This past April marked the 10-year anniversary of the Apple Watch. Those early aluminum, stainless steel, and—yes—18k gold models launched without a clear idea of what they were for. Apple wanted its smartwatch to be a fashionable timepiece, a fitness tracker, a cellphone, a music player, a turn-by-turn navigator, and more. It seemed obvious that […]
Do You Really Need a New Apple Watch If You Already Have One?
Reviews for the Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 came out today. I’m in the process of reviewing them. I only have two wrists, and there are three Apple Watches to review—so yeah. Besides, I need to collect more health data before I feel comfortable pushing reviews. If you’re reading reviews and […]
Withings Updates ScanWatch 2 With 35-Day Battery Life the Apple Watch Could Only Dream Of
Withings, which is best known for its smart scales and similar devices, also makes a smartwatch series, the latest of which is the ScanWatch 2. At IFA 2025, the company announced a new blue and silver version of the 42mm model. It also unveiled HealthSense 4, an AI-laden software update that leverages the tech to […]
New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress
Some health enthusiasts swear by smartwatches as a way to monitor stress levels, but a recent study calls into question that common usage. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, claims that such watches display a very limited ability to actually communicate what a person’s psychological state is. Sometimes, a watch […]
Meta’s Rumored Smartwatch May Actually Be a Huge Win for Ray-Ban Glasses
Meta has been on a bit of a tear lately, snapping up AI researchers from Apple and OpenAI on an express train towards… something? What that something is, only time and a watchful eye will reveal, but apparently, a part of that future vision is a smartwatch. According to a report from DigiTimes, Meta is […]
Mark Your Calendar: New Google Pixel Phones Are Coming on August 20
Buckle up! Google is throwing a party next month. Samsung announced its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 (check out my review here), the Z Flip 7, and the Galaxy Watch 8 and 8 Classic last week, and Google is going next before Apple will likely do its annual iPhone and Apple Watch event in September. […]
The Not-Pebble Watch Is a Sign We Crave Something Unique
The return of Pebble offers a chance to reset the clock on smartwatches. Eric Migicovsky, the original idea man behind Pebble’s simple, pared-down e-paper wearable, is back with a device that looks akin to that decade-old smartwatch brand in the Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2. The first footage of Migicovsky’s resurrected wearable shows […]
Garmin’s New Paid Tier Is Filled With AI, but Actually Seems Useful
If there’s anything we’ve been learning these last couple of months, all good things must end. Fortunately, Garmin isn’t putting an end to its free tier, but it is introducing a premium plan called Garmin Connect+. The perks will sound familiar if you subscribe to apps like Strava. And because its 2025, the paid features […]
You Can Control the Newest Samsung TVs With a Flick of Your Wrist (And a Samsung Watch)
In a case of product synergy no one asked for, you can now control Samsung’s 2025 line of televisions with the company’s smartwatches. Yep, for those cases where your remote goes M.I.A. to the Isle of Lost Things, you can still watch the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again or The Residence but you will […]
Pebble’s Successor Has Me Stoked for the Return of the Simple Smartwatch
The dream of the cool-but-not-overly-garish smartwatch is alive and well with not-Pebble’s new smartwatches, the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. Pebble, known by diehard nerds for making one of the gadget world’s most beloved throwback wearables, is reprising its vintage-looking smartwatches under a new moniker, Core Devices. Aesthetically, the smartwatches remain largely […]