Wearable

I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard of AdHawk, but it’s a Canadian startup that specializes in advanced eye tracking technology. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Google is set to sign a $115 million deal to buy AdHawk. Why do we care? Two words: smart glasses.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a picture to WhatsApp that shows him wearing what he says are “the new limited edition Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni frames last night.” They’re coming tomorrow, he adds. Meta teased last week that “an exciting collaboration” is coming soon, and I suppose these are them.

We gave a brief overview of the components that make up the prototype AR glasses in our Orion hands-on, but Meta just released a series of blogs that go deep. I mean real deep into why they picked silicon carbide, as well as the tech in its custom silicon chips and compute pucks. There’s also some neat photos, especially in the blog on the silicon chips, that give you a good sense of all the tech in those glasses.

Samsung Display’s bendy concept displays are always stunning, if not always practical. But rather than debate just how many compromises a foldable portable would require, or how pricy it might be, I choose to bask in its prototype glory!

Did they rebuild me better, stronger, faster? Not exactly! As I explain in my full story, the Hypershell Pro X made me feel like I had an extra energy tank, like the ones exosuit-wearing bounty hunter Samus Aran obtains in the Metroid games. Oh, and it works when you’re riding a bicycle, too!

Everything we know:

The algorithm behind the smart ring’s Readiness Score — a 0-100 body recovery ranking that considers your sleep quality, body signals, and activity levels — now includes menstrual cycle fluctuations. Users need to opt into Cycle highlights to access the update.

After a bunch of teasing, it’s finally official. Kettlebell training is now in both the Peloton App and the newer Strength Plus app. On the Peloton App, you can take four types of classes with popular trainers Jess Sims, Rebecca Kennedy, and a bunch of others. Meanwhile, the Strength Plus app has a two-week dedicated program led by guest instructor Dre Mayes, a former D1 football player.

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OnePlus has announced it’ll let you return any Watch 3 model with its unfortunate ’Meda in China’ typo on the rear, no questions asked — or you can keep it as a ‘super limited edition.’ The company calls it ‘one-of-a-kind,’ though hasn’t actually said how many watches were produced with the small-print error.

Per Notebookcheck, Green House is launching four smartwatches featuring beloved Sanrio characters Hello Kitty, Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll (who, by the way, is a dog not a rabbit) and Kuromi. The watch specs say they’re capable of tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, 20 activity types, calories burned, temperature, and blood oxygen. It also supports voice assistants, media playback, and notifications. Personally, I love the little character details on the straps!

Reuters reports that roughly 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices were let go over the weekend. Including staffers overseeing clinical trial applications from Neuralink, Elon Musk’s company developing a brain-computer interface. The report states the firings also affect the FDA’s ability to ensure safe trials for other companies exploring the tech.

I tried out Syntilay’s AI designed, 3D-printed footwear, which had me scan my feet with my phone for custom sizing. Syntilay says it wants to be “the content creator shoe company” by quickly designing shoes for YouTuber’s merch stores, but it’s just using consumer software like Midjourney to design these. Can’t anyone do that?

Microsoft discontinued the HoloLens 2, and is handing off the Army’s version to Anduril, but is it done done with HoloLens hardware? No other products? I asked the company just in case.