We’re now experiencing one of the biggest tech slumps of the year. We’re in between Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked events. Also, WWDC, Apple’s hardware event and Google’s hardware event are months away. However, one thing to break up the monotony is Google I/O. According to a new report, Google just confirmed that Wear OS 5 will launch later this year. Talk about a comeback story! For a few years, we thought that Google had completely given up on the OS. However, in 2021, the company hit us with the news that it had retaken an interest in its wearable platform and started delivering more consisten ..read more

AI technology has squeezed itself into more corners of our lives. That not only includes software but also includes hardware. Iyo, a company spun off from Google owner Alphabet, plans to launch a pair of AI-powered earbuds named the Iyo One earbuds. Right now, the fate of AI-powered wearables seems to be a bit grim. The Humane AI Pin, a device that showed so much promise, was dunked on by the majority of reviewers. Also, a similarly interesting device called the Rabbit R1 didn’t exactly wow audiences. So, companies may think twice about making AI-powered devices meant to challenge the smartph ..read more

Samsung‘s upcoming smartwatches may bring a revolutionary health feature. According to the Korean media, the Galaxy Watch 7 series will boast noninvasive blood sugar monitoring capabilities. The new watches are expected to arrive in July this year. Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 may offer blood sugar monitoring The Korean technology giant has been long exploring ways to make its watches a comprehensive healthcare tool. To that end, it added a temperature sensor to the Galaxy Watch 5, allowing female users to track, manage, and forecast menstrual cycles. In January this year, the company’s head of dig ..read more

It seems like Samsung is ditching the Watch 7 Pro rumors and going all-in with a brand new smartwatch named as the Galaxy Watch Ultra. While we’re not sure if Samsung will unveil the Watch 7 Pro in the next generation Watch 7 series, one thing we can say for sure is that Samsung will indeed introduce a brand-new smartwatch called the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Previously, details regarding the battery size of the Galaxy Watch 7 Pro had surfaced. According to the latest findings in our database, Samsung might introduce the Watch Ultra instead of the Watch 7 Pro. We expect Samsung to unveil three new ..read more

AI can pretty much be implemented into every aspect of our lives, and that’s For better or worse. When it comes to the health industry, there could definitely be some major benefits. Dr. Hon Pak (SVP and Head of Digital Health Team, MX Business at Samsung Electronics) talked with members of Samsung’s Health Advisory Board and talked about how AI can augment wearables (Read the full review here). Right now, powerful artificial intelligence usually exists on bigger devices. However, that’s been changing over the years. At first, you needed extremely large models held on massive data servers for ..read more

Have you ever wanted to immediately launch the Samsung Music app on your Galaxy device using your Galaxy Buds? Well, you’re in luck, since the app just got an update that allows you to set a gesture to do it. The Galaxy Buds tend to offer the typical functions of other similar headphones. For example, there is a set of customizable gestures that allow you to control multimedia playback. In addition to controlling audio, Samsung earphones allow you to launch your smartphone’s voice assistant. You can do it using the tap-and-hold gesture. That said, now you can set that same gesture for your Ga ..read more

The OnePlus Watch 2 is getting an attractive new “Nordic Blue” color. The device is one of the most interesting smartwatches currently available. It could even be the Wear OS device with the best battery life on the market. The new color joins the previously available “Radiant Steel” and “Black Steel.” The latest OnePlus smartwatch color presents some aesthetic differences that make it stand out from the other ones. Previously available models had a completely black bezel. However, the OnePlus Watch 2 Nordic Blue features a two-tone bezel with half blue and half white. This gives more charact ..read more

Not too long ago, we received the news that Meta was going to implement AI technology into its line of Ray-Ban smart glasses. Well, it appears that day has finally arrived. Not only do the Meta Smart Glasses have AI implemented in them, but they also have multimodal AI. In case you don’t know what the Meta Smart Glasses are, there are a line of glasses that come equipped with a camera, microphone, and speaker. They’re able to take images, listen for hot words, and play audio. All this comes in a very seamless package that looks just like a typical pair of glasses. We recently got the news tha ..read more

Oura, the company behind the popular health-tracking Oura Ring, is aggressively expanding its retail footprint in the US with the help of giant retailer, Target. Starting April 22, consumers can find the smart ring in select Target locations nationwide and on Target.com. This news follows on the heels of Oura’s recent partnerships with Best Buy and Amazon. Oura’s Chief Marketing Officer, Doug Sweeny, highlights the synergy between the brands. He calls Target a haven for “design-forward, innovative brands.” Sweeny also emphasizes Oura’s commitment to women’s health and making the Oura Ring mor ..read more

Google Wallet users on Wear OS smartwatches are feeling frustrated by a recent change that now requires them to enter their PIN on the watch before every contactless tap-to-pay transaction. This disrupts the previously seamless experience. And it has gotten some users questioning the convenience of using Google Wallet on their watches. Previously, Wear OS users could simply open the Google Wallet app on their watch and tap to pay. Now, a PIN prompt appears, adding an extra step and defeating the purpose of the wearable’s quick payment capabilities. Google likely implemented this for enhanced ..read more