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A Pixel Watch showing the time next to a phone with the Google Health app open on a Health Guardian summary with blood pressure trends marked High

Google's AI spots signs of high blood pressure from a smartwatch

Google Research built an AI that finds signs of high blood pressure using only the pulse and motion sensors in a regular smartwatch. No cuff is needed to set it up.

November 7, 2026

Four Aina rings in silver, black, dark gray and gold sit on stepped concrete blocks, each with a dark rectangular screen on top

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Aina's $399 AI ring has a screen and a joystick for your agents

The startup's new smart ring lets you approve or reject what AI agents want to do with a tap, without taking out your phone. Pre-orders open Thursday and shipping starts in January 2027.

November 5, 2026

An Apple Watch showing the Rewind screen with a short text snippet about staying left after a trail marker, an orange microphone indicator and an Ask Siri button

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Apple Watch can now replay what someone just said, in beta

Apple's Live Rewind and Siri Recap are now in beta on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. One shows the last 15 seconds of speech as text, the other sums up whole conversations.

November 3, 2026

Three Bee Frontier wristbands in lavender, green and black in front of four Bee Eclipse phone attachments in pink, yellow, silver and black

Amazon's Bee launches a $75 AI wristband and a note taker for your phone

Bee, the AI wearable startup Amazon bought, unveiled Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse, plus a $11.99 Bee Pro plan that links your conversation notes to Alexa+ and Amazon shopping.

October 15, 2026

A woman rests her wrist on her knee while wearing the Google Fitbit Edge, a slim capsule-shaped tracker with a green woven band.

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Google's Fitbit Edge brings back the screen and a replaceable battery

Google announced the Fitbit Edge, a $179.99 tracker with a bright display, GPS and a battery you can swap. It reaches stores on October 27.

October 12, 2026

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These $499 headphones read your brainwaves and tell you when you've stopped paying attention

Neurable started shipping its first standalone headphones, Neurable One, which use 12 EEG sensors woven into the ear pads to track your focus in real time and nudge you to take a break before you burn out.

October 1, 2026

TechnologySeptember 30, 2026
Google's screenless Fitbit finally reaches India, at a $47 markup
Google launched the screenless Fitbit Air in India for ₹13,999, about $47 more than its US price, entering a market where cheap local competitors already dominate.
TechnologySeptember 29, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura shelves its $2.2 billion IPO, citing market 'uncertainty'
Oura delayed its Nasdaq IPO just a week after launching the process, despite what the company called strong demand and improving business performance.
AISeptember 25, 2026
Meta launches camera-free AI glasses, a $1,299 VR headset and hearing help
Ray-Ban Meta Audio drops the camera entirely after privacy criticism, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 gets slimmer, and Meta VR Glasses weigh about 100 grams. Here's what each costs and when.
AISeptember 25, 2026
Meta's Muse agent gets a Tamagotchi-like device, video avatars and Mac control
At Connect 2026, Meta showed Muse Charm, a pocket device for its AI agent, and gave Muse its own email, real-time avatars and the ability to use Mac apps.

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