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Google officially announced the Pixel Watch smartwatch at the I/O developer conference, which will be released on the same stage as the Pixel 7 in the fall. However, Google has more than one watch. Former Fitbit founder and current head of Google Wear, James Park revealed, Other watches will appear.
In 2019, Google announced the acquisition of Fitibit, officially entering the field of smart wear, and the latest Pixel Watch models will integrate Fitibit’s health functions. The outside world is curious, will the Fitibit brand go into history in the future? In an interview with foreign media “CNET”, James Park confirmed that Google will continue to launch Fitbit wearable devices in the future.
James Park pointed out that the Pixel Watch will become part of Google and Fitibt products, and will continue to offer Fitbit wearables at different prices. He believes that the Pixel Watch is aimed at consumers who want LTE and high-end health functions, but for some consumers, they may only want a watch that is purely health tracking, such as Fitbit’s Charge 4 bracelet. Integrating the Pixel and Fibit will allow Google to meet different needs of consumers.
Different from the Pixel Watch, James Park mentioned that the advantages of Fitbit’s Sense and Versa series watches will continue to be maintained, and will not give up support for iOS users. In addition to health tracking, battery life and affordable prices will be the current advantages of Fitbit watches.
When it comes to software, James Park said that Fitbit and Google Fit will not be integrated, and the two will continue to be parallel. Whether or not Fitbit watches will use WearOS is still being carefully evaluated.
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