Topic: Wearable Technology
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The Inevitable Rise of Wearable Tech
Major tech companies are aggressively expanding wearable ecosystems, pushing consumers to adopt multiple devices like smart glasses, rings, and watches simultaneously. The proliferation of wearables creates compatibility issues and physical limitations, as devices compete for space on the body an...
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Brain-Computer Interface Coming to Apple Vision Pro
Cognixion is testing a noninvasive brain-computer interface system paired with the Apple Vision Pro to help individuals with paralysis-induced speech disorders communicate by translating brain signals into commands. The company differentiates itself by avoiding surgical implants, using a speciali...
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Withings ScanWatch 2 Now Features Predictive AI Health Insights
The Withings ScanWatch 2 introduces HealthSense 4, an enhanced operating system that provides predictive AI health insights and alerts for 35 health metrics. It features improved activity tracking, sleep analysis, and a new Vitality Indicator for subscribers, alongside extended battery life and n...
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Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses: The Future Is Already on Your Face
Meta and Ray-Ban have collaborated to create smart glasses that look like ordinary eyewear but include features such as a built-in camera and speaker. These glasses integrate with Meta's ecosystem for tasks like reading messages aloud and live streaming, though some AI features are regionally lim...
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Meta Connect 2025: Top 6 Reveals You Can't Miss
Meta launched new smart glasses, including the Ray-Ban Display with a full-color screen and camera, and the upgraded second-generation Ray-Ban glasses with extended battery life and enhanced features. The company introduced the Oakley Meta Vanguard, a sports-focused smart glasses model with durab...
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Top 7 Smartwatches of 2025: Unexpected Picks Revealed
The Apple Watch SE 3 is the most practical choice for most users, offering essential features like an always-on display and the S10 chip at a lower cost, though it lacks blood oxygen monitoring. For Android users, the Google Pixel Watch 4 stands out with its sleek design, comfortable wear, and ad...
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The Smart Glasses Race Is Officially Heating Up
A new wave of smart glasses is emerging, blending fashion with digital capabilities to deliver notifications, media, and navigation directly into the user's field of view, creating a seamless physical-digital bridge. Apple is accelerating its smart glasses initiatives, potentially offering both d...
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AI Startup Friend's $1M Subway Ad Blitz
Friend, a new wearable AI device, is being heavily promoted in the New York City subway system with a marketing campaign costing over one million dollars and featuring thousands of ads. The campaign is described as a major gamble for the startup, aiming to generate buzz despite the CEO acknowledg...
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This Smartwatch Ditches Notifications for Tetris
The Tetris: My Play Watch is a $79.99 wearable gaming console that features the classic Tetris game on a 1.91-inch screen and tells time, operating independently without smartphone pairing. It includes basic fitness tracking like a step counter and heart rate monitor, but all health data is store...
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Meta's Smart Glasses Need a Display
Smart glasses, particularly Meta's collaboration with Ray-Ban, are transitioning from novelty to mainstream adoption due to their stylish design and accessible pricing. Key factors driving their success include improved audio and camera quality, useful AI features, and a cultural shift towards fi...
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The Ultimate Apple Watch Upgrade: What It Really Needs
Apple Watch shipments have declined for five consecutive quarters due to decreased consumer demand and a lack of substantial new features, challenging Apple to reinvigorate the product line. Potential upgrades include hardware improvements like satellite communication and blood pressure monitorin...
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Google Makes Android XR Official: Betting on Openness with Samsung & Qualcomm
Google is actively testing new augmented reality glasses in public spaces, signaling a renewed effort in the wearable technology sector.
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Oura CEO Responds to Backlash, Envisions 'Cloud of Wearables'
Oura CEO Tom Hale denies any data-sharing with the Department of Defense or Palantir, asserting that user health data remains private and is not shared without explicit consent. The company's involvement with the DoD is limited to a secure enterprise solution, and its terms of service strictly pr...
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Apple Pauses Vision Pro Lite for Smart Glasses Focus
Apple is accelerating development of smart glasses and has paused work on a more affordable Vision Pro headset, reallocating resources to compete in the smart glasses market. The company plans at least two smart glasses models, including a display-less version for 2027 and an advanced display-equ...
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The Problem with Fitness Tracker 'Credit'
Fitness trackers, while designed to improve health, can create anxiety by fostering an obsession with getting digital "credit" for every activity, making users feel their efforts are invalidated if not logged. The design of these devices, with scores and metrics, can backfire psychologically, tur...
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Anker's Soundcore Work AI: A Coin-Sized Voice Recorder
Anker's Soundcore Work AI is a compact, coin-sized voice recorder that uses AI to transcribe, summarize, and highlight key moments in conversations, competing with similar devices while emphasizing portability. Priced at $99.99 with a $15.99 monthly subscription for premium features, it offers up...
