is a 1080p autofocus camera used when shooting with the main body removed. It is said that it is. According to informants, Facebook is also working with other companies to develop accessories for cameras.

Facebook's smartwatch development project is part of a plan by the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. With Facebook's new smartwatch release, consumers will be able to use new devices that don't rely on Apple or Google technology.

Facebook is also

opposed to 'Apple unilaterally limiting the types of data that apps can collect, ' so if we could release a smartwatch that doesn't rely on Apple's technology, it would be new to the competition. The area may be cut open. In addition, Facebook's smartwatch also has a heart rate monitor, so it's quite possible that it will be a competitor to the Apple Watch.

In addition, Facebook plans to partner with a major carrier in the United States to bring mobile communications capabilities to smartwatches. The main body color is white, black, and gold, and it is planned to sell hundreds of thousands of units at the time of release.

In addition, Facebook seems to be planning to make the smart watch, which it is developing independently, function as an input device for augmented reality (AR) terminals in the future. Regarding how to use the smartwatch as an input device, The Verge said, 'Using the technology of startup CTRL-Labs, which develops a wristband that can input the electrical signal of the brain acquired by Facebook in 2019 to the computer. I will do it. '

Facebook Acquires Startup for Development of 'Brain-Reading Wristband' --GIGAZINE

Facebook is aiming to release its first smartwatch in the summer of 2022, and plans to release second- and third-generation models in the next few years. It seems that Facebook is discussing to raise the selling price of smart watches to about 400 dollars (about 44,000 yen), but there is a good possibility that the price will change in the future. It's also possible that Facebook will withdraw completely from the smartwatch market, as smartwatches are still in the early stages of mass production.

Facebook's interest in developing smartwatches dates back at least a few years. It seems that Google was considering acquiring Fitbit before it acquired fitness wearable maker Fitbit in 2019. Facebook has been developing smartwatches since this time, and has spent about $ 1 billion and hundreds of employees involved in the development, according to one person familiar with the matter. It seems that it came.

In addition, The Verge seems to have inquired about smart watches to Facebook, but no comments have been obtained at the time of writing the article.