Next year, Meta's early lead in the global AI smart glasses market will be challenged by Apple and Samsung Electronics, paving the way for a three-way struggle between major tech firms over the next generation of AI-powered gadgets.

Apple intends to present its first smart glasses at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027, with a commercial debut anticipated later that year, according to industry insiders on Sunday.

The device was supposed to be released by the end of this year by the Apple, but it was reportedly postponed as it addressed privacy issues with wearable AI technology, reports The Investor.

It is anticipated that Apple would adopt a similar approach to the introduction of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The hardware and software platform will probably be shown by the Apple at WWDC, giving developers time to design apps before the product is released to consumers months later.

It is anticipated that Apple's strategy will prioritize privacy.

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According to reports, the company, which has made privacy a core principle for over ten years, is creating the glasses to restrict the gathering and processing of personal information by third parties.

Apple is expected to focus on-device AI capabilities for data processing and visual recognition rather than significantly depending on cloud-based processing. Industry sources say it is unlikely to involve facial recognition.

Apple is also anticipated to steer clear of Meta's "supersensing" strategy, which continuously scans the wearer's environment. As part of its larger privacy-focused strategy, the corporation is unlikely to train its AI models using user-captured photographs.

Additionally, the company is debating whether to introduce a camera-free model. Another alternative under consideration is a camera-equipped version that limits standard photo and video capabilities while using the sensor mostly for AI tasks like object and location identification.

As a result of its collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, a major player in the eyewear industry, Meta presently dominates the market by providing AI-powered capabilities in its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Last year, Meta had 85.2 percent of the global market for AI smart glasses, according to market research firm Omdia.

Samsung is joining the competition with its own AI-driven wearable platform.

Samsung unveiled its smart eyewear, created in collaboration with Google, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker, at its Galaxy Unpacked presentation in London on July 22. This fall is when the product is expected to launch.

Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless polygraph system you can wear.

Unlike polygraphs used in television crime dramas, this wearable version isn’t optimized to detect lies. Instead, engineers and physicians designed it to sense underlying stress hidden deep within the body –  no interrogation room required.

The lightweight, bandage-like device gently adheres to the chest, where it simultaneously measures heart activity, breathing patterns, sweat response, blood flow and temperature. Together, these signals capture a real-time, whole-body view of stress, reports Amanda Morris in Northwestern

By continuously tracking multiple physiological signals at once, the device could help clinicians detect stress and potential discomfort in patients — including infants or the elderly — who may be unable to communicate, diagnose sleep disorders without cumbersome in-laboratory equipment, monitor mental health over time and even sense early warning signs of medical complications. The study was published in the journal Science Advances.

“Sometimes, the body manifests signs of stress before a person is consciously aware of it,” said Northwestern’s John A. Rogers, who led the device development. “Even if people don’t realize how much pressure they are under, stress is quietly affecting their health. Prolonged stress can have adverse consequences, especially for pregnant mothers, children and critically ill patients. An ability to track stress based on quantitative measurements could empower people to take stress-relieving actions with direct benefits to their health. Importantly, we aimed to design a device, conceptually like a polygraph system, that operates on the basis of biophysical body responses, without requiring access to chemical biomarkers found in body fluids.”

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A world-renowned bioelectronics pioneer, Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern, where he has appointments in the McCormick School of Engineering and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He also directs the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics and the Querrey Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering and Advanced Medical Systems. Rogers is co-corresponding author of the study along with Dr. Debra E. Weese-Mayer, the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine and professor of pediatrics (neurology) at Feinberg and Jae-Young Yoo of Sungkyunkwan University in Korea.

A voice for the vulnerable

The project started as a request from pediatricians at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Over the years, Rogers’ team has developed a suite of wireless, wearable electronics for infants and children — to track vital signs, monitor illness, treat congenital conditions and diagnose disease. Now, pediatricians asked Rogers to create a soft, non-invasive device to detect and continuously track stress levels in babies throughout hospital stays, without measuring stress’ biochemical signatures in saliva and blood.

Currently, detecting babies’ stress often depends on what caregivers can see and hear — crying, facial expressions and movement — along with basic vital signs. But these signals can be subtle, inconsistent or even entirely absent.

“Stress is often scored using survey sheets and nursing assessments,” Rogers said. “The entries include things like tonality and volume of crying. Infants obviously cannot describe their own pain levels. So, unlike with adults, determining stress in babies can be incredibly challenging. We wanted to take subjectivity out of these assessments.”

“This new device tracks the body’s stress signals around the clock, helping quantify how long someone is stressed each day and how intense that stress is,” said Weese-Mayer, Rogers’ long-time collaborator. “The beauty of the device is that both individuals and healthcare providers can now identify stress and objectively monitor the effectiveness of interventions to decrease stress and restore a healthy balance, in a completely non-invasive manner.”

All-in-one stress sensing

To do that, Rogers and his team found inspiration in a surprising place: polygraphs. Although they are colloquially called “lie detectors,” polygraphs actually don’t detect lies. They measure the body’s response to stress, which can be triggered by many factors besides deception. Rogers saw an opportunity to build on that core idea. But, while traditional polygraph machines rely on a patchwork of bulky, wired sensors, Rogers aimed to capture those same physiological signals — and then some — in a more comprehensive, fully integrated, accurate and wearable form.

The system wirelessly transmits these synchronized data streams to a smartphone, smart watch or tablet, where machine learning algorithms analyze patterns associated with stress in real time. Weighing less than 8 grams (equivalent to eight paperclips) and designed to move naturally with the skin, the device can operate continuously for more than 24 hours.

Proven across realistic scenarios

After developing the system, Rogers’ team validated it across a wide range of scenarios, including controlled experiments and real-world environments. During simulated lie-detector tests, the wearable device accurately captured stress responses triggered by sensitive questions and closely matched measurements from commercial polygraph systems.

What’s next

Next, the team aims to move its technology beyond validation studies and into broader clinical use. Next steps will include testing the device in larger patient groups, refining its ability to personalize stress detection and integrating it into hospital and at-home monitoring systems to provide continuous, real-time insight into patient health.

Hydrogels are biocompatible, pliable materials composed primarily of water and a small amount of polymer. The Jell-O-like material can be applied to the skin or implanted in the body to treat wounds, attach implants, and encapsulate and release medication gradually. It is accessible as medical patches, sprays, and glues.

