google pixel watch 2 It was launched last month during the company’s Made by Google event. The newly unveiled smart wearable powered by the Qualcomm 5100 SoC is heading to more shelves around the world, however, and rumors about next year’s Pixel Watch 3 have already started to surface on the web. According to a new patent filing, the Pixel Watch 3 may debut with a new sensor technology that will allow users to control the wearable only with gestures instead of buttons.
in the beginning spotted by wearable, Google has filed a new smartwatch patent Filed with the United States Patent Office titled “Gesture recognition on watch bezel using strain gauges”. The patent next discusses the possibilities of implementing new sensors inside the Pixel Watch that can detect gestures such as press, tap, squeeze, and swipe. The introduction of these sensors could lead to new ways of using smartwatches as they can perform a variety of functions such as controlling music, accessing smart home devices, and viewing or managing heart rate data.
Deploying this new sensor technology will eliminate buttons from future Pixel watches. In addition to the detailed description, the patent also includes some images to provide further context that show how the gesture recognition controls would work. The images show a smartwatch with sensors arranged along the edge of the display and no crown. We can see a user swiping their finger along the display edge to turn the volume up or down in the Music app. It also prompts you to press the display on both ends of the wearable device to pause a song or open a notification.
Google says that the buttons, bezels, and crown make the manufacturing process and waterproofing more complicated. “Touching the device easily obscures content on such a small screen, making it difficult to accurately select and scroll because the user cannot see what they are selecting or scrolling,” Google said in the filing. are doing.” Tech giants admit that dials, rotating crowns and more are efficient and convenient options, but they have flaws. So adding sensors within the watch will keep the control methods within the housing, resulting in a cleaner design. It will also allow the processor to communicate directly with the sensors.
Google has not provided any details about the adoption of the gesture recognition sensor on the Pixel Watch. The patented technology can only be used for testing and changes are expected before the launch of the next version of Pixel wearables.
pixel watch 2 was launched During the Made by Google launch event in October. Its price is Rs. 39,900 in India. The smartwatch is powered by Qualcomm 5100 SoC, paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage. It comes with Wear OS 4.0 and has a 306mAh battery.