wearable computers
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Meta Kills Its Smartwatch, Delays AR Glasses
We could have had some exciting competition in the wearable realm. Bloomberg says that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, just halted development on a smartwatch with dual cameras in favour of another kind of wearable. It was planned for release in spring 2023, with a price point of around $US350 ($486), which would have made it…
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You Can Finally Listen to YouTube Music on Wear OS, No Phone Required
Good news for YouTube Music listeners! A compatible app for Wear OS is finally available so that you can take your playlists with you on the go.
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Garmin Keeps Fitness Trackers Alive and Well With its New vívosmart 5
Smartwatches continue to dominate the wearables market, but Garmin thinks there’s still enough of a demand for dedicated fitness trackers to update its vívosmart line for the first time in over three years with the new vívosmart 5, which boasts a larger screen and battery life that smartwatches just can’t compete with.
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Garmin’s New Epix Is an Absurdly Excellent Fitness Watch
I’ve been reviewing wearables for a solid decade now, and in that time, the Garmin Fenix line has emerged as the best multi-sport watch and activity tracker. Year after year, the Fenix has managed to stay either a little or a lot ahead of the competition, and when I heard the Fenix 7 was coming…