Category: Gadgets

Samsung smart ring places a focus on sleep data

Julie Campbell
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The new Galaxy wearable device was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress before its release. Following a tiny mention at the tail end of the Galaxy S24 event in early February, Samsung officially unveiled its smart ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The latest unveiling went well beyond the brief tease originally announcing the device. Samsung has now made the announcement of its smart ring, a Galaxy device, official.  The gadget will be offered in US ring sizes 5 through 15. That said, on the commercial products, those sizes…

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Google denies updates are killing the Fitbit Charge 5

Stephanie Beck
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Owners of the popular fitness tracker say their devices have stopped working after updating. The Fitbit Charge 5 is a highly popular fitness tracker, but owners have been complaining that their gadgets have stopped working properly – or stopped working entirely – after software updates. Google has been providing the updates but says those are not the cause of the problem. Owners of the Fitbit Charge 5 started complaining about the dying fitness trackers following software updates last summer. At that time, the most common complaint was that battery life…

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Meta signs major licensing agreement for Immersion haptic technology

L. Green
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Though the tech has fallen out of fashion for a while, Facebook’s parent company is interested again. Haptic technology isn’t anything new, but it has fallen out of fashion when it comes to the latest virtual reality experiences provided by major players in VR. That said, Meta recently signed a major licensing deal with Immersion Corporation to leverage patents of that nature. The idea is to use the tech to enhance Meta’s XR software, hardware and other products. Immersion Corporation specializes in the development of haptic technology, which it patents…

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Apple Vision Pro headsets are being returned by early adopters

Sam Lambert
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Fans of the brand who were the first to buy are returning the devices for a number of reasons. As excited as many people were to purchase the Apple Vision Pro virtual reality headset, many have decided that this gadget isn’t for them and are returning it. Apple’s purchase agreement says that the headsets can be returned within 14 days of purchase. Though there are certainly people who are keeping their Vision Pro headsets, there are enough people returning them to get the $3,500 back that they spent on their…

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Samsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA authorization for sleep apnea feature

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This medical monitoring feature’s approval is the first of its kind for wearable technology. Samsung Electronics recently announced that its Galaxy Watch was compatible with a new Samsung Health Monitor sleep apnea feature that has received De Novo authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The wearable technology feature is meant to help detect indications of sleep apnea in a wearer. The approval given to the app that is compatible with the Galaxy Watch and phone was the first of its kind the FDA has issued. The authorization…

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