Ubiquitous computing
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The Worst Smartwatch I’ve Ever Used
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo It’s rare for a flagship gadget to fail on every single front, and yet the OnePlus Watch…
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A Fitbit for Mussels, Not Muscles
Image: NC State Even mollusks can’t escape wearables. Researchers from North Carolina State University have designed what they call a…
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A Wraparound Apple Watch? You Don’t Actually Want That
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo I get it. A flexible OLED display that extends all the way around your wrist looks cyberpunk…
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This Watch Is Also a Metronome
Photo: John Biggs/Gizmodo There are wearables that measure your heart rate, your sleep patterns, and your blood oxygen levels. But…
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Flipper Zero Is a $200 Device That Can Hack Your Smart Home
Screenshot: FlipperZero This strange little device may look unassuming—after all, it’s a nod to William Gibson’s famous cybernetic dolphin, Jones.…
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Samsung and Mastercard Team Up On Biometric Credit Cards
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) Samsung and Mastercard are officially teaming up on a credit card with a built-in fingerprint…
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The best smartwatches to text your friends
Graphic: Eric Ravenscraft Smartwatches are handy devices that not only track fitness activities and metrics, but put a lot of…
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We Are Tech Is the Exact Edtech Startup the U.S. Needs Right Now
Brittany Jenkins, Founder of We Are TechPhoto: Courtesy We Are Tech “The action of amplifying [Black voices] has been necessary,…
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The Best Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers You Can Buy
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo From smartwatches and fitness trackers to Bluetooth rings and sleep-logging wristbands, if it’s technology you can wear,…
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Facebook’s Reportedly Working on Smartwatch Slated for 2022
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) Apparently unsatiated by hoovering up users’ personal data on its platforms, Facebook’s hoping to get…
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