Wearable devices

Even with a $3,500 price tag for the Vision Pro headset, Meta now still has to consider Apple one of its competitors in the VR space, so today the company announced another reason for consumers to opt for its more affordable Quest hardware with a new subscription service delivering two new titles every month.The service is simply known as Meta Quest+ (because apparently every new subscription service has to tack a plus on the end of its name) and is available starting today for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets. It will…

Device makers have struggled to incorporate temperature sensors into smartphones and smartwatches to turn them into medically accurate body thermometers, but researchers at the University of Washington claim they’ve come up with a way to turn an off-the-shelf smartphone into exactly that–with nothing but a new app. They’re calling itFeverPhone.Is This the End of Apple’s Lightning Cable?Although smart wearables like the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra can measure a user’s body temperature through newly added…

Last year’s WWDC brought major updates to the Apple Watch’s hardware, including the introduction of the extra-durable Apple Watch Ultra. This year, it’s software. During today’s WWDC keynote, Apple revealed that 2023 will bring similarly major updates to the wearable’s software when watchOS 10 arrives in the fall.Meta's Apparent Firing GoofImage: AppleWatch Widgets Provide More Info at a GlanceThe Apple Watch has always offered several highly-configurable watch faces for those wanting to stay on top of upcoming…

When we reviewed the Pixel Watch back in October, we genuinely liked Google’s first Android smartwatch, and found it to be a solid choice for those not already deep into Samsung’s eco-system. One thing we weren’t so keen on was the Pixel Watch’s disappointing battery life, but if leaked details turn out to be correct, that’s a problem Google plans to fix with the Pixel Watch 2.How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosAs with the original Pixel Watch, Google is expected to announce its second Wear OS-based…

The Apple Watch finally has an Ultra verson with a drastically different external appearance, but it’s watch bands that truly give users the chance to add flair to their watches. A newly-granted patent is recognizing the variety of watch bands out there and proposing they do more than contribute to the device’s aesthetic, as it describes how an Apple watch could detect different bands by type, model, color, or size, and then alter its settings depending on that band.How To Prep Your iPhone or iPad Before SellingAs…

If new leaked renders are to be believed, Samsung is going back to the classics, literally, with its upcoming Galaxy Watch 6. According to routine leaker OnLeaks, who provided watch renders to MySmartPrice, Samsung’s next smartwatch iteration will go back to designs not seen since the Watch 4, which currently features the most recent iteration of the “Classic” series.Hey Google, Where Did My Watch's Battery Life Go?The renders show the supposed smartwatch witha circular display and rotating bezel. In appearance, it most…

Meta’s Messenger app is disappearing from the Apple Watch beginning May 31 although users will still be able to see incoming messages. The app’s removal means that users will no longer be able to respond to Facebook messages on their watch and will instead need to defer to the app on their iPhones. Making the Facebook Papers Public“People can still receive Messenger notifications on their Apple Watch when paired, but starting at the beginning of June they will no longer be able to respond from their watch,” a Meta…

April’s often a tough month to swallow, starting with that awful holiday, April Fools, and then countless teases of warmer Summer temperatures before thermometers plunge and remind us it’s still Spring. April’s only saving grace is all the fun gadgets that debuted this past month, including many you may have missed.From 8K drones to form-fitting computer miceto SSD drives adorned with glowing lightsabers, check out all the coolest and weirdest gadgets that helped us get through April. April’s often a tough month to…

The new Fitbit for kids looks like a chunkier VersaPhoto: Victoria Song / GizmodoWhat’s the easiest way to get a kid to wear something? You make it cute. Fitbit’s next child-focused wearable is making the rounds in Rumorville. 9to5Google has photos that claim to be of the next Fitbit smartwatch meant for your kid, and while it’s bulbous compared to the rest of the fitness wearable lineup, it seems perfectly catered to the young and tumble-y. It not only tracks the activity and whereabouts of your child, but has a built-in…

Samsung and Peloton have announced that connectivity is finally available between the former’s smartwatches and the latter’s exercise machines. The Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series can be paired with Peloton’s Bike, Bike+, Tread, Row, and Guide.Hey Google, Where Did My Watch's Battery Life Go?The Peloton app has been available on Samsung’s Wear OS-based watches since October 2022. But this latest update lets you see and record your heart rate on the watch during a workout with any Peloton machine. Previously, this…