Browsing: Wearables

Meta is making yet another change to its smart glasses to try to prevent people from covertly recording others. The company is rolling out a software update that closes one loophole that allowed people to bypass the LED by covering it up while a recording was in progress Meta’s VP of AR

Luffu, a new startup from Fitbit’s co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman, on Tuesday launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to monitor the wearer’s overall health, both physical and mental. The wearable combines all-day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a…

There are several popular smartwatches that are going to reach end-of-life in 2026, from the Pixel Watch 2 to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro, as well as a whole slew of Apple Watch models. These devices won’t stop working, but they’ll stop receiving new features and, in some cases, security patches.

Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across teams working on the Vision Pro, Siri, and AI software as it reshapes some of its biggest hardware and software projects.

One of the most frustrating things about reviewing any new device before it is available to the public is ensuring we have the right software and features. Often, companies announce upcoming features that will come to devices in the weeks or months after they go on sale, but don’t have them available for testing before…

Apple may have accidentally given everyone an early look at its strangest AirPods yet, but the actual wait hasn’t changed. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s camera-equipped AI AirPods remain on track for 2027, despite a leaked video from a developer version of macOS showing the earbuds in action

A new Counterpoint Research report predicts that consumer wearables will generate more than $1 trillion in cumulative revenue through 2032, with smartwatches and wireless earbuds leading the pack. Here is the breakdown.