INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The break of a new decade is almost upon us, and with it will come new wearables.Gartner forecasts that spending on wearables will hit $51.5
major new devices from key players in this space.In fact, there are a few we can already be sure of
that could perhaps come in the form of a Pixel Watch.A Google Watch has never materialized, as the company has instead leaned on its OEM
partners to build on the Wear OS platform
It did just announce it will acquire Fitbit for a cool $2.1 billion, and earlier this year struck up a deal with Fossil to acquire hybrid
smartwatch tech and engineering talent
smartwatch release cadence is all over the place right now: it launched the Galaxy Watch in August 2018, then the Watch Active in February
this year, then followed it with the Watch Active 2 in September
something alongside the Galaxy S11 in February 2020 (although we think August is a safer bet).Watch Active 2 wearers are still waiting on
rebirthing of the Galaxy smartwatch entirely
but as of writing very little about the next smartwatch has leaked out
Okay, one leak has popped up: analyst/industry soothsayer Ming-Chi Kuo predicts the next watch will have faster speeds, better water
resistance, and improved wireless connectivity.All of which would be great, but none of which would be strong enough to hang the Series 6
off; it needs an ace in the hole
The Apple Watch 4 had an AKG (and new design)
The Apple Watch 5 had an always-on display
There have been hints that Apple is working on the feature, one that Fitbit and others have long offered
big accessible VR headsetThe original PSVR (Image credit: Sony)Facebook has done a lot of work in making VR accessible this year, and we
expect it to keep chugging along in 2020
Expect at least one more Oculus headset next year, and if we had to ask for one specifically, it would be an upgrade for the Oculus Go,
which is looking a little long in the tooth next to the Quest and Rift S.However, Sony could also be the one to deliver the next great VR
headset that keeps a low barrier of entry
With the PlayStation 5 set to arrive next year, speculation around a PlayStation VR 2 headset is rife, and although Sony has shot down ideas
X.Snap Spectacles 4There's an increasing interest in how Snap is using its video-recording glasses as a way to communicate
this year, added a second camera for depth perception, opening up all sorts of interesting 3D effects that could be mapped onto the world
around the user.Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is both bullish and realistic about AR: he recognizes that AR glasses are a way off, but the company
glasses (Image credit: North)The first Focals AR glasses from North gave us the odd glimmer of what real AR glasses might look like, but
they were too compromised by fiddly controls and unreliable apps
Hopefully these will prove more of a success than the first
employees earlier this year.Without wanting to end this on a bad note, we really are excited to see what North brings in its next pair of
about every and any AR headset we could get ours hands on for the past five years, we've been skeptical.Sure enough, The Information now
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