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OpenAI’s poaching from Apple hints at ChatGPT-powered wearables coming for your face

Apple's Vision Pro engineering chief is leaving for OpenAI, hinting that the company's AI hardware ambitions may extend well beyond ChatGPT.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

In the last hours of Prime Day, I found the best deals to save you the regret of missing out

Body Part, Finger, Hand

A cardiologist told me that wearable health should be quiet. RingConn’s Gen 3 smart ring embodies that mantra.

Adult, Female, Person

I found two Prime Day ANC headphone deals that skimp on the price, not the features 

Clock face on Samsung Galaxy Watch 8.

The Galaxy Watch 8 at $218 is the Prime Day smartwatch deal I’d recommend to most people

Inside view of Viture Luma Pro XR Glasses

I wouldn’t buy most Prime Day smart glasses, but these 4 are worth shortlisting

Different smartwatch models with displays illuminated.

I dug through Prime Day’s smartwatch deals so you don’t have to, and these are the winners

Wearing Apple Watch Series 11 and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.

These are the best Prime Day deals on health wearables that I’d recommend before they sell out

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Use this code to get 47% off the wavytalk LED face mask, down to just $94.99

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I went looking for the best Prime Day bargains on Google hardware, and these are the winners

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Prime Day 2026 is packed with Samsung deals, but only these made my shortlist

The Beats Solo 4 headphones.

I found the best Prime Day headphone deals worth your money, and skipped the noisy junk

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Meta launches its own smart glasses and one of them is designed by Kylie Jenner

Meta has unveiled its first self-branded smart glasses, including a special Kylie Jenner edition and the debut of the company's new MuseSpark AI platform.
Lorika glass clip ons

The race to make smart glasses look less awkward has begun, and I love what I see

An Italian startup called Lorika just launched Ontop, brightly colored clip-on covers that make your Ray-Ban Meta glasses pop.
32 Prime Day Upgrades Worth Adding to Your Cart

32 Prime Day Upgrades Worth Adding to Your Cart

Prime Day is the perfect time to upgrade. These standout picks deliver practical benefits, thoughtful design, and impressive value.
Apple Watch

I love Apple, but this watchOS decision might be my breaking point

My Apple Watch SE 2 still works perfectly. So why does it already feel left behind? Why Apple, why?
AirPods Max 2 headphones

AirPods Max 2 slide to just $399 ahead of Prime Day and I highly recommend you snag it

Amazon has the AirPods Max 2 at $399, 27% off the $549 launch price, the lowest price yet for Apple's latest over-ear headphones.
Accessories, Electronics, Wristwatch

Two cordless massagers built for the desk-bound: On sale for Prime Day

The SKG W9 Ultra 2.0 back belt and G7 Pro Fold 3.0 neck massager are on sale on Amazon. Cordless, app-controlled, with heat and titanium heads.
Accessories, Glasses, Person

Apple’s era of wearable intelligence begins in 2027 and cameras will be a big part of it

Apple's next big AI push may not come through your phone at all. A new report suggests the company is preparing camera-equipped AirPods and its first smart glasses, signaling a major shift toward wearable intelligence.
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AirPods didn’t kill public life. They made it easier to survive

AirPods get blamed for making people antisocial, but tiny earbuds have also become a normal way to make loud public spaces feel survivable.
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There will come soft pings, and every one of them will have notes

Smart rings, glasses, earbuds, and glucose patches are turning ordinary life into a stream of nudges, warnings, and tiny corrections.
Using Gemini on Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.

