<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
is	O
a	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
smartwatch	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	B-Device
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
previewed	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
during	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
keynote	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
round	O
dome-shaped	O
display	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
heavy	O
integration	O
with	O
Fitbit	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Pixel-branded	O
smartwatches	B-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
by	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
canceled	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
chief	O
Rick	O
Osterloh	O
's	O
concerns	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
well	O
with	O
other	O
Pixel	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Pixel-branded	O
watch	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
acquisition	O
of	O
Fitbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
event	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
reportedly	O
developing	O
two	O
smartwatches	B-Application
,	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Swordfish	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Angelfish	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
and	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
brand	I-Device
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Business	O
Insider	O
,	O
these	O
watches	O
were	O
canceled	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
launch	O
event	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
hardware	O
chief	O
Rick	O
Osterloh	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
sync	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
new	O
Pixel	B-Device
devices	O
;	O
the	O
smartwatches	B-Application
were	O
eventually	O
"	O
salvaged	O
"	O
by	O
LG	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
LG	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Style	I-Device
and	O
LG	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
director	O
of	O
engineering	O
Miles	O
Barr	O
dispelled	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Pixel-branded	O
smartwatch	B-Application
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
smartwatch	B-Application
manufacturer	O
Fossil	O
Group	O
agreed	O
to	O
sell	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
intellectual	O
property	O
on	O
smartwatch	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
$40million	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
transfer	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
its	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
team	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
acquire	O
smartwatch	B-Application
and	O
fitness	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
maker	O
Fitbit	B-Application
for	O
$2.1	O
billion	O
,	O
which	O
Osterloh	O
stated	O
would	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
Google-developed	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
following	O
a	O
prolonged	O
investigation	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Justice	O
,	O
with	O
Fitbit	B-Application
absorbed	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
hardware	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fitbit	B-Application
co-founder	O
James	O
Park	O
was	O
subsequently	O
appointed	O
head	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
wearables	B-Operating_System
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2021	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
keynote	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
co-developed	O
with	O
Samsung	O
and	O
Fitbit	B-Application
which	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
Tizen	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
Osterloh	O
revealed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Fitbit	B-Application
were	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
Wear	O
OS-powered	O
smartwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
Pixel-branded	O
smartwatch	B-Application
codenamed	O
"	O
Rohan	O
"	O
was	O
being	O
targeted	O
for	O
a	O
2022	O
release	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
round	O
bezel-less	O
design	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Fitbit	B-Application
,	O
proprietary	O
watch	O
bands	O
,	O
and	O
health-tracking	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
unearthed	O
that	O
month	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
watch	O
would	O
be	O
powered	O
by	O
either	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Exynos	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
own	O
Tensor	B-Device
chip	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Pixel	B-Device
6	I-Device
smartphone	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Fitbit	B-Application
"	O
category	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Watches	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
Google	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
's	O
impending	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
"	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
,	O
while	O
three	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
smartwatch	B-Application
were	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Bluetooth	O
Special	O
Interest	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
was	O
found	O
at	O
a	O
restaurant	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
an	O
incident	O
which	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Gizmodo	O
leak	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osterloh	O
unveiled	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
2022	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
keynote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
CNET	O
,	O
Park	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Fitbit	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Fit	O
app	O
would	O
co-exist	O
with	O
Fitbit	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
CEO	O
Sundar	O
Pichai	O
was	O
seen	O
wearing	O
a	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
in	O
September	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
the	O
Code	O
2022	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
7	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
smartphones	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Made	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
why	O
Google	B-Application
waited	O
so	O
long	O
before	O
launching	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
Osterloh	O
cited	O
their	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Fitbit	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansive	O
health	O
platform	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
catalyst	O
which	O
convinced	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
greenlight	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
committed	O
to	O
first-party	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
sports	O
a	O
round	O
watch	O
face	O
with	O
a	O
domed	O
design	O
,	O
physical	O
crown	O
,	O
and	O
watch	O
frame	O
made	O
of	O
recycled	O
stainless	O
steel	O
attached	O
to	O
custom-designed	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
models	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
and	O
one	O
without	O
support	O
for	O
cellular	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
's	O
curved	O
design	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
wirelessly	O
charged	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
proprietary	O
magnetic	O
charger	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
device	O
using	O
other	O
Qi	O
chargers	O
or	O
via	O
reverse	O
wireless	O
charging	O
on	O
their	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
proprietary	O
bands	O
designed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
develop	O
additional	O
bands	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
each	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
comes	O
with	O
a	O
proprietary	O
Active	O
Band	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
proprietary	O
band	O
options	O
available	O
at	O
an	O
added	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Counterpoint	O
Research	O
calculated	O
that	O
the	O
LTE	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
cost	O
an	O
estimated	O
to	O
manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3.5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
deep	O
integration	O
with	O
Fitbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
or	O
above	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhones	B-Device
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
added	O
fall	O
detection	O
capabilities	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
tablet	O
at	O
the	O
2022	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
,	O
Jon	O
Porter	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
opined	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
taking	O
a	O
subtle	O
approach	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
"	O
walled	B-Application
garden	I-Application
"	O
ecosystem	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
echoed	O
by	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
research	O
director	O
Ramon	O
Llamas	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
aiming	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
head-on	O
competitor	O
to	O
Apple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victoria	O
Song	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
quelled	O
fears	O
over	O
the	O
watch	O
's	O
reported	O
24-hour	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
declaring	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
similar	O
smartwatches	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
was	O
positively	O
received	O
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	O
Eadicicco	O
of	O
CNET	O
and	O
Cherlynn	O
Low	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
lauded	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
health	O
features	O
,	O
with	O
Eadicco	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
Fitbit	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
"	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
criticized	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Song	O
called	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
"	O
good-but-not-yet-great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	O
Underscored	O
reviewer	O
Max	O
Buondonno	O
praised	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
's	O
sleek	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3.5	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
subpar	O
and	O
the	O
screen	O
was	O
not	O
large	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicole	O
Nguyen	O
of	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
the	O
smartwatch	B-Application
particularly	O
astounding	O
and	O
noted	O
several	O
software	O
bugs	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analyst	O
firm	O
Canalys	O
calculated	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
shipped	O
an	O
estimated	O
880,000	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watches	I-Device
during	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
constituting	O
22percent	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
total	O
wearable	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
Fitbit	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
allowed	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
obtain	O
8percent	O
of	O
the	O
wearable	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
jumping	O
16percent	O
from	O
fourth	O
place	O
to	O
second	O
place	O
,	O
behind	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Android	B-Application
app	O
had	O
amassed	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
downloads	O
by	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Pixel	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
owners	O
reported	O
that	O
their	O
watches	O
were	O
overestimating	O
their	O
calorie	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