Despite all of their protective, elastic, and sticky qualities, hydrogels lack one essential characteristic: breathability. Wearing a bandage or patch for an extended period of time can trap perspiration and moisture, irritating tissues and decreasing the efficacy of any device that a hydrogel clings to.

Now MIT engineers have come up with a recipe for a hydrogel that is both hydrated and aerated, or permeable to air. The new material is just as soft, stretchy, and robust as conventional hydrogels, but a network of tiny tunnels running through the gel allows air to pass through, reports Jennifer Chu in MIT News.

Compared to traditional hydrogels, the aerated hydrogel can be worn for extended periods of time without irritating the skin. Even when exercising, it can lessen perspiration accumulation. The new breathable hydrogel was used to affix wireless cardiac monitors to the chests of experiment participants. The volunteers did not exhibit any signs of skin irritation after engaging in regular exercise for ten days, and the heart monitors continued to read well.

The results, which are reported in the journal Nature, may enable longer-lasting hydrogel products, such as breathable bandages and dressings, cosmetic face masks, and contact lenses, along with better-performing health monitors and implants.

“Water and oxygen are both essential for life,” says Xuanhe Zhao, the Uncas (1923) and Helen Whitaker Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and medical engineering and science. “Now that we’ve added air to hydrogels, people can find broad applications.”

Breathing through Jello

Water makes up about 90 percent of a typical hydrogel. The rest of the material consists of polymers. When mixed with water in a chemical process known as “cross-linking,” the polymers settle into a sort of scaffold that holds the water in place, forming a gel that’s both squishy and stretchy. But because hydrogel’s composition is mainly water, it’s inherently challenging for any air to make its way through the material effectively.

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“In general, water is not breathable,” co-lead author Xiao-Yun Yan says. “Hydrogel is 80 to 90 percent water, similar to Jell-O. And you cannot breathe through Jell-O.”

Other groups have tried to design air-permeable hydrogels, mainly taking one of two approaches. The first has been to essentially puncture microscopic holes throughout the gel. Such designs are breathable, but only in air. When they are placed in liquid, the holes quickly clog up.

Zhao and his colleagues took advantage of viscoelastic phase separation in concocting a breathable hydrogel. For their new design, they mixed their conventional hydrogel recipe with a very small amount of silica aerogel particles, which are essentially “solid-form” air bubbles.

“They are like boba beads,” Yan offers. “The particles are made of silica, which is hydrophobic, meaning that water does not want to leak through them, so they are very stable in water.”

And as it turns out, the particles are similar to oil when mixed with water. The researchers found that when they mixed just a small amount of the particles with a solution of the water-heavy hydrogel, the water molecules glommed together, essentially finding each other faster than the less abundant silica particles.

Zhao says the new study provides a novel approach for others to fabricate breathable and multifunctional hydrogels, using the concept of visoelastic phase separation as a guide.

“We’ve discovered that this process can create these air-permeable hydrogels, and we demonstrate one application,” he says. “But we think there can be very broad applications. This is a technology platform.”

It is a single-chip device that can gather all types of hybrid indoor/outdoor photovoltaic cells. The power output range of these hybrid PV cells is broad, ranging from several watts in direct sunshine to microwatts under indoor lights. Multi-PMIC systems were previously required to control this range, which increased the cost and complexity of the overall system designs. The device maximizes harvested power across a wide range of input conditions thanks to its Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) module and low- and high-power boost converters. It can operate in open-circuit ratio or constant-voltage modes. Operating from input voltages as low as 275mV (1.5µW minimum) is made possible via a dedicated cold-start circuit.

Sports or trekking laptops, self-charging headphones, PV-charged earphone covers, and e-readers are just a few of the many uses for the AEM15820. Power banks, smart backpack power modules, smart glasses, and remote security cameras are additional markets, reports Electropages.

What is the e-peas AEM15820 PMIC used for?

An extremely effective power management integrated circuit (PMIC) called the e-peas AEM15820 was created to capture energy from hybrid indoor and outdoor photovoltaic (PV) cells. By effectively transforming captured solar energy into usable electricity for wearables, Internet of Things devices, smart sensors, and portable consumer electronics, it makes self-powered electronic gadgets possible.

What is energy harvesting and why is it important?

In order to power electrical devices, energy harvesting collects energy from external sources including light, heat, vibration, or radio frequency signals. It lessens or does away with the need for disposable batteries, prolongs battery life, requires less maintenance, and encourages the creation of more environmentally friendly, maintenance-free product designs.

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What advantages might hybrid indoor/outdoor photovoltaic cells offer?

From dim interior lighting to direct sunlight, hybrid photovoltaic cells can produce electricity in a variety of lighting scenarios. This makes linked devices perfect for portable gadgets, Internet of Things devices, and always-on smart products since it enables them to continue charging and functioning in various conditions.

How does the AEM15820 optimize PV cell energy harvesting?

Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and low- and high-power boost converters are combined in the AEM15820. These characteristics enable devices gather the most energy possible while maintaining efficient operation by continuously optimizing power extraction from solar cells under varying light conditions.

Which applications work well with the e-peas AEM15820?

Wearable technology, wireless headphones, earbud charging cases, smart glasses, e-readers, sports and trekking laptops, remote security cameras, IoT sensors, power banks, and smart backpacks with built-in solar charging are just a few of the self-powered and energy-efficient items that the AEM15820 is perfect for.

How is the design of an energy harvesting system made simpler by the AEM15820?

The AEM15820 removes the need for several PMICs by combining low- and high-power boost converters, MPPT capabilities, and cold-start capability into a single chip. This lowers the number of components, simplifies the design, lowers the total cost of the system, and speeds up the development of solar-powered electronics.

Swiss healthtech brand Hilo, developed by Aktiia has closed a $19 million Series B extension, bringing its total funding to more than $119 million. The company also announced U.S. launch of Hilo Core, a wearable system designed to help consumers observe blood pressure patterns over time.

The round includes new investment from Dell Family Office, alongside continued backing from existing investors, as Hilo expands its presence in the U.S. following the launch of Hilo Core, its next-generation blood pressure monitoring system designed to provide continuous, long-term health insights.

Hilo Core consists of a connected upper-arm cuff, a smartphone app, and a lightweight wristband. Customers use the FDA-approved cuff to collect standard blood pressure measurements in order to calibrate the wristband, according to MobiHealth News.

The wristband then estimates blood pressure without repeatedly inflating an arm cuff by using photoplethysmographic signals (optical sensors to detect changes in blood flow under the skin) and algorithms.

