Pixel Watch Archives

Google, It’s Time for a Pixel Watch

Kellen June 30, 2020 68

Back in 2019, after learning that Google was close to releasing its first Pixel Watch alongside the original Pixel phone, I made the argument that it was the right call then to distance themselves from Wear OS and that they also shouldn't release a Pixel Watch...

Patents Point to Soli-Equipped Pixel Watch With Plenty of Gesture Controls

Tim May 18, 2020

We have been talking about the possibility of a Pixel Watch for two solid years, with the first mention of the smartwatch happening back in May of 2018. Given that timing, it's fitting that this week, patents belonging to Google have been uncovered and posted...

Buying Fitbit Probably Means Google Will Finally Make a Smartwatch

Kellen November 1, 2019

The future of hardware between Fitbit and Google, should they join now that Google has attempted to acquire the wearable maker, is mostly a mystery. I think we're assuming there will be new Fitbit products down the road, but we also now believe Google will...

Cancelling the Pixel Watch was Right Move, Google Shouldn’t Make One This Year Either

Kellen September 18, 2019

The big news to drop today was a story about the almost-arrival of a Google Pixel Watch back in 2016 alongside the original line of Pixel phones. It's big news because we now know that we were incredibly close to getting a first Google-branded watch (or two),...

We Almost Had Two Pixel Watches in 2016, and We Reviewed Them

Kellen September 18, 2019

A Pixel Watch is an item so many of us that follow Android have been asking for. We want Google to show us their vision for Wear OS combined with hardware, since there are so few players left willing to do so. If there is ever going to be some sort of savior...

Google’s Pixel Watch Might Have a Camera

Kellen August 27, 2019

We all want Google to make a Wear OS watch for the first time, even if they seem to have little interest in doing so. Should they find that interest, which could bring new life to their own wearable operating system, they could create a Pixelwatch with a...

Pixel Watch Once Again Rumored for Arrival, New Google Home Too

Kellen February 13, 2019

A Pixel Watch has been rumored off and on for years, ever since Google began pushing its own branded hardware not named Nexus. We thought last year might be the year, but Google shot down any hope before the Pixel 3 was announced. And look, Google can't keep...

New Google Device Codenames Surface, Time for New Pixel Hype

Kellen January 25, 2019

Too early for Pixel 4 hype? Rumors surrounding upcoming Google Pixel devices, outside of those confusing mid-range Pixel 3 Lite phones, have been scarce. In years past, we've known codenames for in-the-works Pixel phones as much as a year in advance. Whatever...