Wearables

Wearables

In 2025, though, your goggles might be able to improve your form - very literally. This week, Form - a company that specializes in smart googles for swimmers - announced the release of HeadCoach 2.0. That name is a little on the nose; HeadCoach 2.0 is, in fact, a (virtual) coach that lives on your head. In tandem with the company's app, HeadCoach 2.0 analyzes a swimmer's form after they have completed a session in the pool and offers pointers on potential areas of improvement.

Your Galaxy Watch is not so different from your phone or even a messy room. When put to great use, it, too, gets cluttered. By continually using your Galaxy Watch, regularly switching between apps and functionalities, or running too many apps at the same time, you're bogging it down with data that clutters it and slows performance. This results in slower performance, frozen screens, and an annoying user experience.

It's 10 a.m. on an October morning, and I'm in the middle of a one-on-one Zoom interview when a sudden trilling sounds from behind me. I try to ignore it, but several other strange noises follow. My eyes glaze over as I commit myself to feigning complete obliviousness to my sonic surroundings. It's easier than explaining that the noises are coming from my AI-powered pet.

The Powerbeats Pro 2 remain our favorite pair of earbuds for sports and working out thanks to their secure fit, effective noise cancellation, and helpful transparency mode, which pipes outside noises in. The updated mics do a solid job of filtering out ambient noise during phone calls, too, while the on-ear buttons provide tactile feedback when controlling playback. They also support hands-free voice control via Siri, allowing you to play / pause music, set reminders, and answer calls.

If you're one of the 55,646 runner signed up, why not treat yourself to a brand new GPS smartwatch to celebrate the occasion with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7. Of if you're just a runner somewhere else on the globe looking to upgrade, or an office worker who wants to be able to read their texts in a meeting without

As the global landscape shifts and technology advances, the eyewear industry is embracing a new era defined by premium quality, multifunctionality, and personalisation. This year's HKTDC Hong Kong International Optical Fair stands as a testament to this evolution, featuring over 660 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions. With pavilions representing the Chinese Mainland, ASEAN, Japan, Korea, and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA), the fair promises a vibrant showcase of innovation.

Once-weekly charging Its massive 628mAh battery has a unique dual display design for low-power standby use. That equates to an advertised 90 hours -- nearly four days -- of battery life in smart mode and up to 45 days in Essential Mode. Even better yet, just 30 minutes of fast charging provides up to two days of battery life.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 features several upgrades from the previous models, including Gemini AI, a 3000-nit display for brightness, and an 11% thinner design. ZDNET editor Nina Raemont went hands-on with the Watch 8 Classic, and noted software features such as AI-powered Running Coach, which "fine-tunes suggested intensity, providing motivation, guidance, and personalized training programs that incorporate a user's fitness data to help them reach their exercise goals."

Guys, I'm trying. Right now, as I type these words, I am trying on multiple levels. Trying to understand, trying to be fair, and I'm trying really, really hard to breathe through my nostrils, given the enormous weight of our AR glasses future resting uncomfortably on my nose. The thing is, you shouldn't need to try hard to justify wearing AR smart glasses. Any pair that doesn't just work is dead on arrival. I want the future, and the AR glasses that come with it.

Samsung offers FE (fan edition) smartphones and tablets, but this year's Galaxy Watch FE is the first smartwatch with the moniker. The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE LTE is a $250 smartwatch you can use on the go without having a phone connected via Bluetooth. The entry-level smartwatch is priced just right, given that it offers most of the functions in the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra. The 40mm Watch 7 with LTE is priced at $350, meaning you can pick up the FE for $100 less without compromising too much.

But despite being one of the more affordable rugged smartwatches in the market, the NoiseFit Endeavour Pro is still one of the most expensive watches in the company's lineup. This positions it to demonstrate a capability in line with its price. The NoiseFit Endeavour Pro has an introductory price of Rs 9,999, with a retail price of Rs 10,999. On paper, it boasts features such as a Titanium Alloy bezel, dual-band GPS, and up to 28 days of standby time - promising a great smartwatch experience in every condition.

Leif is a Friend, a wearable AI chatbot that hangs around your neck. He looks like a small white pebble with an eerie, glowing light in the middle. According to Leif, his purpose is to help me enjoy life day-to-day, notice patterns, celebrate growth, and make intentional choices. To do this, he records whatever I say to him. Or, as he puts it: I want to hear about your day, Madeleine, all those little things.

You don't need to be training for the New York Marathon to benefit from a GPS running watch that understands your fitness level. Most people just want to run a few miles without guessing their pace, track progress over time and maybe figure out why some runs feel easier than others. The Garmin Forerunner 55 handles all of that without the overwhelming feature bloat of flagship models, and Amazon just dropped it to an all-time low of $169, down from its usual $199 price.

