{"id":120232,"date":"2025-08-05T06:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/120232\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T06:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:54:15","slug":"metas-camera-equipped-smartwatch-plans-are-back-from-the-dead-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/120232\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta’s camera-equipped smartwatch plans are back from the dead\u2014again"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new leak suggests the long-rumored project has been revived\u2014is a full reveal at Meta Connect coming next?<\/p>\n

Just when we thought the idea had been finally laid to rest, the saga of Meta\u2019s on-again, off-again smartwatch<\/a> continues. According to a new report by DigiTimes<\/a>, Meta has revived its ambitious smartwatch project, with development reportedly restarting in early 2024.<\/p>\n

The report suggests that, once again, the core feature intended to set the device apart is a built-in camera. This time, however, the watch is being positioned as a companion device for the company\u2019s upcoming smart glasses, rumored to be codenamed \u2018Celeste\u2019. While details are scarce, the leak indicates we could see a tease\u2014or even a full reveal\u2014of the wearable at the upcoming Meta Connect event on 17 September.<\/p>\n

Of course, this is all incredibly familiar ground. As we first covered in 2021, the original plan for the watch, codenamed \u2018Milan\u2019, featured a detachable design with two cameras<\/a>: a 5MP front-facer for video calls and a 12MP rear camera for taking photos on the go. <\/p>\n

\"Ray-Ban<\/p>\n

After Milan was reportedly shelved in September 2022<\/a>, a new leak in early 2023 suggested a \u2018v2\u2019 edition was still in the works<\/a>, designed to get users accustomed to a form factor that could be used as a controller for future Metaverse devices.<\/p>\n

A smartwatch concept that finally makes sense?<\/p>\n

So, why revive the project now? It\u2019s naturally hard to say, but the rapid advancement of AI in smart glasses<\/a>\u2014and Meta\u2019s specific success in the area \u2014 has likely played a significant role. <\/p>\n

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While a wrist-mounted camera for photos felt gimmicky when we first reported on it years ago, a camera intended as an input for AI-powered visual intelligence\u2014much like the one on the Ray-Ban Meta glasses<\/a>\u2014makes far more sense in 2025. It could provide real-time information about the world around you, working in tandem with glasses and potentially even the Quest VR ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Given Meta\u2019s history of experimenting with and ultimately shelving its smartwatch plans, we\u2019re not holding our breath just yet. However, by shifting the focus from simple photography to a tool for its broader AI and mixed-reality ambitions, Meta may have finally found a compelling reason for its camera-watch to exist. All eyes will be on the Connect event to see if this long-rumored smartwatch finally steps out of the shadows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new leak suggests the long-rumored project has been revived\u2014is a full reveal at Meta Connect coming next?…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":120233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[705,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-120232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114974848814721179","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}