On this week’s episode of The Woozad Show, we discuss Google’s latest wave of announcements for Android and Gemini, the recently announced Fitbit Air, and Apple Watch Series 12 rumors.
The centerpiece of Google’s announcements this week was Gemini Intelligence, Google’s new global platform for AI across phones, watches, cars and laptops. Its main capability is cross-app automation: users can photograph an event flyer and ask Gemini to find tickets on Expedia, or make a shopping list and ask it to create a shopping cart in a shopping app. An add-on feature called Create My Widget lets users describe a home screen widget in natural language and let Gemini generate it, leveraging Gmail and Calendar to create a personalized dashboard.
Google also revealed the Googlebook, a new category of laptop designed from the ground up around Gemini with partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo arriving this fall. Gemini in Chrome for Android benefited from an agent navigation layer rolled out in late June, and Android Auto received AI-generated contextual responses and DoorDash voice control. A Meta partnership brings Ultra HDR, native stabilization and night mode to Instagram on flagship Android devices.
In January, Apple and Google announced a partnership that would see Gemini power the next generation of Apple Foundation models, including a more personalized Siri expected this year. Apple’s equivalent cross-app Siri actions were announced at WWDC 2024 but have not yet been delivered; Gemini Intelligence will be deployed this summer using the same underlying technology.
Google this week also revealed the Fitbit Air, a screen-free fitness tracker priced at $99 that ships on May 26. The device weighs just 12 grams with the band and tracks heart rate, AF, HRV, SpO2, and sleep stages in a small pill-shaped design with no displays, no buttons, and no notifications. Battery life is seven days, with a five-minute quick charge providing a full day of use. A Stephen Curry Special Edition is priced at $129, with free basic tracking and Google Health Premium adding an AI coach for $9.99 per month after a three-month trial.
The launch accompanies a broader rebranding. The Fitbit app becomes Google Health on May 19, with Google Fit built-in, Apple Health data supported on iOS, and APIs for Garmin, Whoop, and Oura. BloombergMark Gurman of , reported earlier this year that Apple had scaled back a comparable Health+ coaching service, with the feature now unlikely to launch. The Apple Watch SE starts at $249 and requires daily charging, and the Fitbit Air’s $99 price with no subscription required covers a segment that Apple doesn’t.
We also discuss the Apple Watch Series 12, which is shaping up to be an incremental upgrade. BloombergMark Gurman of Mark Gurman said in March that he did not expect any major changes to the design, and that a significant redesign is now not expected until 2028.
The leaker known as “Instant Digital” said this week that Touch ID, which appeared in leaked Apple code last year, has been deprioritized in favor of improving battery life. DigiTimes previously reported an array of eight sensors on the back of at least one 2026 model, although blood pressure monitoring is further away. A new chip is expected, with leaked code indicating a significant upgrade over the S10 used in the last three series. watchOS 27 will be previewed at WWDC on June 8.
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