Our first look at Facebook’s rumored smartwatch reveals its focusing on an area its competitors aren’t.
Rumors of a Facebook smartwatch have been swirling for months, and thanks to a new leak we now have our first glimpse of the device. According to the image obtained by Bloomberg, we can see the smartwatch has one big feature its competitors don’t – a front-facing camera. This time though, the often-lamented camera notch sits in the centre of the bottom edge of the display. Other than its peculiar placement, it looks much like the front-facing camera you’ll find on a smartphone. Aside from the camera, the design of the smartwatch looks reminiscent of the Fitbit Sense, with a wide square face and softly rounded edges. There does appear to be some button on the right-hand side of the smartwatch, but the photo isn’t clear enough to be sure. Earlier rumors surrounding this smartwatch suggested it would have a detachable display, functioning more like a video-calling device (or action camera) than a fitness or health-tracking wearable. The image of Facebook Inc’s – now officially known as Meta – in-development smartwatch was first spotted by Steve Moser.
