At its annual software event, Google I/O, the company shows off some hardware. If you will, there is a gift-wrapped box in a sea of virtual gift cards.
At this year's developer's conference, hardware is stealing the show thanks to a number of long-awaited product launches, from the Pixel 6A and the Buds Pro to the Pixel Watch, and even a glimpse at the Pixel 7 Pro.
You won't have to wait long to get your hands on any of these devices. Everything you need to know is here.
The watch is called Pixel Watch.
It has been rumored for a long time that the Pixel Watch was launched before the first phones were made. The details are slim, but the Wearable is finally arriving.
It's round, unlike the Apple Watch. The crown is made of recycled steel and the frame is made of recycled steel. It also has swappable bands, which are similar to Apple's watch. Rick Osterloh, the hardware chief for the company, says thePixel Watch has fluid animations and an improved user interface.
There is a lot of shared fitness-monitoring expertise, with continuous heart-rate tracking, sleep tracking, and the ability to record personal fitness goals, now that Fitbit is a Google-owned company. The data collected by the Pixel Watch will be isolated from the data collected by the other two companies. There are two fitness platforms on the watch. Osterloh says they will work together, but that the experience of the watch ismbued with Fitbit. He did not share more about the integration.
The Pixel Watch won't work with Apple's devices. The Wear OS has supported phones before, but last year's watch was the first to be only for the operating system. It is not clear if this is a theme for the platform in general or if it is an outlier in the Wear OS market. The price of the Apple Watch is similar to the price of the Pixel Watch, so expect it to be similar. It launches in the fall.
The device is called the Google Pixel 6A.
The cheapest phone in the A-series will be called the Pixel 6A and will cost $449 when it goes on sale in July.