WEARABLES

ELO Sentinel XR Puts a 180-Inch Display in Your Face for Big Screen Mobile Gaming on the Go

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:39:18 +0000

Gaming on a smartphone’s touchscreen doesn’t make for the best control option, which is why there’s a fairly large number of mobile controllers designed to bring more tactile gameplay to smartphones. Despite that, you’ll still be stuck playing on a tiny screen, which hardly makes for the best gaming experience. The ELO Sentinel XR offers a way to change that. Billed as “gaming glasses,” it’s a wearable device that simulates a 180-inch HD display right in front of your face, […]

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Garmin Index Sleep Monitor Wears on Your Upper Arm for Better Comfort

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:42:41 +0000

Sleep tracking is an integral part of Garmin’s multi-sport watches. However, we’re guessing there are some people that refuse to go to sleep with a big digital watch on their wrist. The Garmin Index Sleep Monitor is a dedicated sleep band designed to accommodate that crowd. Unlike smartwatches and GPS watches that you wear on the wrist, this one’s designed to be worn on your upper arm, which most people should find a lot more comfortable for wearing overnight. If […]

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Hyperboot by Nike x Hyperice Turns the Compression Boot Into High-Top Sneakers You Can Wear While Walking

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:46:54 +0000

Hyperice has made plenty of compression boot models under their Normatec line, all of which are designed to massage the legs for improved blood flow, reduced swelling, and faster recovery periods. They’re some of the best recovery tools out there. Despite being called “boots,” though, compression boots have always been used with the user sitting down (or lying down), since they’re not the kind of boots you can comfortably walk around in. The Hyperboot by Nike x Hyperice changes that. […]

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Atari 2600 My Play Watch Lets You Play Classic Atari Games on Your Wrist

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:33:18 +0000

There’s no shortage of games on Apple Watch and Wear OS devices. People will figure out ways to play on anything with a screen and a processor. after all. However, if you find yourself hankering for some classic Atari games on your wrist, that doesn’t seem like an option with the two most popular smartwatch platforms. Instead, you’ll have to get it with the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, a wearable designed with retro Atari gamers in mind. A smartwatch […]

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Timestop D-20 Watch Has a Built-In Dice Rolling Simulator for All Your Tabletop RPG Needs

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:40:43 +0000

There’s no shortage of dice simulator apps that will let you roll a D20 die for all your tabletop gaming needs. If you’d rather not pull out your phone every time you need to do a dice roll, though, you might want to put on the Timestop D-20 Watch instead. A digital watch, it comes with a dice rolling function that lets you virtually simulate throwing any of the six types of dice available in the system. You can even […]

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Garmin Descent X50i Adds a Big-Screen Dive Computer to the Outfit’s Range

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:53:59 +0000

Garmin is no stranger to dive computers. They’ve made a number of them clad in a sports watch form factor over the last few years. With the Garmin Descent X50i, though, the outfit moves on to a bigger, more traditional dive computer form factor. While it no longer looks like a GPS sports watch, the new dive computer is still designed to strap on to your wrist, allowing you to see important information about the dive with a quick glance. […]

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EcoFlow Power Hat Puts Solar Cells in a Sun Hat for Charging on the Go

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:48:56 +0000

It looks like any good, old sun hat – you know, the kind that provides shade for your face, neck, and shoulders from the blistering rays of the sun. More than a way to keep your upper extremities from getting sunburned while you lay around on a beach blanket, though, the EcoFlow Power Hat pulls double duty as an on-the-go solar charging device. That’s right, this sun hat has integrated solar cells that allow it continually generate power from light […]

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Apple Watch Series 10 Debuts the Slimmest Case and the Biggest Screen on Apple’s Wearable Yet

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:49:27 +0000

It has, apparently, been 10 years since Apple’s smartwatch made its debut. While there were a good number of skeptics at the time, it’s fair to say the wearable has been nothing but another immense success for the outfit (and all the outfits that sell Apple Watch accessories), which is why it’s gotten yearly refreshes throughout that time. That doesn’t change with the new Apple Watch Series 10, which brings a number of hardware changes and upgraded capabilities that, the […]

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Arc’teryx x Skip Mo/Go Integrates Exoskeleton with Hiking Pants to Minimize the Visible Parts

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:32:53 +0000

Exoskeletons are nothing new. We’ve seen numerous prototypes and even commercial ones come out through the years. What makes the Arc’teryx x Skip Mo/Go different, though, is the fact that it integrates the exoskeleton into a pair of pants, allowing you to walk around with motorized reinforcement without looking like a futuristic cyborg. A leg-worn motorized exoskeleton, the device is designed to provide a boost as you walk, augmenting the functions of the quadricep and hamstring muscles while absorbing any […]

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The Best Smart Rings for More Discreet Health and Wellness Tracking

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:36:22 +0000

Smartwatches, sports watches, and fitness bands are great for gathering general health and fitness information. However, they still wear very prominently on your wrist, which may not be ideal if you prefer wearing jewelry or more traditional watches instead. That’s why smart rings have attracted so much attention in recent years, as they can handle all the basic health and wellness tracking that smartwatches do, all while wearing very discreetly on one of your fingers. Subtlety is the smart ring’s […]

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