Smart glasses are an incredibly polarizing technology. Enthusiasts hail the remarkable convenience of having a smartphone connected to your vision throughout the day, while others raise significant privacy concerns about being recorded without their knowledge or consent. This last problem is real and Meta fortunately seems to want to tackle it. Meta revealed a number of upcoming products at Meta Connect 2026, including its all-new Meta Audio glasses. These don’t have built-in cameras, which means they can’t be used to take photos or record videos. The glasses also don’t have an internal screen, and…
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The first health data trend reports will be available in early October. Cherlynn Low for Woozad When Google launched its latest Pixel smartwatch last month, one of the most notable features the company announced was the Health Guardian toolset. This platform promised to bring a new layer of information about the user’s blood pressure, insulin resistance and sleepy breathing. These health tracking tools weren’t available at the time of our review, but given that we gave the Pixel Watch 5 a high rating on its launch date, the rollout of these new tools should further increase…
Some Gemini subscribers with a Pixel 11 will soon be able to try phone calls via an AI chatbot. Nathan Ingraham for Woozad Google is offering an AI-based Hold for Me feature for several generations of Pixel smartphones. Starting today, the company’s AI will be able to handle an entire phone call for some common business tasks. Some Pixel 11 owners can ask the Gemini chatbot to make a call in the Gemini app, and the tool will speak to a person on the other end of the conversation, navigate phonebook menus, and wait on hold.…
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 arrives three years after the Ultra 2. During those two generations, Apple added satellite connectivity, a larger screen, new health sensors, and longer battery life. Are these changes enough to justify replacing an Ultra 2 or paying more for the newer model? Both watches retain a 49mm titanium case, action button, siren, 3,000 nits display, dual frequency GPS, and support for recreational diving up to 40 meters. The Apple Watch Ultra 4 starts at $799 in the US. Apple has discontinued the Ultra 2, although its refurbished store currently has it starting at $589. Here…
Three iconic “Peanuts” specials will once again be available on the Apple TV streaming service without a subscription for a limited time this holiday season. Here’s when each special will be available to stream for free in the Apple TV app: “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”: Saturday October 17 and Sunday October 18 “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”: Saturday November 14 and Sunday November 15 “A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Saturday December 12 and Sunday December 13 Apple TV subscribers can already watch the specials at any time of the year. In 2020, a petition calling for the return of “Peanuts”…
OpenAI has had disappointing results working with Apple to integrate ChatGPT into Siri, according to court documents filed (PDF) as part of its ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk’s company SpaceXAI (xAI at the time of the lawsuit filing). Apple added ChatGPT to Siri in December 2024, but users had to go through a multi-step sign-up process, which added a layer of friction. In January 2025, OpenAI said the integration was “off to a slow start” and the company reduced its forecast for the number of additional connected weekly active users it hoped to achieve through the partnership. Much of…
It turns out it can mean a variety of things. Xavierarnau/Getty Images Your Samsung Galaxy smartphone has plenty of on-screen features to show you what’s going on. One shows a broken triangle symbol that depicts two arrows pointing up and down. If you spot it, it’s nothing sinister. This means that Data Saver is active on your device, protecting your data allowance. So, what is Data Saver? What is it for and how do I turn it off? Data Saver is usually one of three triangle-shaped indicators: Data Saver, represented by a broken triangle on a…
Beats Hours after Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo in Cupertino, California, BGR attended a hands-on experience a few miles away for another major new release: the Beats 360 headphones. The new over-ear headphones are the most versatile product we’ve ever seen from the company, with powerful sound, impressive comfort, and plenty of style. In addition to reviewing the Beats 360, we also had the opportunity to speak with Oliver Schusser, President of Beats and Vice President of Apple Music, who previously told us about the Powerbeats Fit line. This time…
Jill Connelly/Getty Images Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was hit with a massive settlement of up to $18 billion, plus another $945 million in three separate fines, over findings linking its platforms to children’s addiction to social media. That’s a significant drop from the initial $1.4 trillion figure sought by California and 28 other states. Lawyers for the affected states have corrected that figure to $200 billion, but it appears Meta will pay about 10% of that so far, and that’s over 10 years between the affected states.…
More smart glasses and possibly a VR headset expected today Karissa Bell for Woozad Meta Connect was once all about VR, but in recent years the event has become the launching pad for all of the company’s hardware, metaverse, and AI projects. This year, we expect CEO Mark Zuckerberg to unveil a slew of new products across his smartglasses, headsets, and AI portfolios. In fact, its own website for Connect says the next two days will feature “our latest advances in AI technologies, AI glasses and virtual reality – designed to help you connect, create and…