Google announced on Tuesday that the launch event for the latest version of its Pixel smartphone and its first smartwatch will take place in early October. The Made by Google event, scheduled for October 6 in New York, will showcase a number of new devices, including the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel Watch, according to a Google blog post. New additions to the Nest smart home portfolio will also debut that day, the company said. People will be able to buy the new products on Google’s online store and in its brick-and-mortar stores in the New York area starting Oct. 6, according to the blog post. The soon-to-be-released Pixel Watch aims to combine “Google’s helpfulness and Fitbit’s health and fitness expertise,” Google said in the blog post. Google announced that it would acquire the fitness and exercise tracking brand Fitbit in late 2019 and completed the $2.1 billion purchase in January 2021. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – OCTOBER 28: Google headquarters are seen in Mountain View, California, United States on October 28, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images) HUNDREDS OF GOOGLE EMPLOYEES VOTE FOR COMPANY TO ADDRESS ABORTION BENEFITS The company previewed the May 2022 smartwatch, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro at its annual developer conference. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT FOX BUSINESS Ticker Security Last Change %GOOGL ALPHABET INC. 106.81 -1.04 -0.96%AAPL APPLE INC. 154.53 -1.28 -0.82% Google’s announcement of the product launch event comes as one of its competitors, Apple, is set to hold its “Far Out” event on Wednesday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Apple is widely expected to announce the iPhone 14 and the latest version of the Apple Watch at the event.