According to Hilo, it gathers 30 to 35 readings every day, including overnight, and shows trends in addition to heart rate, sleep, and step count information.

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"For too long, blood pressure has been measured in isolated moments, leaving critical gaps in understanding," Stefan Petzinger, CEO of Hilo by Aktiia, said in a statement.

According to Hilo, customers may use the system to track how their blood pressure-related patterns vary throughout the day and how they connect to things like activity and sleep.

These trends may encourage a user to consult a healthcare provider or take a traditional reading using the arm cuff.

However, the estimates produced by the bracelet shouldn't be used to replace readings from an FDA-approved medical device, diagnose hypertension, or modify medicine.

The FDA has not authorized Hilo Core.

Instead of presenting it as a tool for detecting or treating a medical ailment, the business is marketing it as a general wellness product meant to increase awareness and guide lifestyle choices.

In the future, Hilo intends to develop its product into a regulated medical platform.

The next generation of battery-operated wearable technology, assistive devices, robotics, and drones may include a novel 3D camera modeled like the eyes of jumping spiders. The technology utilized less energy than a nightlight.

SpiderCam, a prototype developed by Northwestern University engineers mimics how spiders use their sight to measure distances before making an unexpected sideways leap at an unsuspecting victim going about its daily activity, reports Shiri Leigh in New Atlas.

“Jumping spiders jump to catch prey, to avoid predators and to get around, and that requires excellent vision,” says Northwestern’s Asst. Prof. Emma Alexander, the study’s corresponding author and expert in bio-inspired computer vision.

The majority of common 3D cameras take pictures from different angles in order to determine depth, either by measuring and projecting light or by comparing each image. These techniques require a large amount of processing power, costly gear, and energy.

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While jumping spiders have numerous layers of retinas in each eye that may independently concentrate at slightly varying distances—one layer may see an object in focus while another layer sees the identical thing slightly out of focus—human eyes are only able to focus on one retina.

“They see multiple levels of focus at all times,” Alexander says. “So, they are always collecting pairs of images. Then, their brains could compare these differences in sharpness to judge distance.”

“But their brains are very small – the size of a poppy seed – so they have to compute these distances in a highly efficient way. We wanted to understand whether we could borrow some of the same principles to create an extremely energy-efficient depth sensor that could be used in resource-constrained situations where users don’t have unlimited access to power.”

Similar functionality is provided by the SpiderCam, which uses a specially designed camera to simultaneously capture two photos with slightly different focus settings. The researchers developed a unique algorithm straight onto a specially programmed computer chip optimized for energy-efficient processing, rather than executing resource-intensive software on a traditional processor.

According to the team, the SpiderCam is the first 3D camera to run on less than one watt. The chip prototype can process depth maps at 32.5 frames per second while consuming just 624 milliwatts of power. The data is then transformed into real-time depth measurements by the unique algorithm, which analyzes how the two images' edges and textures differ in sharpness.

Sky Labs, a medical device firm best known for its blood pressure monitoring ring, has filed for a KOSDAQ listing with South Korea's Financial Services Commission and is now getting ready for an IPO.

According to reports, the business intends to offer 2 million shares with the goal of raising up to 32 billion won ($21.5 million) to fund its expansion into pharmaceutical clinical trials and transition into a medical data platform company.

The IPO filing comes after the introduction of what Sky Labs claims to be the first BP ring for ward use in history, as well as regulatory clearances in Europe and the UK earlier this year. After verifying that Sky Labs' ring functioned similarly to traditional BP monitoring techniques, the Korean Society of Hypertension (KSH) has offered what may be the first formal recommendation of ring-type cuffless BP devices in history.

We believe now is the right time for an IPO because, with our unrivalled technology, we have successfully established ourselves within the regulated medical market while demonstrating strong financial growth. Our product, CART BP pro, is the first wearable cuffless BP monitor to obtain both medical device approval and health insurance reimbursement coverage, and is now used in about 2,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide. We have moved beyond technological validation to a business model in which recurring clinical use generates revenue, Sky Labs CEO Jack Byunghwan Lee told MobiHealth News.

The company said its revenue had grown more than 13-fold in just two years, rising from approximately 600 million won ($405,000) in 2023 to 4.1 billion won ($2.8 million) in 2024 and 7.9 billion won ($5.3 million) in 2025. It added that first-quarter revenue this year reached 2.1 billion won ($1.4 million), representing a 354% increase compared with the same period last year. The company also reported that its gross profit turned positive, reaching approximately 3.9 billion won ($2.6 million) in 2025.

He also said Sky Labs’ planned KOSDAQ listing would mark a significant milestone in its transformation from a ring-type wearable technology company focused on blood pressure monitoring into a platform enterprise that continuously generates vital-sign data. It said the credibility and capital raised through the listing would enable it to diversify its technology portfolio to monitor additional vital signs while expanding its clinical data platform business.

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Byunghwan Lee also noted that its CART BP Pro device has already been adopted in a large-scale cohort study led by the National Institute of Health under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. According to the company, the adoption represents an important first step in its transition into a clinical data platform business, demonstrating that the strategy is already being implemented rather than remaining a future plan.

He said his company expects to raise between 26 billion won ($17.5 million) and 32 billion won ($21.5 million) through the offering. They plan to use these proceeds primarily in three key areas.

First, the company will improve its ring-type BP monitors, which it currently sell to both hospitals and consumers, by reducing their weight and increasing their durability.

Second, the company will expand its product lineup and develop an AI medical data platform.

Third, it will secure clinical evidence and accelerate the process of obtaining overseas regulatory approvals.

While conventional medical AI companies have focused on analyzing data accumulated within hospitals, Sky Labs differentiate itself by having established a structure to generate valuable medical data directly through wearable devices, according to Byunghwan Lee.

“For hospitals and clinicians, we provide vital sign data from patients 24 hours a day outside the office, supporting more precise and multifaceted diagnoses. Patients can measure their vital signs comfortably during their daily lives,” Byunghwan Lee said.

Furthermore, for pharmaceutical partners, we plan to provide real-world vital sign data for clinical trials, opening up a new avenue for collaboration to evaluate drug performance and expand indications.”

Penn State engineers are fusing science and art to produce cute, paint-on tattoos that have the potential to power robotic limbs, monitor brain waves, and detect heart attacks early. The system is colorful, personalized, and readily washable.

