This Android smartwatch app is a godsend if your daily commute is tiring and sleepy

Sleep&Arrive is a new Wear OS transit alarm that wakes you by location, not time, giving sleepy commuters a smarter way to avoid missed stops, quiet their alerts, and rely less on shifting arrival estimates.

Meta is building face recognition into your glasses, and civil rights groups are not happy about it

Over 70 civil rights groups are demanding Meta kill its rumored facial recognition feature for Ray-Ban smart glasses before it ever launches, calling it a tool for stalkers and surveillance.

Latest heart research gives yet another compelling reason to take smartwatches seriously

Your smartwatch atrial fibrillation alert deserves a doctor’s visit. New research shows people with AF detected during screening face three times the heart failure risk, with most cases appearing within six months.

Apple smart glasses might avoid the creepy reputation of Meta Ray-Bans with a light trick

Apple may tackle smart glass privacy concerns with a more visible recording indicator design, aiming to improve trust.

The smart home was supposed to be open, but it’s becoming a toll booth

The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where screens, speakers, and dashboards shape what gets seen, what gets used, and what keeps charging after the hardware is already paid for.

The Beats Studio Buds+ drop to $99, and they’re the wireless earbuds I’d recommend for iPhone and Android users alike

The Beats Studio Buds+ are down to $99.95, a $70 saving off their $169.95 list price, and that gets you true wireless noise canceling, spatial audio, and sweat resistance at a price that most competing earbuds with this feature set can’t touch. For any…

Snap’s AR glasses inch closer to reality with Qualcomm Snapdragon chips

Snap’s AR glasses ambitions might be starting to look a lot more real. In an official announcement, Snap has said it has expanded its partnership with Qualcomm through a multi-year strategic agreement that will bring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon silicon to fu…

Next-gen contact lenses promise futuristic eye-tracking without pricey gear

Next-gen contact lenses could bring precise eye tracking to everyday devices using built-in cameras, removing expensive hardware and enabling more natural controls and broader medical monitoring.

The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2’s biggest upgrade may not reach most buyers

The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 could bring 5G connectivity, but a new report suggests the upgrade may be limited to select markets.