They filter the Facebook Smartwatch or rather Meta, it has a camera notch and could record video, we tell you the details of what the renders show.
Facebook does not stop giving what to talk about: after announcing that the social network will change its name to Meta and Oculus Quest will be called Oculus Meta; now the company’s first smartwatch has been leaked.
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In early 2021 we learned that Facebook was developing a smartwatch, but the news was not official. Now, the smartwatch renders have been leaked and the images show a camera notch on the screen.
Could the Facebook smartwatch record video?
The renders were discovered by developer Steve Moser and posted on Twitter. Moser claims he found the image in the application code Facebook View.
Facebook View is the companion app for smart sunglasses Ray-Ban Stories that Facebook launched last month. According to the information obtained by Moser, the smartwatch is identified with the code “Milan”.
The future Meta’s smartwatch (Facebook) is expected by 2022 and in the leaked renders we can see a small perforated notch for a front camera, it appears to be made of stainless steel and has a large button on the right side.
We can’t see the back, but based on rumors the smartwatch will have a 1080p autofocus camera on the back and a front for video calls, plus a heart rate sensor.
The fact that the image was found in the application Facebook View suggests that the watch could also focus on capturing short video clips that can then be uploaded to social media.
This smart watch could be part of the goal of Mark Zuckerberg of “taking the metaverse on the go”, as Zuckerberg has highlighted his interest in integrating virtual reality.
For example, the popular Oculus game Supernatural allows you to link the Apple Watch to a Quest headset to see your heart rate during training. so the hardware of the future Meta smartwatch could also be compatible.
Notwithstanding the plans Facebook / Meta, on a multiverse with augmented reality; putting a camera on a smartwatch is tricky. For starters, the battery capacity would be depleted with a camera.
On the other hand, we have the issue of the privacy policies of Facebook To which would be added a new channel opened with the camera on the wrist; You need to think about the implications of carrying a discreet, portable camera on a smartwatch.