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Xreal, Google’s smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry

Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.

6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier

From a robot stirring your soup to a bread machine that kneads your dough, here are 6 gadgets that may make you feel like you’ve won adulthood.

The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed

What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts.

We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there

Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.

Smart ring maker Oura files to go public

The Finnish company said in September that it has sold 5.5 million smart rings to date.

Flipper unveils a Linux-powered networking gadget built for hackers and tinkerers

Flipper Devices said that the new gadget is in development and the base model will cost under $350

Qurie bags €2.2M to scale sustainable cooling technology

Freiburg-based climate technology startup Qurie has raised€2.2 million in funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Technology Transfer Fund TT49 and Aepikur GmbH.The HVAC industry is facing increasing reg…

CircuitHub raises $28M to scale automated electronics manufacturing across the US and Europe

CircuitHub, a company focused on streamlining electronics production, has raised $28 million to accelerate hardware development and manufacturing workflows. The funding was led by Plural and will acce…