wearables

James Bond’s Laser-Cutting Watch Is Finally a Reality

Thanks to some clever special effects, the gadgets that Q creates for James Bond and other MI6 agents are often well ahead of their time. So much so that it’s only now, more than 31 years after Never Say Never Again hit theaters, that we finally have a wristwatch with a built-in laser powerful enough…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 21

You Can Never Really Be Late With a Flux Capacitor Watch

You can cross a smartwatch off your wish list this holiday season now that ThinkGeek has revealed this utterly amazing compact Flux Capacitor Watch that really fluxes. The red LED readout on the bottom shows the current date, while the flashing LEDs on the flux capacitor do indicate the time, although deciphering it will take…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 19

Is Google Glass Dying?

Google Glass was supposed to be the eyewear of the future, but that future sounds pretty grim—at least if you read Reuters’ latest report on the cyborg-like eyewear. While Reuters doesn’t seem to have any evidence that the Glass project has been shelved—a notion which Google denies, naturally—Reuters does paint a surpisingly compelling picture of…

Tech News Sean Hollister Nov 14

Samsung Gear S Review: But I Don’t Wanna Be Dick Tracy

Samsung started the smartwatch push in earnest with its over-the-top Galaxy Gear just last year. Now, some six smartwatches later, Samsung is releasing one that can make its own calls. The Gear S is a tiny phone on your wrist. But is that really a good idea? What Is It? A watch with its very…

Reviews Eric Limer Nov 14

The Random Scribbles on This Watch Face Actually Do Tell the Time

If you’re a fan of obscure and hard to read watch faces, you’ve just found another addition to your collection. The sleek $180 Ora Unica is all black save for a couple of white squiggles on the watch’s face. It might seem like a non-functional fashion accessory, but if you look close you’ll see those…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 11

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

There are more options than ever if you’re in the market for a wearable fitness tracker that will encourage you to get off the couch and get active. But what if you really enjoy the couch? For those who want to get healthy minus all the physical fitness, researchers at the University of Alabama are…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 6

Basis Peak Review: The Best Activity Tracker Yet

The original Basis B1 Band was damn near the greatest activity tracker in the land, but it wasn’t. It had all the sensors (and then some) it took to get there, but its performance was inconsistent, and perhaps more importantly, it was bulky and ugly. Well, the Basis Peak is here now to right those…

Reviews Brent Rose Nov 5

Jawbone UP3 Hands On: A Fitness Tracker With Some Fashion Sense

Everybody’s vying for fitness tracker dominance. Microsoft released its Band last week, and new models of the Fitbit and Basis smartwatches are on the way. Now, Jawbone wants create a fashionable fitness tracker that you wouldn’t mind wearing all day. With two new additions to its fitness family, the UP3 and the UP Move, Jawbone…

Tech News Darren Orf Nov 5

Of Course This Six-Figure Watch Was Inspired By a Space Captain Cartoon

You can say what you will about the subdued stylings of the Apple Watch, but deep down we’re probably all a little glad it perfectly married form and function—a balance that not all watch makers strive for. MB&F has just revealed its latest creation, the HM6 Space Pirate that more than lives up to its…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 4

What’s Your Dream Smartwatch App?

Today we learned that Sonos is beta testing integration with Android Wear, good news for anyone who ever dreamt of switching the song via wrist. But for many of us, the lure of the smartwatch doesn’t end with being able to control a playlist from your watch. So tell us: What’s your dream app? If…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Nov 1

Apple Watch Accessories Are Already Out of Control

Whenever Apple announces something new, companies will use the most basic specs revealed onstage to take a stab at making What You Need to go with it. But the Apple Watch is even crazier; despite not even existing yet, more than a few companies are already accessorizing for it. The Apple Watch represents a challenge…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 28

This Retro Watch Has a Simple Solution to Battery Life For Wearables

The miniaturization of technology has hit a bit of a wall as of late, thanks to the limitations of batteries. Smartwatches could easily be packed with even more functionality, but who wants to have to charge it multiple times a day? John De Cristofaro’s retro-looking ChronodeVFD watch has the solution with swappable AA batteries. John’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 27

This Filmmaker Reviews Google Glass Using Google Glass

By this stage, Google Glass has been around in its kinda-beta kinda-on-sale format for a solid 18 months, and the internet is awash with more reviews than you can probably tolerate. But it’s still interesting to see wizard filmmaker Casey Neistat‘s opinion on everyone’s favorite face computer, especially when the entire thing is filmed with…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 25

Fitbit’s Upcoming Smartwatch Basically Confirmed In Pre-Order Page

Fitbit’s Surge smartwatch has already been leaked what feels like a million times, but we now know pretty much all the remaining details, thanks to a pre-order page on Brookstone that hangs every last detail out to dry. As previously suggested, the Surge will carefully tread the line between smartwatch and fitness watch. The touchscreen…