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Whoop Opens Blood Testing to 350,000-Person Waitlist
Whoop Advanced Labs has launched its blood testing service for a waitlist of 350,000, offering comprehensive analysis through Quest Diagnostics to monitor various health indicators. The service integrates blood test results with data from the Whoop band on activity, sleep, and vital signs to prov...
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Control Your iPhone Game With AirPods Using RidePods
RidePods is a new iPhone game that uses head movements with Apple AirPods to control a motorcycle, eliminating the need for tapping or tilting the device. The game leverages Spatial Audio technology in specific AirPods models, utilizing built-in sensors for motion tracking, though it currently fe...
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Apple Watch Ultra 3 & Series 11 Add Hypertension & Sleep Tracking
Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11 introduce hypertension detection and advanced sleep tracking, offering users deeper health insights through non-invasive, data-driven analysis. The hypertension feature uses optical sensors and machine learning to identify chronic patterns, with FDA clearance exp...
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Robots and Prosthetics can now Feel
Imagine a robot that can feel objects as well as, or even better than, a human. Or a prosthetic limb that can restore the sense of touch for an amputee. Yes! It is real scenarios not fictional, becoming possible thanks to Artificial Intelligence and Advanced technologies in the Electronic Skin researches...
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Apple's iPhone Event Date Revealed & Plaud's AI Note-Taker Upgraded
Apple will host its September event on the 9th, introducing the iPhone 17 lineup, including an ultra-slim model, alongside new Apple Watches and AirPods Pro. Oura is expanding production in Texas to support Department of Defense deployments for health research, following patent wins that removed ...
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e& UAE Deploys RedCap for Next-Gen Industrial 5G
e& UAE has launched the first live Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology on its 5G Standalone network, demonstrated via a smartwatch to offer continuous connectivity, extended battery life, and improved security. RedCap is a streamlined 5G variant designed for efficient, cost-effective IoT conne...
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Pixel Watch Update Revitalizes Older Models
A major Wear OS 6 update is now available for Pixel Watch 2 and 3, featuring visual and functional improvements accessible via System updates. The update introduces Material 3 Expressive for a visual overhaul, including a redesigned lockscreen, Quick Settings menu, and Dynamic Color theming. The ...
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Inside Cisco: The Rebirth of Splunk with Kamal Hathi
Kamal Hathi, Splunk's Senior Vice President, emphasizes that machine data is the "heartbeat of the enterprise," with Splunk serving as a vital monitor for logs and telemetry from diverse sources. The acquisition by Cisco merges Splunk's robust data platform with Cisco's infrastructure, creating a...
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OpenAI Reportedly Developing Smart Speaker, Glasses, and AI Pin
OpenAI is developing AI hardware devices like a smart speaker, smart glasses, and a wearable pin, with a planned launch in late 2026 or early 2027, in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The company is focusing on a screen-free smart speaker and has engaged Apple's supply chain...
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Zuckerberg: Superintelligence Coming Soon, Questions OpenAI's Priorities
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions AI superintelligence as a tool for personal empowerment, focusing on individual aspirations rather than workforce automation, contrasting with OpenAI's emphasis on labor disruption. Zuckerberg highlights Meta's AI research showing early signs of self-improvement...
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US vs. China: The AI Glasses Race Heating Up
The global competition for AI-powered eyewear is accelerating between American and Chinese firms, signaling a shift toward integrated personal AI assistants that could transform daily digital interactions. American companies like Meta are developing sophisticated AI glasses with fashion partnersh...
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Save Over $100 on Bose's Compact TV Speaker Today
The Bose TV Speaker is currently discounted to $163.45, offering clearer dialogue and rich sound in a compact, easy-to-install design. Additional tech deals include a discounted Twelve South PowerCord for fast charging and an 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Bluetooth Controller for gamers. The Casio G-Shock Mo...
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How AI Helps Maintain Player Health
In the high-stakes world of professional football, player health is paramount. The demands of the game are intense, and maintaining peak physical condition while avoiding injuries is crucial for both players and teams. At UEFA Euro 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of revolutionizing how teams manage and preserve their players’ health.
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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Review: All-Day Smart Glasses Still Face Key Questions
The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses feature significantly improved battery life, offering up to eight hours of continuous use and a charging case that provides an extra 48 hours of power, making them suitable for all-day wear. They include hardware upgrades such as 3K video recording...
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Meta's Plan to Control Your Digital Identity
Meta is heavily investing in smart glasses, positioning them as the future of personal computing and leading in wearable tech innovation. The discussion also touched on media regulation and free speech, sparked by the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show and political influence on public discourse. ...
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Watch Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Connect 2025 Keynote Live
Mark Zuckerberg will deliver Meta's Connect keynote, focusing on AI and metaverse updates, including AI glasses and immersive digital experiences. Meta is expected to unveil upgraded smart glasses with integrated displays, as hinted by a leaked video and collaboration with Oakley. The event will ...
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