Samsung may shelve the Galaxy Watch Classic this year, regular and Ultra could get new colors 

Leaks ahead of Samsung's July event reveal the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 gets a boxier redesign and there's no Classic in the Galaxy Watch 9 lineup.
WatchOS 27 running on Apple watches

Apple clears the air on watchOS 27 skipping multiple models, and you can partly blame AI for it

Apple confirmed five Apple Watch models won't get watchOS 27's Siri AI features, pointing to performance requirements as the reason.
Ultrahuman M2 Live

Ultrahuman brings affordable continuous glucose monitoring to US consumers

Ultrahuman has launched M2 Live in the US, combining Abbott's Lingo glucose monitor with AI-powered metabolic insights at a lower entry price.
Honor Watch 6

Honor’s new Watch 6 brings battery life Apple Watch users dream about

Honor Watch 6 is launching globally with a 35-day battery claim, bright display, wet touch controls, and dedicated football and badminton tracking modes.
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Fitness trackers and smartphone apps help heart disease patients stay active, study finds

A new American Heart Association review found that smartphone apps and wearable trackers helped heart disease patients walk more and increase daily activity.
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A US state wants to ban smart glasses while driving, and it could open Pandora’s box

Smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche gadgets into mainstream consumer technology. Devices from companies such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Snap are increasingly capable of displaying notifications, providing navigation, recording video, and even running AI-powered assistants directly in a user’s field of view. But one U.S. state is already asking an important question: Should […]
Person wearing Xreal Project Aura smart glasses.

Xreal Aura glasses put Android on your face and they will “try” to cost under $1,500

Xreal Aura is now open for reservations, bringing Android XR, Gemini, and spatial computing to tethered smart glasses expected to launch in Fall 2026.
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Samsung Display just showed why XR’s future may come down to better tiny screens

Samsung Display's AWE USA showcase puts RGB OLEDoS at the center of its XR ambitions, with ultra-bright panels for MR headsets, prototype smart glasses, and longer-term spatial display concepts.
Heart rate on the Apple Watch Series 7.

Got a smartwatch? You can now join a study measuring how the football world cup is affecting your heart

Bielefeld University is inviting smartwatch users to join a World Cup study tracking how football matches affect fans’ heart rate, stress, movement, and sleep.
Beats Studio Buds+ in Transparent case closed in garden pillar

Beats Studio Buds get a critical fix for a creepy microphone flaw

Apple's latest Beats Studio Buds firmware update fixes a Bluetooth microphone flaw tied to pairing mode, giving owners a practical reason to check whether version 1B211 has reached their earbuds.
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 Smart Glasses

Smart glasses have a charging problem, and wireless power is coming for it

NuCurrent’s Fast Frames demo points to cleaner smart glasses charging, using NFC wireless power to remove exposed contacts while keeping AI eyewear sealed, quick to top up, and easier to scale across designs.
Sharp Karada Mate Watch featured

Sharp’s first smartwatch can tell how many calories you’ve eaten without logging a single meal

Sharp's first smartwatch goes beyond tracking calories burned. The Karada Mate Watch uses a bioelectrical impedance sensor to estimate calorie and water intake by reading fluid and sugar shifts inside the body.
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Wear OS 7 is here and your Pixel Watch is about to get a lot smarter

Wear OS 7 is rolling out to eligible Pixel Watch devices with Live Updates, smarter device control, Gemini Intelligence features, and up to 10% better battery life.
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AirPods with a built-in camera are reportedly on Apple’s 2027 roadmap

Apple's long-rumored camera-equipped AirPods could arrive in 2027, giving Siri the ability to understand a user's surroundings and answer questions about the world around them.
Snap Specs

Snap reveals SPECS AR glasses. They look surprisingly stylish and cost a pretty penny

Available in 47mm and 52mm models, the Snap SPECS come equipped with a proprietary liquid crystal on silicon display that offers 51-degree field of view and can produce 16 million colors.
Meta Glasses

Meta is testing smart glass facial recognition tech that’s also used by police and military: Report

An investigative report reveals that Meta licensed face recognition from Rank One, a Pentagon contractor, and built a system called NameTag into an app on 50 million phones before deleting it.
The Night mode watch face on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra.

Samsung’s next Ultra watch may be getting a massive battery glow-up

Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch Ultra could bring the battery upgrade many users have been waiting for. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is expected to launch in the coming weeks, and a new report suggests it may arrive with a much larger battery than the 2024 and 2025 models. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy Watch Ultra […]

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