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.

Shikhar Mehrotra     June 19

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.

Moinak Pal     June 18

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.

Vikhyaat Vivek     June 18

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.

Vikhyaat Vivek     June 18

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 […]

Moinak Pal     June 18

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.

Vikhyaat Vivek     June 17

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.

Paulo Vargas     June 17

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.

Vikhyaat Vivek     June 17

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.

Paulo Vargas     June 17

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.

Paulo Vargas     June 17

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.

Pranob Mehrotra     June 16

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.

Manisha Priyadarshini     June 16

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.

S. Kumar Manglam     June 16

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.

Nadeem Sarwar     June 16

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.

Manisha Priyadarshini     June 15

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 […]

S. Kumar Manglam     June 13

Wear OS 7 looks ready to land on Pixel Watchs soon

Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Watch 4 may soon receive Wear OS 7, according to updated Verizon support pages spotted before the rollout.

S. Kumar Manglam     June 13

Meta’s creepy smart glasses just found their best use case yet

The gadget often criticized for seeing too much is about to help thousands of blind veterans see the world a little differently.

Shimul Sood     June 12

Telegram quietly returns to wearOS smartwatches and its looks pretty sleek

Telegram has returned to Wear OS years after pulling its old app, so Android smartwatch users have a slicker way to manage chats from their wrist.

Vikhyaat Vivek     June 12

This jacket pulls drinking water straight from the air

Engineers at UT Austin have developed a jacket made from a biomass-derived hydrogel fiber that draws moisture from the air and converts it into up to 900 ml of drinkable water per day.

Pranob Mehrotra     June 11

The 90’s necklace doesn’t shove AI into your face. It just tracks UV to take care of your skin

The90 Gem is a smart necklace that tracks real-time UVA and UVB exposure, helping users understand when to reapply sunscreen and how much sun their skin gets during the day.

S. Kumar Manglam     June 11

watchOS 27: Everything we know about the new features landing on your Apple Watch

Apple’s watchOS 27 brings Siri AI, smarter widgets, improved workout tools, and several smaller quality-of-life upgrades. Here’s everything new coming to the Apple Watch.

S. Kumar Manglam     June 11

More people are investing in wearable devices, but the real benefit keeps declining: Study

More Americans own wearables than ever, but a new Yale study shows fewer than one in five actually share that health data with their doctor.

Manisha Priyadarshini     June 11

Your Tech, Your Way with JLab: Why Premium Audio Shouldn’t Cost a Paycheck

Whether it's work calls, workouts, commutes, or moments of escape, every part of the day demands something different from our audio gear. JLab's latest lineup is built around a simple idea that personal tech should adapt to real life, not the other way around, while keeping premium features within reach.

Krittika Owary     June 10

iOS 27 could make battery saving less of a settings scavenger hunt

Apple is testing Dormancy in iOS 27 and watchOS code, hinting at battery prompts that could flag unused features and recommend switching them off before they waste more power.

Paulo Vargas     June 10

This bionic-kneading neck massager with heat is the Father’s Day gift that actually gets used

The SKG PS700 neck massager is $199.99 with 360° bionic kneading, red-light heat, app control, and Bluetooth music. Here's why it makes a Father's Day gift dads use.

Omair Khaliq Sultan     June 9

RingConn Gen 3 Smart Ring Reveals the Hidden Patterns of Everyday Wellbeing

What if the most important wellbeing signals are the ones we rarely notice? The biggest clues may not come from a single day, but from patterns that quietly develop over time. With vascular trend tracking at its core, RingConn Gen 3 Smart Ring is designed to help bring those patterns into focus, all with zero subscription fees and a limited time 10% discount.

K. Owary     June 9

Meta denied face scanning tech on AI smartglasses, and then silently wiped the evidence

Dormant face-recognition code reportedly appeared in Meta’s smart glasses app, then disappeared after scrutiny. That has put Meta’s AI eyewear plans back under the privacy spotlight.

S. Kumar Manglam     June 9

Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2026: iOS 27, next-gen Siri, AI upgrades, and more

Apple announced iOS 27, Siri AI, macOS Golden Gate, and five more OS updates at WWDC 2026 on June 8.

Shikhar Mehrotra     June 9

L’Atitude 52°N Smart Glasses That Don’t Scream “Tech”

Discover how L'Atitude 52°N smart glasses combine AI, hands-free photography, open-ear audio, and timeless design in eyewear that blends seamlessly into everyday life

K. Owary     June 9

watchOS 27 drops support for plenty of Apple Watch models and it’s quite frustrating

Apple confirmed at WWDC 2026 tyhat watchOS 27 will not support the Apple Watch Series 8, first-generation Apple Watch Ultra, or the Apple Watch SE 2. The update, due this fall, marks the largest single-cycle drop in Apple Watch software support.

Pranob Mehrotra     June 8

Apple launches watchOS 27 with Siri AI, smarter fitness tools, and a redesigned Apple Watch experience

Apple has unveiled watchOS 27 with Siri AI, smarter fitness tools, Apple Intelligence integration, redesigned apps, and improved everyday assistance for Apple Watch users.

Moinak Pal     June 8

Oura reveals the two activities that its smart ring misreads as getting dirty in the sheets

Oura CEO Tom Hale sat down with WSJ to answer questions about the smart ring, and the answers are as fascinating as they are hilarious.

Rachit Agarwal     June 4

Meta accused of preparing facial recognition features for AI smart glasses

A WIRED investigation claims Meta quietly embedded facial recognition technology into its smart glasses ecosystem, reviving privacy concerns around biometric surveillance and wearable AI.

Moinak Pal     June 4

Open-ear earbuds are finally acting like real daily drivers

Shokz OpenDots 2 gives open-ear earbuds a stronger daily-use argument, with better audio claims, lighter clip-on comfort, smarter controls, longer battery life, and a few missing launch details.

Paulo Vargas     June 4

Monako Glass turns smart glasses into the strangest new coding workstation yet

Monako Glass puts Linux and AI coding-agent support into smart glasses, but its future depends on whether it can make developer work easier without pretending to replace a laptop.

Paulo Vargas     June 4

Samsung Health’s biggest update yet will turn your Galaxy Watch into a health coach

Samsung Health is getting a major update that turns your Galaxy Watch into a proactive health coach, turning complex biometric data into simple, actionable guidance you can actually use.

Rachit Agarwal     June 4

Apple reportedly slashes its Vision roadmap for smart glasses, and Meta’s lead matters more than ever

Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus signed off on cutting Apple's Vision product roadmap from seven devices to two.

Shikhar Mehrotra     June 3