Wearables

Wearables

I have had the new M5-powered Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR headsets sitting on my desk for several weeks. These are expensive, cutting-edge pieces of hardware. Apple's version is $3,499! Samsung's headset is roughly half that-still a pretty penny at $1,800. Mustering the energy to don them has been a task. You can watch movies, play immersive games, and get some work done with multiple virtual screens.

Meta released its first generation of smart glasses two years ago, in collaboration with Ray-Ban, and the world of wearables has never the same. For this weekend only, you can get a pair of first-gen Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses for as low as $229, down 25% from their usual price of $299. Also: I wore Google's upcoming Android XR smart glasses, and it's a future I'd actually want to live in

The homestretch of the 2025 holiday shopping season is going to be full of surprises, flash deals, and more as manufacturers pull out all the stops to hit their year-end numbers. That's good news for shoppers, as anyone on the hunt for a great new smartwatch will see when they notice this Amazon deal on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.

Shelter Wear presents a wearable outer garment that transforms into a livable tent with sleeves that double as backpacks. Created by Tokyo-based fashion student Yoon Myat Su Lin, the design concept originates from her memory of an earthquake in Myanmar, where many people were suddenly displaced and left without safe, temporary shelter. That moment stayed with her, forming the basis of a garment that functions beyond being streetwear.

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Anicorn and Sony just dropped a fully mechanical PlayStation watch, and the fact that it exists at all feels like a minor miracle in a market drowning in lazy licensed quartz. Limited to 300 numbered pieces and priced at $780, the PlayStation 30th Anniversary watch launches December 19th with a Miyota automatic movement, a custom rotor, and enough thoughtful design touches to justify the "limited edition" label beyond artificial scarcity.

With these new gestures, people no longer have to use their other hand to select information or dismiss notifications. Now, these pings can be dismissed or accepted with the turn of a wrist or the pinch of the index finger and thumb. The Double Pinch gesture can snooze alarms, capture photos while using the Pixel Camera app, accept calls, and pause timers. Hints for Double Pinch pop up when a relevant action has been initiated.

There's no way to recharge the ring. Migicovsky says he didn't want yet another gadget to charge every day, so instead, the Pebble Index has non-rechargeable silver oxide hearing aid batteries designed to last 2 years with average use. Once the device's battery is nearly dead, users will receive a notification in the app, and the idea is you'll buy a new Pebble Index-an idea that's easier to get behind knowing the ring costs just $75.

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That's exactly what designer Xu Yudian had in mind with BoneBuddy, a wearable medical device that's rethinking how we approach pediatric care. At first glance, it looks like the kind of accessory you'd find in a cartoon. There are bright colors, playful shapes, and customizable patches featuring lightning bolts and wings. But underneath that cheerful exterior is some seriously sophisticated technology.

These are the latest Powerbeats Pro, having dropped less than a year ago, and they're packed with features that will earn them a permanent place not just in your gym bag, but anywhere that you're wanting high-quality sound and pro-level noise cancellation. They work equally well with both Apple and Android devices - which has long been one of the top Beats features - and with the charging case they have up to 45 hours of listening time.

When was the last time a watch made you do a double-take? If you're like most of us, probably never. We've seen countless variations of circles with numbers, hands pointing at things, and digital displays that all basically do the same job. But Ion Lucin's ARROWatch isn't just another pretty timepiece. It's a design that fundamentally rethinks what a watch actually does.

As one of the hottest smart rings on the market, the offers features and data collection that go a step beyond Oura for individuals looking to optimize their health. I tested one alongside the Oura Horizon ring for a month, wearing both around the clock and logging everything from my morning coffee to my late-night cocktails. Suffice it to say, the Ultrahuman ring will excite people dialed into their health and fitness.

The latest Galaxy Watch lineup includes both the and the Watch 8 Classic with a rotating bezel, are available to buy now, and they're packed with all the standard health tracking metrics, and some unique ones of its own. I've been testing Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8. I've run, slept, and socialized with it, and I'm confident it's one of the top Android smartwatches you can buy right now, whether you're training for a marathon or just looking for a capable AI-powered smartwatch.

Speaking to Business Insider at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon this month, Oura CEO Tom Hale outlined a vision to expand into areas like digital identity and payments. "The idea is very straightforward: What if this is your key? What if this is your wallet?" Hale said of the company's smart rings, which retail for up to $499.

A good way to describe the Echo Frames is as headphones with a little more utility. Besides wearing them for the aesthetic, the glasses offer many different features that substitute devices like your headphones or Bluetooth speaker and your Alexa devices. The glasses are still extremely capable. An Alexa assistant is available, and you can use it to listen to books, music, and podcasts, as the open-ear speakers direct sound to your ear while minimizing it for others around you.

Meta may have just released the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) at the end of October, but they're not significantly different from the last-gen model introduced in 2021. The overall experience is very similar, which is why the original Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses remain a great buy, especially now that they're on sale for an all-time low of around $238.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for Black Friday.

If you've ever spent three hours freezing your butt off on a cold sideline, packed team snacks at 6 a.m., or Googled "best portable stadium chair that won't destroy my spine," welp, congrats! You're officially a sports mom. Your kid is probably always running, climbing, dribbling, swingling, tumbling, or, like, all of the above - meaning you know that little athletes come with big energy and big gear needs.

The Energy Score calculates your daily physical readiness by analyzing yesterday's activity, sleep quality, heart rate patterns, and recovery metrics. This AI-driven analysis tells you if your body is prepared for hard work or needs lighter activities and rest. The score updates every morning, based on the data collected during the night, providing actionable information before you plan your day's training. Samsung's AI analyses that data on the paired phone rather than in the cloud, keeping health data private while providing personalized recommendations.

Nomad's latest Apple Watch band combines the durability of titanium with the flexibility of a sport band. The Nomad Stratos Band is built for the adventure-ready crowd who wants a classy look. It features the same titanium as the more expensive , alongside an added flair of a sporty look with FKM inserts. Also: The 10 features that made me switch to the Apple Watch full-time

Screenless fitness trackers can sometimes feel like they aren't doing the job they set out to do. Sure, there's no constant stream of data to obsess over every time you turn your wrist. But in the absence of that quick peek, I find myself opening a tracker's companion appconstantlyto check on the data it's collected. In the end, I find myself spending more time staring at those charts and figures than if I took a look at the tiny screen on my wrist.