What is happening in wearables
A wearable will report a number for almost anything you ask it about. Some of those numbers are measured, some are inferred from a measurement, and some are close to a guess dressed as data. This section separates the three, for the devices people actually wear.
Pixel Watch 2 updates end in October: what that means
Google’s three-year promise for the Pixel Watch 2 runs out in October. The watch keeps working; what it stops getting is the part that matters for payments and health data.
Read WearablesRay-Ban Meta Gen 3: what changes if you own Gen 2
Meta announced the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at Connect 2026 with new hardware across the board. If you already have Gen 2, here is what actually changes.
Read WearablesINMO Air3 AI glasses recalled over a burn hazard
The US CPSC recalled INMO's Air3 AI glasses after ten reports of overheating and facial burns. What owners should do, and why it happened now.
Read WearablesMeta Ray-Ban Display update: what changes if you own a pair
Meta Connect 2026 announced software, not new hardware, for the Ray-Ban Display: a holographic avatar for calls, better navigation, and a few features still weeks away.
Read WearablesGarmin's Q3 update: fall detection and voice control
No new watch shipped. Garmin pushed fall detection, hands-free voice commands and new coaching plans to a specific list of existing models.
Read WearablesApple's Whoop rival: what it means for your watch
Bloomberg reports Apple is testing a Whoop-style band with no screen. It is a prototype, not a product, and the timeline given is 2028 at the earliest.
Read WearablesGalaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2: what actually changed
Samsung shipped a bigger battery, a reworked sensor and a long support promise, and for a Watch 8 owner, almost none of it arrives by update.
Read WearablesCuffless blood pressure on a watch: what is real
The prediction keeps saying 2026 or 2027. Nothing has been filed publicly, nothing has been announced, and the cuff is still part of the routine.
Read WearablesApple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: what changed
New sensors, a new Readiness score, and one health feature where the new watch may briefly do less than the one you already wear.
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