The startup, headed by former Oculus co-founder and CEO Brendan Iribe and Ankit Kumar, former CTO of AR startup Ubiquity6, is working to create a personal AI agent that interacts with users using a natural-sounding human voice. The company plans to embed the personal AI agent into lightweight eyewear that is designed to be worn throughout the day and which users can interact with via voice.

The camera sits dead center in the shield-style visor instead of tucked into a corner like Ray-Ban models. This central positioning captures authentic first-person perspective that matches what your eyes actually see during athletic movement. When you're descending a mountain bike trail or carving turns on skis, the camera records your exact line of sight without the awkward offset angle that makes corner-mounted cameras feel disconnected from your experience.

The Portland-based company has been making pocket knives and other tools designed for daily use since 2012and built a hugely devoted fan base along the way. That's thanks to the quality of the materials, the thoughtful details, and the minimalist design language that go into every piece. Can you see where I'm going here? Yeah, you got it. Turns out the elements that make for a successful folding knife or keychain also happen to translate quick neatly to the world of durable tool watches.

The updated Oura app will introduce a new Cumulative Stress feature that provides a weekly overview of how the body manages and recovers from sustained stress, drawing from sleep, heart rate, temperature, and activity data. The redesign, Cumulative Stress, and a new stress management dashboard will be available on iOS and Android globally "in the coming weeks," according to Oura.

Outside a florist-cum-coffee shop in upstate New York, a row of vintage cars gleam in the sun. It's unseasonably warm for early October, so there's a veritable crowd of car enthusiasts snapping photos of Ferraris, Porsches, and a vintage Alfa Romeo. Patient girlfriends and wives roll their eyes, sipping on maple matcha lattes and eating pumpkin spice donuts. And then there's me.

As I wrote last week, I'm rapidly running out of body parts to do my job. Part of being human is knowing when to ask for help, so a few months ago, I enlisted senior editor Sean Hollister - a fellow smart glasses nerd - to help me test Halo Glass, an always-listening AI companion that lives inside a pair of glasses.

We're past October Amazon Prime Day and over a month away from Cyber Week, but not all deals have gone dormant. Walmart is offering a deal on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra , making the $650 watch available for up to $170 off. A rugged watch that helps track activity and train your physicality is an excellent motivator for autumn hikes, runs, walks, or bike rides.

For the past three weeks, I've been walking around with a Pixel 4 Watch on one wrist and an Apple Watch on the other. That Pixel Watch, loaned to me by Google, is the latest iteration of Google's smartwatch designed to work with Android phones. I've tested the three previous versions of Google's watch, and the new one stands out with a new design and some important new features.

The big sell is a new audio feature called SoundScape Auto Focus. This technology is designed to improve speech clarity in noisy conditions, filtering out background sounds and automatically prioritizing human voices. Auto Focus is integrated into the hardware and can't be toggled off or tweaked; Jabra describes the technology as non-directional and dynamic, able to pick out voices even if they aren't being generated directly in front of you.

Also: The best Garmin watches you can buy: Expert tested The previous Garmin smartwatch I reviewed, the Instinct 3 has both an AMOLED and monochrome MIP display option, but the new Instinct Crossover only comes with the AMOLED. You have other options, though, between Charcoal, Black, and Bronze/Sunburst colorways. I chose the Charcoal model with a default watch face in teal and white, and it looks fantastic.

In a fusion of nostalgia, technology, and cinematic history, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. has unveiled the CA-500WEBF, a Back to the Future-inspired digital timepiece that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the legendary Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment film. This collaboration is a fitting tribute to both the enduring influence of the Back to the Future trilogy and Casio's legacy as a pioneer of digital innovation.

Google rolled out the Wear OS 6 update to older Pixel Watch models earlier this week, bringing the Material 3 Expressive design language to them. The new operating system first arrived on the Google Pixel Watch 4 when it launched in August. However, it did miss out on a few features, with the most notable being the always-on display (AOD) functionality for media controls. As per a report, this feature could be rolled out later this year, as part of the next quarterly Pixel Watch update.

The T-Rex 3 Pro is Amazfit's stab at making a Garmin Fenix 8, which is in my opinion the current best fitness tracker money can buy. The only problem is that it costs $1,100. The idea that you could have a watch with Garmin features and materials for $400 is very appealing, but it does have a lot of problems.

Coros' Nomad is marketed as a "go-anywhere, do-anything" adventure watch. It's got GPS and offline maps and will track a lot of activities, from yoga to bouldering. There's an "Adventure Journal," which the marketing copy promises will help you record "every step, catch, and summit." While it doesn't have some of the bells and whistles of a more expensive competitor like Garmin, it's a product seemingly aimed at campers, backpackers, and other outdoorsy types who aren't satisfied with something all-purpose like an Apple Watch.