Samsung Display just showed why XR’s future may come down to better tiny screens

Samsung Display’s AWE USA showcase puts RGB OLEDoS at the center of its XR ambitions, with ultra-bright panels for MR headsets, prototype smart glasses, and longer-term spatial display concepts.

Got a smartwatch? You can now join a study measuring how the football world cup is affecting your heart

Bielefeld University is inviting smartwatch users to join a World Cup study tracking how football matches affect fans’ heart rate, stress, movement, and sleep.

Beats Studio Buds get a critical fix for a creepy microphone flaw

Apple’s latest Beats Studio Buds firmware update fixes a Bluetooth microphone flaw tied to pairing mode, giving owners a practical reason to check whether version 1B211 has reached their earbuds.

Smart glasses have a charging problem, and wireless power is coming for it

NuCurrent’s Fast Frames demo points to cleaner smart glasses charging, using NFC wireless power to remove exposed contacts while keeping AI eyewear sealed, quick to top up, and easier to scale across designs.

Sharp’s first smartwatch can tell how many calories you’ve eaten without logging a single meal

Sharp’s first smartwatch goes beyond tracking calories burned. The Karada Mate Watch uses a bioelectrical impedance sensor to estimate calorie and water intake by reading fluid and sugar shifts inside the body.

Wear OS 7 is here and your Pixel Watch is about to get a lot smarter

Wear OS 7 is rolling out to eligible Pixel Watch devices with Live Updates, smarter device control, Gemini Intelligence features, and up to 10% better battery life.

AirPods with a built-in camera are reportedly on Apple’s 2027 roadmap

Apple’s long-rumored camera-equipped AirPods could arrive in 2027, giving Siri the ability to understand a user’s surroundings and answer questions about the world around them.

Snap reveals SPECS AR glasses. They look surprisingly stylish and cost a pretty penny

Available in 47mm and 52mm models, the Snap SPECS come equipped with a proprietary liquid crystal on silicon display that offers 51-degree field of view and can produce 16 million colors.

Meta is testing smart glass facial recognition tech that’s also used by police and military: Report

An investigative report reveals that Meta licensed face recognition from Rank One, a Pentagon contractor, and built a system called NameTag into an app on 50 million phones before deleting it.

Samsung’s next Ultra watch may be getting a massive battery glow-up

Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch Ultra could bring the battery upgrade many users have been waiting for. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is expected to launch in the coming weeks, and a new report suggests it may arrive with a much larger battery than the 2024 and…