The team has created a conductive ink that can power sensors and be applied straight to a person's skin in whatever design they can think of, and they have filed a provisional patent for it. They are not only more fashionable than existing wearable sensor designs, but they are also more sensitive, robust, and accurate since the ink, which can be colored with any desired color, employs materials that connect better with the skin. The findings were described in a report that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

According to Larry Cheng, corresponding author on the paper and James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, wearable healthcare systems are powered by electrode contacts affixed to the body.

Conventional electrode designs use stiff, metal-based materials that provide stability but have trouble adhering to the body during exercise or movement. Hydrogel, a soft, jelly-like substance that can absorb and swell with water to stretch and better mimic the body's movement, is used in many experimental designs, such as the ones Cheng has been studying for more than ten years. However, over time, this substance may dry, which would result in the electrodes losing their stretchiness and adherence, reports Ty Tkacik in Penn State.

Wanqing Zhang, an engineering science and mechanics doctoral candidate and first author on the paper, explained that it’s not just the electrodes peeling off that contributes to less accurate sensor readings, but the actual act of applying them. Many commercial sensors have trouble accurately recording what is happening inside a patient's body, especially when applied to hairy or sweaty skin.

The team mixed several different types of polymers, or plastics, and acidic additives into a water-based solution to create the ink. It has the consistency of glue when wet but can dry onto the skin in less than 10 minutes, Zhang said. Drying can be accelerated with the help of a hair dryer.

“The ink itself almost behaves like face paint,” Cheng explained. “It starts out almost transparent, but you can use food dye to pigment the ink into whatever colors you need to paint whatever design you have in mind — like a cartoon or Superman. This allows us to completely personalize the wearable to a person’s preference."

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The team revealed that its electrode-powered sensors are highly responsive and adjustable. According to Zhang, applying the material directly to the skin improves measurements since it better adapts to the texture of the skin. A connecting area of the electrodes is painted onto a porous, silver cloth that resembles metal fabric and is applied to the skin in order to improve the stability between the electrodes and the sensors they inform. Before solidifying and adhering to the skin's surface, the wet ink seeps into the fabric. The larger electric module, which is glued to the wearer's skin beneath their clothing, has the connected part hooked into a port. This larger module uses Bluetooth to wirelessly send the electrical impulses that the ink has collected to a computer.

In addition to more evenly adhering to the texture of the skin and efficiently recording electrical signals, the electrodes may expand to more than 150% of their original size without breaking because to the textile's porosity composition.

In one experiment, the team demonstrated that the painted electrodes could successfully track a co-author's ECG readings over a 12-hour period of daily activities. In another test, a different co-author tracked their readings during an exercise routine, demonstrating that the electrodes maintain adhesion and accuracy even during physical activity. In a different test, the scientists monitored a co-author's forearm EMG signals and sent them to a robotic prosthetic, allowing the person to operate the robotic hand without coming into contact with it.

This work was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

The X1 bone conduction headset from New York-based Auriview is now available on Kickstarter. It records everything you see and hear, has an integrated AI assistant that allows voice commands for interaction, and lets you ask questions and stay in touch without continuously reaching for your phone.

Cyclists, runners, hikers, commuters, and those who frequently engage in the age-old practice of using their hands when outdoors make up the most obvious audience. You can listen to audio while still hearing traffic, trail talk, suspicious branches, or the precise instant your companion remarks, "This shortcut is probably fine," since bone conduction keeps the ear canal open. Additionally, the headset's low profile allows it to fit under many cycle helmets and possibly some ski helmets. This is the kind of useful feature that distinguishes wearable technology from "cool in a render, doomed in a drawer,” reports odditymall.

The majority of headsets are designed for listening. X1 is designed to see, hear, comprehend, record, translate, navigate, and maintain connectivity while moving. It is a wearable AI device that has an HD point-of-view camera, AI visual recognition, open-ear bone conduction audio, real-time translation, smart recording, live streaming, app media management, Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5.4, dual-mic noise reduction, IPX8 waterproofing, IP6X dust protection, and a lightweight 48g body.

The integrated camera uses a 130-degree wide-angle lens to capture 4K footage at 30 frames per second. Because the camera is stationary rather than rotating like a tiny robot periscope, that field of view is important. Though anyone hoping for GoPro-level control should keep in mind that this is still a little headset rather than a chest-mounted documentary crew, Auriview claims that the broad lens helps cover the view in front of you.

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Voice recording and translation are also supported by the X1. English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic are among the languages in which face-to-face interactions can be translated.

Those who choose lightweight, open-ear audio with sporadic camera and AI features will find the X1 more appealing than those who prioritize the highest level of video quality. The helmet-friendly design and open-ear awareness may appeal to commuters and cyclists. The hands-free camera and object recognition might be appealing to hikers. Voice notes and translation could be very helpful to travelers. Owning headphones that seem like they've swallowed a tour guide will just be fun for techies.

Millions of people around the world live with cardiac arrhythmia—a condition where the heart's rhythm goes too fast, too slow, or falls out of sync entirely. The standard fix has long been a surgically implanted pacemaker, complete with leads threaded into the heart itself. Effective, yes, but not without risk: infection and tissue damage are real possibilities whenever you're cutting someone open. Now, a joint team from MIT and USC has come up with something that skips the scalpel altogether—a wearable patch, applied like a sticker to the chest, that regulates heartbeat using nothing but ultrasound.

"Ultrasound offers a unique combination of deep tissue penetration, spatial focusing and non-invasive delivery," says Chen Gong, the study's first author and a researcher at USC. Earlier attempts at ultrasound-based pacing had stumbled—either the results weren't consistent, or the method depended on injected microbubbles to work at all. Gong's team took a different route, borrowing from a field called sonogenetics. The idea: genetically tweak heart cells so they become responsive to sound waves. Once those modified cells pick up an ultrasound pulse, ion channels swing open, calcium rushes in, and the cell contracts—essentially giving researchers a remote switch for heartbeat, reports Physics World.

"Our central motivation was to address the limitations of conventional pacemakers, while preserving precise control of cardiac rhythm," Gong explains.

Testing It Out

Before building any hardware, the team checked whether the concept even held up in a dish. Using human heart muscle cells that had been sonogenetically altered, they found that ultrasound pulses got roughly 75% of the engineered cells beating in lockstep with the sound waves. Cells that hadn't been modified simply ignored the signal. Just as important, the ultrasound exposure didn't trigger any red flags in the cells—no spike in inflammation markers, no signs of injury or oxidative stress—suggesting the approach is safe, at least at this stage.

