Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts
Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts

Circular announced its new Ring 3 Series today as a follow-up to the Ring 2 that debuted at CES 2025 with upgraded sensors and FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation detection. The new Ring 3 collection consists of both a Pro model that carries forward those same health-tracking features, and a smaller Slim option that offers more limited […]

I held the first truly bezel-free phone
I held the first truly bezel-free phone

Cast your mind back a decade or so, and smartphone makers were obsessed with shrinking the bezel on phones. Screens got bigger, the black bars around them got smaller, and for a while it looked like truly edge-to-edge displays were imminent. Then, progress just stopped. The bezel shrunk down until it was a millimeter or […]

Google says its AI weather model is getting better
Google says its AI weather model is getting better

Google is rolling out an updated AI weather model that’s supposed to be more accurate, especially when it comes to predicting rain and snowfall. In the announcement today, the company says it’s now able to make forecasts with “unprecedented resolution” using its new WeatherNext 3 AI model. It can produce a global picture that’s five […]

Dyson’s new straightener has liquid cooling pipes to reduce hair damage
Dyson’s new straightener has liquid cooling pipes to reduce hair damage

After expanding its health and beauty lineup earlier this week with a camera-equipped electric toothbrush, Dyson is also introducing two new hair care products this month. The $329 Corrale CoolShine straightener upgrades the original Corrale that launched in 2020 with active cooling technology designed to “reduce residual heatexposure” so hair feels smoother, softer, and cooler […]

PG&E expands V2X program with Tesla, Volvo, Nissan and $17K incentives
PG&E expands V2X program with Tesla, Volvo, Nissan and $17K incentives

PG&E just expanded its Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) program, adding EVs from Tesla, Kia, Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan and opening up as much as $17,000 in incentives to turn a car into home backup power.

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Kia turns its electric van into a mobile grocery store for free food delivery for those in need
Kia turns its electric van into a mobile grocery store for free food delivery for those in need

Kia’s electric van really can do it all. The PV5 was converted into a mobile grocery store to deliver food and other necessities to those in need for free.

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Rivian’s futuristic ALSO e-bike may be at its ultimate delay
Rivian’s futuristic ALSO e-bike may be at its ultimate delay

Rivian spin-off ALSO is pushing back the delivery timeline for its highly anticipated TM-B electric bike yet again, with reservation holders for the flagship Launch Edition now being told to expect their bikes to arrive by early November at the latest….

Hohem’s tiny steadycam has a removable action cam
Hohem’s tiny steadycam has a removable action cam

Hohem is trying something new with its Eyepic handheld stabilized camera to differentiate it from existing offerings from companies like DJI and Insta360. At its core, the camera is functionally similar to devices like the Osmo Pocket 4 and Insta360 Luna Ultra with a rotating preview screen and a small camera module stabilized by a […]

Cratering oil use in China shows the death spiral that could end oil
Cratering oil use in China shows the death spiral that could end oil

Chinese oil use dropped drastically in Q2 of this year, leading to an overall drop in emissions for the country. That alone is a big deal – but the potential effects of the world’s second-largest oil consumer rapidly passing peak oil could have massive…

DJI’s new robovac can climb obstacles, vacuum quietly, and claims much improved privacy
DJI’s new robovac can climb obstacles, vacuum quietly, and claims much improved privacy

DJI has announced a second generation of its Romo robovac. The Romo 2 series is quieter, more powerful, and better at climbing over small steps and other obstacles. But more importantly for DJI, a new local-only data mode should go some way to reassuring anyone concerned by the first Romo’s serious security flaws. There are […]