Weekend poll: What kind of smartwatch, fitness tracker, or other wearable are you using?
We’ve heard word of aPixel Watchcoming down the line for years now, but it only started to turn into reality a few months ago. An initial leak gave us some details about what to expect fromGoogle’s first Pixel-branded wearable, and this week, that slow trickle of informationturned into a flood. It might be enough to get some users to upgrade from their current devices and to get others to buy their first smartwatch.
Based on thereal-world images we saw just this week,the Pixel Watch looks like a sleek, rounded wearable perfect for blending into any outfit and strapping onto any wrist. We’ve also seen the default straps — featuring a proprietary set of lugs, unfortunately — that look pretty close to the default ones included with an Apple Watch. From its general look and feel to the rotating crown along the right side of the gadget, everything about the Pixel Watch seems designed to compete directly with the Apple Watch.
But Google’s taken a decade to jump into this race, which means it’s full of competition. There’s Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 series, currentlythe best smartwatches you can buyfor Android phones right now. There are a ton of Wear OS 2 watches set to get upgrades to the latest version some time this summer. Outside of Android, you have competition from Garmin, Amazfit, and even Samsung itself with its older Tizen-based gadgets. And don’t forget fitness trackers like Fitbit, which often pull double-duty as smartwatches.
Before the Pixel Watch — along with the upcomingGalaxy Watch5 series and that beefed up Pro model— shake up the market for good, it seems like the perfect time tocheck in with our readers. What kind of wearable are you using right now?
What kind of wearable are you using?
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