Snap Specs Are Finally Consumer AR, But the Price Makes Them a Bet, Not a Buy
Snap's new Specs are real consumer AR glasses, but their price makes them feel more like a category bet than a casual gadget.
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Camera AirPods Are the Clearest Sign Apple Thinks AI Needs Eyes
Apple reportedly wants to give AirPods cameras, not for photos, but to help AI understand the world around you.
Are Smart Rings Finally Worth It in 2026?
Smart rings are better and more competitive than they were a few years ago. Whether one is worth buying still comes down to sleep, subscriptions, and what you expect it to replace.
Prime Day 2026 Tech Deals: What Is Actually Worth Watching
Prime Day is full of noise. These are the tech categories worth watching and the ones that usually disappoint.
Android XR Is Becoming the Smart Glasses Platform to Watch
Android XR is no longer just a headset story. Xreal Aura shows how Google's spatial platform could move into lighter smart glasses.
Supernatural Escaped Meta. Its Second Life Could Define VR Fitness.
Meta spent years making Supernatural part of its VR strategy. Letting it go independent may be the clearest sign yet that fitness works better as a product than a platform feature.
The Cyberdeck Is Back Because Personal Computers Stopped Feeling Personal
Cyberdecks are awkward, handmade, and often less practical than a laptop. That is exactly why they make personal computing feel personal again.
Matter Was Supposed to Fix the Smart Home. Why Is It Still So Confusing?
Matter promised a simpler smart home, but real homes still run into hubs, Thread routers, app gaps, and device features that do not always travel cleanly across platforms.
Google and Samsung Roll Out 5 New Android XR Features
Google's latest Android XR update adds auto-spatialization, app pinning, visible hands, session restore, and a bigger immersive app library for Galaxy XR.