Gurman, who regularly covers Apple news, Facebook is planning to debut its first-ever smartwatch next year, though the timing is not fixed, writes Gurman, citing a single unnamed source. Writes Gurman, Gurman deems the watch, based on the image, to be akin to Apple’s Apple Watch in its industrial design. Apple plans to introduce three new smartwatches next year, writes Gurman, including Apple Watch Series 8, citing his previous reports. Alongside today’s name-change, Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed what he called a Horizon marketplace and a wider metaverse economy that can support a range of experiences through AR, VR, smartphones and laptops, as reported by ZDNet’s Jonathan Greig. Zuckerberg spoke at length about the company’s plans to build an economy for designers creating new worlds, digital objects and more. Also: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg renames company Meta, outlines vision for ‘Horizon’ metaverse