Introducing the Device

Building on those results, the researchers engineered what they call a non-invasive ultrasound pacemaker, or NUP—detailed in a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. It's roughly the size of a postage stamp, adheres to skin using a bioadhesive layer, and packs in a 64-channel phased-array transducer alongside modules for data collection, wireless transmission, and power.

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To see whether it actually worked in a living animal, they tested it on sonogenetically modified rats, sticking the device onto each rat's chest and firing ultrasound through the chest wall toward the heart. At 2 MPa of acoustic pressure with 40-millisecond pulses, the device pushed heart rates up from a baseline of 240 bpm to somewhere between 360 and 540 bpm—and cranking up the pulse repetition frequency pushed rates even higher. The moment the ultrasound stopped, hearts reverted to their normal rhythm on their own. Rats without the genetic modification, by contrast, showed no response to the device at all.

The team also showed off the NUP's precision: it can electrically steer its ultrasound beam to hit targets less than a millimeter apart, meaning it can selectively pace different chambers of the heart. When they induced arrhythmias in the modified rats, the device successfully restored normal rhythm—something that didn't happen in unmodified control animals exposed to the same stimulation.

"A major objective of this work was to move beyond proof-of-concept stimulation and demonstrate a wearable system that could realistically support daily use," notes Qifa Zhou, who leads a research group at USC. "The current prototype integrates imaging, stimulation, wireless communication and battery-powered operation into a wearable format."

Looking Toward the Clinic

A real-world version of this device would need to handle a lot on its own—tracking heart rate, pinpointing the heart's chambers, and delivering stimulation, all without a technician manually steering things. To move toward that, the team built a cloud-based AI system that reads heart rate and calculates targeting coordinates, then adjusts the ultrasound beam accordingly.

They also had to answer a harder question: would this actually work on a human-sized chest? Using simulations plus experiments on a pig heart buried under multiple layers of tissue, they found that even after the ultrasound weakened passing through tissue, it still arrived at roughly 2 MPa—enough to stimulate the heart at clinically meaningful pacing sites.

Safety checks turned up encouraging results too. The ultrasound energy delivered stayed under approved exposure limits, generated barely any heat, and the genetic modification itself didn't cause unwanted immune reactions, off-target effects, or tissue damage in the rats.

"In the long term, we are optimistic about applying sonogenetics in humans," says Gengxi Lu, a co-author from MIT. He's careful to draw a distinction here: sonogenetics isn't gene editing in the sense of permanently altering DNA. Instead, it gets cells to temporarily produce proteins that respond to ultrasound. Still, he cautions, plenty of clinical testing lies ahead before anyone can call it safe or effective long-term in people.

Next on the agenda: refining how the genetic material gets delivered, running trials in larger animals, and building closed-loop systems that pair real-time sensing with adaptive stimulation. There's also the unglamorous engineering side—shrinking the device further, stretching battery life, and making sure it stays put and functions well even as a person moves around.

"For cardiac pacing, we envisage that the final goal of NUP technology is to be a permanent alternative to a long-term implanted pacemaker," Xuanhe Zhao of MIT told Physics World. "More broadly, we are interested in expanding ultrasound-enabled bioelectronic medicine beyond cardiac pacing toward other organs and therapeutic applications where non-invasive, spatially precise modulation could have clinical impact."

SHENZHEN, CHINA – JUNE 29th, 2026 – MemoMind, the newly launched AI hardware brand incubated by XGIMI, today announces that its first AI glasses, MemoMind One, are officially available to order. Following their debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas and showcase at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, MemoMind One marks XGIMI’s expansion beyond projection technology and into AI-powered wearables - bringing more than a decade of optical engineering expertise into a new category.

Designed for everyday use, MemoMind One blends ultralight comfort with adaptive intelligence, delivering AI assistance that works quietly in the background. The glasses combine dual-eye display technology with integrated audio and a multi-LLM hybrid operating system to support real-time translation, intelligent note-taking, contextual assistance, navigation, and more.

MemoMind One is available in three frame styles – Nomad (Square-Round), Archive (Round), and Gotham (Square) – alongside seven customizable color options to better match individual styles and preferences. Each frame is engineered with a focus on long-term comfort, durability, and all-day wear, with prescription lens support available. Under standard usage, MemoMind One delivers up to 16 hours of battery life, ensuring reliable performance throughout an entire day of use.

About XGIMI

Since 2013, the state-of-the-art XGIMI projectors have helped countless people worldwide to create genuinely immersive audio-visual experiences. Working with reputable partners like Google, Harman Kardon, and Texas Instruments, XGIMI builds all-in-one entertainment devices, perfected due to their user-oriented philosophy. Through industry-leading innovation, streamlined setups, and unique designs, XGIMI always strives to develop the best home and portable projectors for everyone to enjoy. Learn more at XGIMI Projector Technology.

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About MemoMind

MemoMind is an AI hardware company incubated by XGIMI, the world’s leading smart projector brand. Built on years of optical engineering expertise and a refined design philosophy, MemoMind brings a hardware-first approach to everyday AI. Designed to feel natural rather than intrusive, MemoMind focuses on delivering AI that works

quietly in the background, supporting users with clarity, context, and intention. Every product is crafted to be comfortable, intuitive, and seamlessly integrated into daily life, enabling AI to become more effortless, more personal, and more human. Crafted for the mindful, MemoMind believes the most powerful technology is the kind you barely notice – until you need it.

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Pricing and Availability

MemoMind One is now available to order on Kickstarter, with shipping expected later on this summer.

Despite the fact that companies like Whoop have been there for years, the Fitbit Air has taken the wearable market by storm, selling out at many stores and maybe starting a new trend of screenless fitness tracker bands.

The Fitbit Air is a $99 fitness tracker that doesn't have a screen or buttons, is compatible with both iOS and Android smartphones, and doesn't require a membership. It hardly even resembles wearable technology because it is so light and cozy.

Without even considering hiring basketball player Steph Curry as a Performance Advisor, Google has accomplished this in a few crucial ways. First of all, it's reasonable price makes it a far more affordable choice than companies like Whoop, reports Chris Martin in Tech Advisor.

While appearing to be on its way out with years between the Air and the previous generation, the Fitbit brand still has significant influence. Additionally, Google has stated that the Pixel Watch models will essentially replace the Fitbit devices.

The buzz and early success of the Fitbit Air give Google a good opportunity to extend its wearable game. I feel the corporation would be crazy not to follow up the Air with a Fitbit smart ring.

