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This month is the 40th anniversary of the original G-Shock digital watch, and to help mark the occasion, Casio is releasing a bunch of variants based on the original design, including a model that packs it full of modern fitness-tracking technology and an optical heart rate monitor. Read more…

Dell’s Working On a Controller for PC Gaming in the Living Room

Valve’s hardware dreams are currently doing better than ever thanks to the Steam Deck, but once upon a time, the house of Newell also wanted to own your living room. The Steam Machine, the physical Steam Link, and even the Steam Controller never quite took off like the Steam Deck has, but as cloud gaming has become… Read more…

Huawei Made a Smartwatch That Pops Open to Reveal a Pair of Wireless Earbuds Inside

It looks like the type of device you’d stumble across while shopping for gadgets from an airplane magazine, but the Huawei Watch Buds are very real, turning a smartwatch into a charging case for wireless earbuds that are accessible by lifting up the screen. Read more…

Clippy Takes Starring Role on Microsoft’s 2022 Ugly Holiday Sweater

‘Tis the season to deck the halls, fa-the-la, and find the ugliest festive sweater possible for parties and get-togethers. As with years past, Microsoft is here to make that hunt a lot easier with its annual Windows Ugly Sweater, which this year features the original smart(ish) assistant: Clippy (technically Clippit—… Read more…

Clever Origami Travel Mouse Folds Thinner Than Your Laptop

If you’re a road warrior who does most of their work away from a desk or an office, travel gadgets are undoubtedly an obsession, and the Air.0 mouse might just be a must-have for those who prefer using a mouse over a trackpad, but don’t want bulging out of their laptop case. Read more…

The Oura Smart Ring Is Finally Perfectly Round

For optimal functionality, the sleep and fitness tracking Oura ring has until now relied on a design with a raised plateau that makes it obvious to users how it should be positioned on a finger. For those wanting something sleeker, the company today introduced a new version of its Oura Gen3 smart ring called the… Read more…

There’s a Dirt Cheap Smartwatch Powering This Adorably Useless Tiny Desktop PC

A modern smartwatch can run circles around the giant desktop PCs of yesteryear when it comes to processing power, but counting how many steps you take seems like a waste of all that horsepower. Why not turn a modern wearable into a lilliputian PC, complete with an equally tiny keyboard that looks like it was hijacked… Read more…

Degrees of the Future 2022: UX Design

User experience design affects everyone, from voters trying to understand their ballots to a grandparent trying to video call with their grandchild. It’s crucial that these interfaces meet their moment, by making technologies like health care portals and smartphones as intuitive as possible. “User experience runs the… Read more…