Google unveils new Pixel Watch

At the annual developer conference, the company unveiled its first wristwatch.

The Wear operating system is integrated with the fitness tracker.

It was acquired by Google for over $2 billion in 2019.

The watch requires a data plan in order to function on its own without being near a phone.

The phone and watch need to be on the same network.

The tech giant did not reveal a price for the product, but it said it would be a premium product when it launches in the autumn.

It faces stiff competition from the likes of Apple and SAMSUNG.

There are many third party watches that run on the Wear operating system, but so far, no device from the company.

The product was unique because of the combination of the two, according to Rick Osterloh, senior vice-president of devices and services at Google.

There was speculation that the Apple products would work with the Pixel Watch.

The European Commission gave its approval to the initial takeover of Fitbit.

For a period of 10 years, in Europe, Google had to make a number of promises, including not to degrade the user experience of third-party watches when used with an Android phone.

It had to promise not to use the data for advertising.

Health and wellbeing data should be separate from other user data, and that's what Google told the BBC.

The budget Pixel 6a and premium Pixel 7 will go on sale in July, while a new Pixel Buds Pro with noise cancelling function will be released in the fall.

In the past, the Pixel has received decent reviews, but has not become a major player in the market.

The last three months of the year had set an all-time quarterly sales record for the product, but did not give actual numbers.

The global chip shortage had an effect on hardware sales, according to Mr. Osterloh.

If supply chain issues were not a factor, we would have sold more Pixels.

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