For many, the Fitbit Air's price of less than $100 makes it an obvious choice. In addition to the fact that the Fitbit brand is well-known and trusted, spending many times more on a rival is a considerably bigger purchase choice.

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At a comparable price, a Fitbit smart ring would be extremely popular. It would be four times less expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Ring, five times less expensive than the more elegant Oura Ring 5 finishes, and still less expensive than even the "cheap" smart rings that are now on the market.

Not to mention, low-cost gadgets like the Air don't need to generate enormous profits when one of their goals is to encourage consumers to sign up for Google Health.

Google has to seize this market opportunity right away.

One argument against this device could be that the smart ring is unnecessary for someone who recently purchased a Fitbit Air.

It doesn't have to be one or the other, though. For more accurate data and possibly longer battery life (as the Galaxy Ring does when used with a Galaxy Watch), they might operate concurrently (as the Air does with a Pixel Watch).

Alternatively, depending on your preferences and practicality, you might alternate between the two for certain settings and situations.

It makes perfect sense to get a Fitbit Ring. Google might dominate the market if it packs the Air's data-first, screen-free mentality into an inexpensive smart ring.

Samsung announced its next smart ring, presumably named Galaxy Ring 2 just after the new Oura Ring 5 hit the shelves. Compared to its predecessor, the Oura Ring 5 is roughly 40% smaller with an even longer battery life, although does come with a higher price tag. Given how intense the competition has become over the past two years, it's about time Samsung made a comeback to the smart ring market. How will the Galaxy Ring 2 compare to its competitors?

First off, given the sleeker shape of the Oura Ring 5, it wouldn't be shocking if Samsung adopted a similar "smaller but tougher" strategy for its own smart ring in order to increase comfort, reports Tech Radar.

Additionally, Samsung might learn from Oura and eliminate skin contact bumps from the ring's interior while increasing its battery life. We also anticipated that it would use a solid-state battery.

Pak implied that the Galaxy Ring 2 won't be the greatest change, despite the likelihood of design improvements. He said, "It's really about what services you create on the top layer. If you look at the comparison of other rings, regardless of the competitor, the sensors are not that different right now." What you actually notice is the software differentiation.

In light of these comments, the Galaxy Ring 2 will prioritize stronger software integration over hardware reupholstery. Pak added that Samsung intends to expand its networked environment in order to provide consumers with more precise measurements and a deeper understanding of their health-related behaviors.

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Samsung uses the Samsung Health app to combine your data from the smart ring with data from other devices in its network, rather than relying solely on the metrics collected by the Galaxy Ring 2 to provide a comprehensive picture of your well-being. Galaxy Watches, smartphones, and even its line of SmartThings home appliances might be examples of this, providing you with more specific context for your everyday activities and general well-being.

It's a great win for consumers who are already well-versed in Samsung's gadget ecosystem, but the first-generation Galaxy Ring's inability to support iOS is one of its biggest drawbacks. Although Oura supports iOS, which gives consumers greater incentive to use its wearables over Samsung's, Samsung still has the overall advantage. However, this could change with the Galaxy Ring 2.

Pak strongly implied that the Galaxy Ring will eventually have iOS support in addition to software updates, saying, "I'm smiling but I can't say anything." The biggest surprise of all the new features would be iOS support, which would encourage non-Android customers to choose the Galaxy Ring over competing wearables.

At the Augmented World Expo 2026, Snap introduced SPECS, its new augmented reality glasses. The company believes technology can do better. Its vision is that the best technology fades into the background, providing help when needed and staying out of the way when it is not. With that philosophy in mind, it developed SPECS.

SPECS bring computing into the world around users rather than pulling them away from it. The glasses make it possible to access information, entertainment, and assistance while remaining engaged with people and surroundings. The company believes augmented reality is the most natural way to use a computer because it aligns with how people already experience the world—visually, socially, and in three dimensions, reports Snap.

Built for Everyday Life

SPECS are fully standalone, requiring no external puck or tether. They are constructed from high-performance Swiss TR90 polymer and are available in two sizes. The 47 mm model weighs just 132 grams, while the 52 mm model weighs 136 grams. Removable prescription inserts accommodate a wide range of vision needs.

The display system is powered by proprietary liquid crystal on silicon technology, delivering a 51-degree field of view and 16 million colors. This creates a large, vivid display experience that feels like a 24-inch desktop monitor for work or a 115-inch home cinema screen positioned approximately 10 feet away for entertainment.

Useful in the Moment

SPECS can transform almost any location into a workspace. Users can cast screens, stream content, open whiteboards, or collaborate with others while remaining aware of the people and environment around them. Because augmented reality is inherently social, SPECS also enable entirely new forms of shared experiences.

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Developers have already created hundreds of Lenses for SPECS, unlocking experiences beyond traditional screens. These include tools for reading a golf green, interactive drum lessons through Drum Kit, and educational applications such as Vector Fields that make invisible forces visible.

Built to Understand the World

SPECS provide up to four hours of mixed-use battery life, supporting audio and video playback, Lenses, AI assistance, Bluetooth notifications, and more. The included charging case offers four additional charges, extending total mixed-use time to as much as 20 hours.

A Platform for Developers

The company is introducing agentic development capabilities for building SPECS Lenses in Lens Studio through a developer preview rolling out across Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. It is also launching the SPECS Spatial Benchmark, the Migration Agent, and a new Native Development Kit that enables developers to bring their own code and libraries into Lens Studio.

Privacy from the Beginning

SPECS are designed with transparency at their core. The glasses clearly request permission before accessing sensitive information, and an LED indicator illuminates whenever recording is taking place. SPECS prioritize on-device processing and give users control over what information is stored, synchronized, shared, or deleted.

Pre-Ordering

SPECS are now available for pre-order at the company’s website for $2,195, with a refundable deposit of $200.
The glasses are expected to begin shipping this fall in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

Last weekend, Duan, 21, received his Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University. Additionally, she closed a $11 million seed investment for Clair Health. With backing from a16z Speedrun, Brydge Club, Treehub, Cartan Capital, AGI House, Insiders VC, and Anne Wojcicki, Khosla Ventures led the funding round. The company, which co-founded with Abhinav Agarwal, is developing what it claims to be the first non-invasive, continuous hormone monitor for women.

Clair Health's wearable wristband uses a stack of ten biosensors, including biomagnetic sensors that it claims are not found in any competing consumer wearable, to read physiological signals like skin temperature, heart rate variability, and electrodermal activity. These markers are then run through AI models to determine a woman's hormonal cycle rather than taking blood or puncturing skin, reports Fortune.

