Google announced today that its first “smart glasses” product is expected to launch this fall. It is teaming up with Samsung and glasses makers Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to launch new AI audio glasses. The glasses will run Android XR, Google’s platform for smart glasses and AR/VR headsets. There are cameras, speakers and microphones in the glasses, but there is no display in the lenses. Google previewed two of the designs coming from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, although there are other options. Google says both companies will have “full collections” available when the glasses launch. The glasses support…
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Azeez Photography/Shutterstock Apple’s convenient MagSafe system arrived in 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12. The magnetic technology, with its iconic MagSafe circle, was launched primarily as a convenient way to charge your Apple handset and also carry compatible accessories like wallets that attach securely to the circular magnet on the back of the phone. MagSafe has since evolved into a full ecosystem of accessories that now includes things like batteries, car mounts, stands, grips, and a host of other third-party offerings from a wide number of manufacturers. MagSafe…
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Depending on how deep you are in the Apple ecosystem, charging multiple devices at once can result in significant cable clutter. Don’t get me wrong, owning multiple Apple products is great for device synergy, but charging multiple devices can still require a fair number of accessories. Luckily, while we weren’t busy studying the half-life of nuclear waste, we found a cool charging accessory for Apple products on Amazon. Available at a deep discount, the Anlmz 3-in-1 iPhone Charging Station lets you charge multiple Apple…
We’ve seen most of the Android news last week, so it was time to find out what’s coming to another pillar of Google’s empire: search. Perhaps the biggest change is an overhaul of the search box, which has been the de facto front page of the Internet for hundreds of millions of people for decades. Starting today, Google is rolling out “AI-powered smart search” in all languages and countries where AI mode is available. The company says this will offer users suggestions “that go beyond autocomplete” as it designed the search box to better anticipate their intent and help them…
In his new role as chief hardware officer, Johny Srouji, Apple’s longtime head of chip manufacturing, has reorganized the company’s hardware development leadership “to accelerate work on future devices,” according to BloombergIt’s Mark Gurman. The shakeup aims to bring chip and product development closer together. “The hardware redesign also aims to better integrate teams working on silicon internally with those creating products,” Gurman explained. The report says that oversight of Apple product design is moving from Kate Bergeron to two of her longtime deputies: Shelly Goldberg and Dave Pakula. Goldberg was already in charge of Mac product design, while Pakula…
In the early 2010s, Beats headphones were a phenomenon. Every cool kid had a pair of Beats Solo, Beats Studio, or the very expensive Beats Pro. The headphone company was the only one that could count on a ridiculous number of celebrities wearing its products. NPD data reveals that Beats accounted for 64% of the U.S. premium headphone market in 2012. Nine years later, in 2021, a survey found that the brand’s overall market share in the U.S., not just among its high-end competitors, was 15%. As of mid-2025, Apple, which owns Beats, accounted for 23% of the U.S. market…
Dolgachov/Getty Images If you’re in the market for a new keyboard, you’ve probably noticed that, like any other electronic gadget, there’s a significant price gap between the cheapest and most expensive products on the market. At the low end, you generally get what you pay for with low-cost components, which leads to affordability, but that doesn’t mean paying more for fancy, expensive keyboards will always pay off either. With that in mind, here’s if you can tell the difference between expensive and cheap keyboards. In the budget keyboard segment, most…
The annual developers conference starts today. Google (Screenshot) It’s time again for Google to unveil a cornucopia of new features for its dizzying array of software products. The company’s developer conference kicks off today, with a keynote scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. You can watch the stream (here’s how to watch the I/O 2026 keynote) or, if you’re unable to listen to a video, you can simply rely on our live blog here! (You can also do both, you’re multitasking.) Google already held an I/O edition of its regular Android Show last week, during which it…
Jonathan434343/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 2026, you might think the obvious solution for headphones is to go wireless. While there are some great wireless earbuds tested by experts, there’s actually something to be said for using high-quality wired earbuds, even in 2026. There are several reasons why you might turn to wired earbuds over wireless, including connectivity options (many planes still default to wired inputs), the convenience of never having to charge them, and sometimes for an even more secure fit. However, it’s…
Apple today announced a suite of accessibility updates that use Apple Intelligence to expand the capabilities of VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader, with additional new features for generated captions and wheelchair control through Apple Vision Pro. Apple Intelligence powers several of the new features coming later this year: VoiceOver Image Browser uses Apple Intelligence to produce more detailed descriptions of images throughout the system, including photographs, scanned invoices and personnel records. Users can also press the iPhone Action button to ask questions about what the camera viewfinder sees, with follow-up questions supported in natural language. Magnifying glass brings…