Tech News Chris Mills Oct 25

This Motion-Activated Band Turns Your Arm Into a Sound Effect Machine

Pew Pew! Vroom vroom! Chugga chugga! Time was when playtime special effects were whatever weird sounds you could make with your mouth. Not anymore! Moff is an app-powered snap bracelet designed to get kids up and active by turning arm motions into all kinds of cool audio snippets. After a super successful Kickstarter campaign earlier…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Oct 23

Casio Taps the 1980s for Its Retro Line of Smart (Looking) Watches

These days only people going for the ironic look would consider a gold digital watch a classy way to spruce up an outfit, but back in the 1980s they were cutting edge technology and high style. So Casio is bringing back a small collection of its swankiest designs in gold and silver for all you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 16

You Can Customize This E-Ink Watch Down to the Strap

If there’s one group that will surely embrace smartwatches, it’s those who like to change their background image and the look and feel of their devices every day. But the FES Watch doesn’t just let you change the watch face whenever you tire of the current design, using E-Ink technology it actually lets you change…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 15

Report: Samsung’s Made Rollable Batteries That Bend Into a Hoop

Wearables: great, apart from the fact that batteries last about five minutes. Samsung, though, may have a solution: it’s just announced a new type of battery which is so flexible that it can be rolled up into a hoop. The announcement, made at InterBattery 2014 in Seoul—how about that for an expo name?—claims that the…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Oct 15

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

Google and Apple can pitch them as productivity tools all they want, but the real reason anyone would strap a smartwatch to their wrist is as a more covert way to kill time and avoid boredom. So it’s good to know that when your Twitter and Facebook feeds run dry, you can always boot up…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 14

This Stress-Sensing Fitness Tracker Won the Nation’s Top Design Award

The National Design Awards were last night in New York, where 20 products were vying to be named the country’s best. The winner, chosen by public voting, was a fitness tracker called Spire, which claims to keep tabs on your overall well-being by measuring heart rate and breathing patterns to monitor stress. Spire was designed…

Health Alissa Walker Oct 10

James Bond’s Laser-Cutting Watch Is Finally a Reality

You Can Never Really Be Late With a Flux Capacitor Watch

Is Google Glass Dying?

Samsung Gear S Review: But I Don’t Wanna Be Dick Tracy

The Random Scribbles on This Watch Face Actually Do Tell the Time

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

Basis Peak Review: The Best Activity Tracker Yet

Jawbone UP3 Hands On: A Fitness Tracker With Some Fashion Sense

Of Course This Six-Figure Watch Was Inspired By a Space Captain Cartoon

What’s Your Dream Smartwatch App?

Apple Watch Accessories Are Already Out of Control

This Retro Watch Has a Simple Solution to Battery Life For Wearables

This Filmmaker Reviews Google Glass Using Google Glass

Fitbit’s Upcoming Smartwatch Basically Confirmed In Pre-Order Page

This Motion-Activated Band Turns Your Arm Into a Sound Effect Machine

Casio Taps the 1980s for Its Retro Line of Smart (Looking) Watches

You Can Customize This E-Ink Watch Down to the Strap

Report: Samsung’s Made Rollable Batteries That Bend Into a Hoop

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

This Stress-Sensing Fitness Tracker Won the Nation’s Top Design Award

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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wearables

James Bond’s Laser-Cutting Watch Is Finally a Reality

You Can Never Really Be Late With a Flux Capacitor Watch

Is Google Glass Dying?

​Samsung Gear S Review: But I Don’t Wanna Be Dick Tracy

The Random Scribbles on This Watch Face Actually Do Tell the Time

This Wearable Counts Calories For You From the Comfort of Your Ear

Basis Peak Review: The Best Activity Tracker Yet

Jawbone UP3 Hands On: A Fitness Tracker With Some Fashion Sense

Of Course This Six-Figure Watch Was Inspired By a Space Captain Cartoon

What’s Your Dream Smartwatch App?

Apple Watch Accessories Are Already Out of Control

This Retro Watch Has a Simple Solution to Battery Life For Wearables

This Filmmaker Reviews Google Glass Using Google Glass

Fitbit’s Upcoming Smartwatch Basically Confirmed In Pre-Order Page

This Motion-Activated Band Turns Your Arm Into a Sound Effect Machine

Casio Taps the 1980s for Its Retro Line of Smart (Looking) Watches

You Can Customize This E-Ink Watch Down to the Strap

Report: Samsung’s Made Rollable Batteries That Bend Into a Hoop

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

This Stress-Sensing Fitness Tracker Won the Nation’s Top Design Award

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Samsung Gear S Review: But I Don’t Wanna Be Dick Tracy