After Google launched its first Pixel Watch final yr, we suspected it would comply with it up with one other smartwatch this yr. Not solely did Google verify {that a} new Pixel Watch will launch alongside the upcoming Pixel 8 on October 4, however the firm additionally gave a sneak peek on the machine in a brief teaser video.

Google posted a 15-second video on Friday displaying off the Pixel Watch 2, and given its brevity, there’s not a lot to glean from it. The brand new watch retains its earlier round design, with a big rotatable crown on the precise facet, and a single button above the crown.

The video exhibits a simplified watch face with a quad-like set of app widgets positioned under the watch fingers. When you take an in depth take a look at the underside of the watch, you may see markings like IP68 (for mud and water resistance) and SPo2 (for blood oxygen sensor, which was promised on the launch of the unique Pixel Watch and was lastly carried out over the course of six years). After months with the software program replace).

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Google probably desires to generate hype for its merchandise a month after their launch, particularly since most eyes within the tech world are on Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 launch occasion on September 12. But it surely’s nonetheless notable that Google itself is giving sneak peek movies previewing its merchandise — the corporate simply teased the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional telephones in an analogous brief video on Thursday.

The watch video would not reveal when the Pixel Watch 2 will probably be obtainable, however there is a very small message on the display screen that claims pre-orders will probably be obtainable on October 4, which is the launch day of the Pixel gadgets. There was additionally no trace as as to whether the value would change from the beginning worth of the primary Pixel Watch of $350 (£339, AU$549).