{"id":1290,"date":"2026-06-01T21:11:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:11:40","slug":"google-pixel-watch-5-randy-pitchford-borderlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1290","title":{"rendered":"The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by\u2026 the creator of Borderlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 \u2014 and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the <em>Borderlands<\/em> game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it <em>underwater<\/em>, while scuba diving near Saint Martin, as <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/randy-pitchford-borderlands-weirdest-tech-leak-of-2026-pixel-watch-5-google-2000701121\">reported earlier by <em>Kotaku<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cHe noted that the reverse of the watch indicates that it is a Google Pixel 5, which has not yet been announced, let alone released,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DuvalMagic\/status\/2061147076096872836?s=20\">Pitchford writes<\/a>. \u201cIt seems to be fine. The face indicates an empty battery, but seems to have enough reserve power to display the correct time.\u201d After putting out a call to find its owner, Pitchford said someone contacted him and that he\u2019s \u201carranged for its return.\u201d Google didn\u2019t immediately respond to <em>The Verge\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Google typically shows off its newest Pixel devices in August. That means we\u2019ll find out if someone really dropped a not-yet-revealed Pixel Watch 5 into the ocean in just a few short months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/941293\/google-pixel-watch-5-randy-pitchford-borderlands\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 \u2014 and from an unusual source. 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