“Right now, to measure hormones, you either do a blood test in a lab or you pee on a stick at home,” Duan told Fortune. “Any urine test is also not looking at hormones directly—they’re looking at how your body metabolizes them.”

When compared to daily urine samples, which are the same standard as at-home ovulation strips rather than a clinical blood study, Clair's AI accurately determined a woman's menstrual cycle phase 94% of the time. There are ongoing independent third-party investigations, such as one conducted by Stanford, that will eventually present more accurate data.

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This area has been the focus of several wearable tech firms. Whoop introduced women's hormonal insights in 2025 and this spring included a blood test panel tailored to women. In February 2026, smart ring manufacturer Oura introduced a customized AI model for women's health. Additionally, Natural Cycles already uses Oura's temperature sensor to power FDA-approved birth control. However, none of it was created specifically for hormones.

“Much of wearable technology being developed is bro-tech for tech-bros,” Dr. Alex Morgan, partner at Khosla Ventures, said in a statement to Fortune. “This team has identified the larger under-addressed market of women interested in improving their health and wellness through getting insights specifically designed for women.”

The global femtech market is projected to nearly triple from $39 billion in 2024 to $97 billion by 2030, according to Fortune report.

In order to get to market more quickly, Clair plans to launch as a wellness product in November and then seek FDA approval. The company has already sold out its presale and has a waitlist of 25,000 people. Fertility clinics have sent it over 100 letters of intent. Perimenopause monitoring, hormone replacement treatment calibration, and endometriosis and PCOS diagnostics are all part of the longer-term plan.

With zero-knowledge encryption and on-device computing for women who choose not to have their health information saved in the cloud, the company is moving closer to HIPAA compliance.

Using a smart running vest, a group of Dutch engineers took on the task of enhancing runners' safety. Currently looking for support on Kickstarter, the product is called RunSafePro.

RunSafePro may be helpful for purposes other than running, despite its name. It is marketed as a safety wearable for commuters, cyclists, hikers, dog walkers, and runners. Its primary purposes include alerting your loved ones in the event of an emergency, making you visible to cars, and alerting you when someone is approaching from behind, reports New Atlas.

The vest needs a companion app for setup and modification, as would be anticipated from a smart device. The proposed monthly subscription fee is US$0.99.

A back radar that can identify approaching objects (cyclists, vehicles, or pedestrians) up to 30 meters (100 feet) behind you is one of the garment's safety features. Depending on the settings, alerts can be sent as visual signals on the vest itself, auditory notifications via headphones, or vibrations via a phone or smartwatch. Although the designers make sure that a 30-meter distance provides you adequate time to react, the system does not indicate whether the object is approaching from the left or the right.

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Instead of being overt and taking out your phone when you feel insecure, you can hit an emergency button on the vest. Your emergency contacts will receive your GPS location instantaneously from the system. A double press triggers a loud alarm and tells all of your emergency contacts, but a single press simply alerts your primary contacts silently. The program now lets users add up to 50 contacts, which may sound like a lot, but it does raise the likelihood that someone will turn up.

An integrated sensor that senses when you abruptly cease moving is another helpful feature. Your phone or smartwatch will receive a notification from the system asking how you're doing. It will alert your key emergency contacts if you don't reply within a set period of time.

You would need to have an iOS or Android smartphone with you in order to activate emergency notifications. You would need to combine the vest with an eSIM-capable smartwatch if you would rather leave your phone at home. The vest is intended to work with all of the major brands, including Apple Watch, Samsung, and Garmin.

It is not recommended to wear RunSafePro over a hydration vest because it is intended to be worn over clothing, including light layers. A hydration vest may compromise the accuracy of the rear radar, which requires a steady, unobstructed location near the body. RunSafePro is mainly intended for shorter runs, interval training, or walks where you wouldn't typically need water, according to its makers.

The vest's adaptable 360-degree lighting and reflective materials make you more visible from a distance, even in low light.

The product is washable, but remember to take out the electronic module, which the manufacturers claim is quite simple. Although the module cannot be washed in a machine, it is said to be resistant to perspiration and rain. Currently, depending on the settings, battery life ranges from three to six hours.

The vest, which will retail for $175, may be obtained with an early pledge of US$119. Additionally, a complimentary six-month app membership will be given to the first 1,000 early backers. Shipping will commence in October if the Kickstarter campaign is successful.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing the first over-the-counter (OTC) continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for children, Dexcom Inc.’s Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, an integrated CGM (iCGM) indicated for people two years of age and older who do not use insulin. The FDA previously cleared the Stelo Glucose Biosensor System OTC for individuals 18 years and older in March 2024.

“Children deserve access to the best tools available to manage their health," said Center for Devices and Radiological Health Director Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D. "Today's clearance reflects the FDA's commitment to fostering innovation for pediatric patients and supporting the safe and effective use of medical devices where children live, learn, and play.”

Prediabetes is increasingly impacting children in the United States, placing millions at heightened risk for progressing to Type 2 diabetes. OTC CGMs can play a critical role in addressing this public health concern for pediatric users who do not use insulin. By providing real-time glucose data, these devices can help pediatric patients and their caregivers build greater glycemic awareness, track patterns in response to meals and exercise, and make informed adjustments to support healthier long-term outcomes and quality of life, the US FDA said in a press release.

The product is indicated for children, including those with diabetes, who receive oral medication to manage their condition and people who want to understand how diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes affect their glucose levels.

The Stelo Glucose Biosensor System uses a wearable sensor, paired with an application installed on a compatible smartphone, or other smart device, such as a parent’s or caregiver’s smartphone, to continuously measure, record, analyze and display glucose values. Each sensor lasts for up to 15 days before it must be replaced, although sensor wear time may be shorter in pediatric users than in adults due to several interconnected physiological and behavioral factors. The app displays glucose measurements and trends every 15 minutes. Users and their caregivers should consult their health care provider before making any medication adjustments based on the device’s output.

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This clearance is an example of the FDA’s use of real-world evidence (RWE) to support regulatory decision-making. Dexcom and the FDA used previous clinical study data from both pediatrics and adults, along with RWE derived from real-world data on current iCGM use among both groups, to understand expected device performance in pediatric users over the full 15-day wear period.

Participants in the previous study reported mild adverse events including local infection, skin irritation, and pain or discomfort.

