Connected Devices news and trends

Warby Parker Co-CEO: Google AI Glasses Coming After 2025
Retail // June 04, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses from Google and eyewear retailer Warby Parker will not hit the market until after this year, according to the co-CEO of the glasses retailer. “These are going to be mind-blowing products that really change the way all of us interface with...

Android Update to Feature New Animations and Live Updates
News // May 13, 2025

Google’s Android operating system is set to get one of its biggest updates in years. With this refresh, which includes a design called Material 3 Expressive, phones and watches using Google’s operating system will be “more fluid, personal and glanceable,” Mindy Brooks, vice president of product management and...

76% of Consumers Own 4 or More Connected Devices
Connected Economy // March 24, 2025

The digital landscape is dictating how consumers choose to pay, with a clear divergence emerging between tech-embracing early adopters and those content with more basic connectivity, according to a new report. The February 2025 eBook, “How People Pay: Consumer Preference for Connected Technology,” delves into...

AI is Driving a Smart Glasses Boom. Will It Last?
Wearables // February 05, 2025

A decade after the debut of the original Google Glass — frame-only glasses with a small computer in the place of lenses — a new wave of next-generation smart glasses has emerged. Meta, Amazon, Snap, Samsung, Baidu, Xiaomi and Google, through its Android XR operating...

Interviews & Exclusives
Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay

December 26, 2025
Consumers are not racing to add more devices, but the way those devices shape how people pay is changing steadily and in ways that matter for the future of commerce. That is the central takeaway from “How People Pay: Consumer Preference for Connected Technology,” the February 2025 PYMNTS Intelligence eBook. The report tracks how U.S. consumers […]

76% of Consumers Own 4 or More Connected Devices

March 24, 2025
The digital landscape is dictating how consumers choose to pay, with a clear divergence emerging between tech-embracing early adopters and those content with more basic connectivity, according to a new...

Apple’s AI-Powered Smart Home Hub May Be Able to Order Groceries

November 14, 2024
Apple’s reported upcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-powered display, launching as early as March, could shake up the connected device market by giving the tech giant its first central command center to drive...

85% Say Connected Devices Make Multitasking Easier at Work

March 07, 2024
Chances are pretty good that you are reading this article while you are at work. And although your boss may not be thrilled to hear that, in all likelihood, your...

Quick Reads
Android Update to Feature New Animations and Live Updates

May 13, 2025
Google’s Android operating system is set to get one of its biggest updates in years. With this refresh, which includes a design called Material 3 Expressive, phones and watches using Google’s operating system will be “more fluid, personal and glanceable,” Mindy Brooks, vice president of product management and user experiences, Android platform, wrote in a Tuesday (May 13) blog […]

Report: Apple Shelves Mac-Connected AR Glasses Project

January 31, 2025
Apple has reportedly shut down plans to develop augmented reality glasses connected to its computers. The project, cancelled this week, would have created a product that resembled normal glasses but...

Report: Apple Developing AI-Powered Smart Home Device

November 12, 2024
Apple will reportedly announce a device in a new product category — one that brings together artificial intelligence, apps and smart home functions — as early as March. The device, which...

Meta Testing Experiential Retail to Sell Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

November 11, 2024
Meta is promoting its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at a Meta Lab pop-up store in Los Angeles that lets visitors experience the glasses firsthand. The temporary brick-and-mortar store at 8600 Melrose Avenue...