Wearables/page/7 news and trends

Oura’s IPO Puts AI-Powered Healthcare on the Ticker
Healthcare // September 25, 2026

Oura is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq next week with a pitch that reaches past the smart ring it is known for. The company has spent the past year turning the sleep, heart rate, temperature and stress signals its rings...

Apple Cuts Vision Pro Roles to Focus on Smart Glasses Push
Mobile Commerce // August 21, 2026

Apple is realigning some teams as it shifts its focus to new devices and artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Amid this shift, Apple is cutting jobs across its teams responsible for the Siri digital assistant, the Vision Pro headset and the Intelligent...

Friend’s Talking Pendant Gives OpenAI’s Screenless Future a Voice
Artificial Intelligence // July 31, 2026

Screenless devices seem to be the next frontier in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. There have been rumors that OpenAI’s first device might be a screenless speaker, but nothing concrete has come out. Bloomberg reported in July that the device OpenAI is developing with Jony Ive’s...

Meta and Essilorluxottica Bet on $299 Smart Glasses
Facebook / Meta // June 23, 2026

Meta and EssilorLuxottica have launched a new collection of artificial intelligence (AI) glasses called Meta Glasses that is designed to be accessible to a broader audience than the Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display and Ray-Ban Meta Optics AI glasses the companies already offer. The new Meta Glasses start at $299, Essilor Luxottica...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meta Says It’s Solving AR Experiences — Who Will Solve AR Payments?

September 30, 2024
Will consumers one day wear commerce on their faces? Meta, which last week debuted its highly anticipated Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses, appears to think so. Due to advances in technology and material science allowing Meta to leverage a refractive material called silicon carbide to create holographic AR displays laid atop real-life surroundings, an improvement over the […]

Meta Explains Why Smart Eyewear Will Finally Have Its Moment

September 19, 2024
The augmented reality and smart tech wearable market is heating up as Google, Snap, and Meta have recently either unveiled products or announced partnerships to develop wearables and adding artificial...

Apple’s Services Segment Grows, But AI Still Remains a ‘Show Me’ Story

August 01, 2024
Apple’s latest quarter showed some resilience in services growth – and management noted the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to help transform the company’s efforts to build out its ecosystem....

Smarter Wearables Highlight Demand for Real-Time Fitness Data

March 07, 2024
Led by names like Google, Apple and Samsung, the wearables category of the connected economy has become a study in contradictions. New, high-profile introductions have accelerated due to recent events...

Quick Reads
Oura Halts Plans to Go Public Amid Market Uncertainty

September 29, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura has paused plans to go public, citing uncertain market conditions. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) had been slated for this week but has now been postponed “despite strong demand,” Oura announced Tuesday (Sept. 29). “Our mission is to empower people to live healthier, longer, and an IPO is just one step in our journey,” […]

Apple Cuts Vision Pro Roles to Focus on Smart Glasses Push

August 21, 2026
Apple is realigning some teams as it shifts its focus to new devices and artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Amid this shift, Apple is...

Meta and Essilorluxottica Bet on $299 Smart Glasses

June 23, 2026
Meta and EssilorLuxottica have launched a new collection of artificial intelligence (AI) glasses called Meta Glasses that is designed to be accessible to a broader audience than the Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display and Ray-Ban Meta...

Meta Partners Best Buy to Showcase AI and VR Products

June 08, 2026
Meta wants to give more customers a chance to experience its hardware in person. To that end, Best Buy on Monday (June 8) announced the launch of the “Meta Lab...