For children, the device should be used under the supervision of an adult caregiver. Importantly, this system is not for people with problematic hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) because it is not designed to alert users when this potentially dangerous condition occurs. This system is also not for people on dialysis. People with a history of disordered eating or eating disorders should talk with their health care provider before using Stelo.

This clearance is also aligned with the FDA’s Home as a Health Care Hub Initiative, which focuses on advancing the development of innovative, patient-centered devices that fit more seamlessly into people’s daily lives at home.

In an effort to revive the legendary wearable brand, Eric Migicovsky, the original founder, has revealed that Pebble plans to begin distributing the Pebble Round 2 in July.

One of the first smartwatch companies was Pebble, which debuted in 2013 following a fruitful Kickstarter campaign. The company's devices were renowned for their use of E-ink displays. Fitbit purchased Pebble's software in 2016, and Google later purchased Fitbit, reports Chris Hall in T3.

To complete the cycle, Migicovsky began developing additional devices, such as the new Pebble Round 2, which was unveiled in January 2026, after Google declared the software open source in 2025.

Eric Migicovsky shared the information on X, emphasizing that while he had been examining pre-production samples, certain tooling modifications are required to achieve the desired level of quality.

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Pebble has a distinct mentality than the standard Garmin or Apple Watch, which strives to do everything. It's about designing attractive gadgets that people would want to use rather than overloading them with functionality.

As a result, battery life and pleasure are prioritized over meeting every need on a specification sheet. The end product should be a watch you love to wear rather than one that confuses you. Less really is more in this situation.

According to Chris Hall: “The Pebble Round 2 should be a conversation starter, a device that's thin and elegant, will tell you the time with a 1.3-inch color e-paper display, and sports two weeks of battery life, with step and sleep tracking.”

You can access AI companions on your phone through a variety of apps and a built-in microphone.

The Pebble Round 2 is priced at $199 direct from Pebble.

A new piece of smart jewelry might be the solution if you struggle to remember to reapply sunscreen or are concerned about sun damage. The90 Gem, a pendant necklace with a sensor that measures UVA and UVB exposure in real time, was introduced by The90, a wearable firm that promotes preventive skin health.

UVA rays can raise the risk of skin cancer and cause long-term skin aging. Sunburns can be caused by UVB rays, but over time, both forms of UV radiation can harm skin.

The pendant is paired with the The90 app, which analyzes real-time UVA and UVB data all day long. It converts that ambient exposure into proactive skin-care management rather than just alerting you to the sun's strength. The Gem feels more like a beauty-focused wellness item developed around prevention, even if it is essentially a sun health tracker.

Stacy Salvi, a specialist in wearable health technology and the person who oversaw Google's acquisition of Fitbit, created The90. In order to preserve healthy skin free from sun damage, Salvi sought to give women more control over their sun exposure statistics.

According to a representative for The90 who spoke to CNET, the necklace was created with women in mind because, according to the company's research, this group is typically already aware of sun protection.

"We found that women are both the most familiar with the benefits and risks of UV exposure and the most interested in finding ways to mitigate those risks," they said. However, The90 plans to expand its product line in the future to serve men and children as well.

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"The90 transforms sunscreen from a one-time morning ritual into an adaptive, responsive system built around your actual UV load," Salvi said in a press release.

The pendant collects UVA and UVB data, determines your skin type, whether you apply sunscreen, and whether you are wearing protective gear. The goal is to increase women's awareness and provide them with practical reminders regarding sun exposure, when to apply sunscreen, and good skin aging.

"Women are already investing in SPF, treatments, tools and routines to protect their skin, but when it comes to sun exposure, most of us are still guessing," said entrepreneur Lauryn Bosstick, one of The90's investors and podcast host and founder of The Skinny Confidential, in the press release.

The90 Gem is available now for $299, but there's an exclusive deal for $199 for The Skinny Confidential community.

The new X Series exoskeletons from Hypershell offer walking and trekking assistance over a variety of terrain, ranges, and support levels thanks to AI-driven motion control.

The new X Series comes in three distinct models: the X Ultra S, X Max S, and X Pro S. Hypershell's predictive movement-syncing software, HyperIntuition, powers the complete range, which has a variety of power outputs and terrain-focused modes for harsh settings, reports New Atlas.

Hypershell is concentrating on seamless synchronization with the X Series, which lowers your metabolic effort by coordinating the machine's output with human intent rather than merely adding raw power.

The primary software update powering the new X Series is called HyperIntuition. According to Hypershell, it is an AI-powered motion control system that integrates planning, perception, movement detection, and prediction into a single, continuous loop. In reality, the objective is to provide a kind of support that is more naturally tailored to the individual and the environment, rather than relying solely on rules.

The system achieves 97.5% gait synchronization and replies in just 0.31 seconds, making the algorithm 64.5% faster than the previous iteration, according to Hypershell's TÜV Rheinland-verified materials. The main argument is not only that the exoskeleton provides assistance, but also that it does it when you most need it.

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The M-One Ultra motor system from Hypershell, which can provide up to 1,000 W, 22 Nm (16.2 lb.ft) of torque, and a maximum assisted speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph), powers the Ultra S and Max S. The Ultra S can travel up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) between battery charges. The Pro S reduces power to 800 W, 18 Nm of torque, 17.5 km of range, and a 20 km/h aided speed.

The series' 1.8-2-kg (3.96-4.4-lb) weights, IP54 protection, and foldable designs make it suitable for extended outdoor walks in a variety of environments, not just flat urban strolling.

A few improvements in durability and comfort are also included in the new lineup. These include an ergonomic back pad to provide stability during extended usage, a honeycomb silicone anti-slip structure, and a three-zone waist pad. Hypershell adds carbon fiber and titanium alloy parts that have undergone one million high-torque swing cycles to the flagship X Ultra S.

Use case and intensity are used to divide the models. The Ultra S has additional fitness-focused functions, Boost Mode, and Dune and Snow settings. Mixed terrain is the goal of the Max S. Additionally, lighter outdoor movement is the goal of the Pro S.

Additionally, Hypershell is introducing HyperLIFT, a search-and-rescue field test program intended for over 50 SAR organizations, indicating that the business wants the technology tested in more challenging field work than leisure hiking.

The X Pro S costs US$999, while the X Max S and X Ultra S cost $1,499 and $1,999, respectively. The series is currently accessible in a number of locations, including the US, Canada, China, and Australia, and it is anticipated to launch in additional nations soon.