ubiquitous computing
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Meta Kills Its Smartwatch, Delays AR Glasses
We could have had some exciting competition in the wearable realm. Bloomberg says that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, just halted development on a smartwatch with dual cameras in favour of another kind of wearable. It was planned for release in spring 2023, with a price point of around $US350 ($486), which would have made it…
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Garmin Keeps Fitness Trackers Alive and Well With its New vívosmart 5
Smartwatches continue to dominate the wearables market, but Garmin thinks there’s still enough of a demand for dedicated fitness trackers to update its vívosmart line for the first time in over three years with the new vívosmart 5, which boasts a larger screen and battery life that smartwatches just can’t compete with.
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The Most Disappointing Gadgets of 2021
We review a lot of gadgets here at Gizmodo, and honestly, many of them are good. We detailed our favourites here. But we also see a lot of really bad products — some are just plain bad, while others are capable and well-designed but fatally flawed in one way or another (usually when it comes…
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Google Might Actually Be Making a Pixel Watch for Real
The rumour mill has been teasing Android users for years with the possibility of a Google-made Android smartwatch, and a new report indicates it might actually finally be happening.