Wearables

After numerous leaks, Garmin has finally announced the next generation of premium multisport wearables. The fēnix 7 series adds touchscreen interaction, ups the solar charging capabilities and even brings a flashlight to the watch party.

One of our picks for 2021's best smartwatches – the Venu 2 sports watch – has been joined by the Venu 2 Plus GPS, which offers the same great features set, but comes with a microphone so you can answer calls without taking out your phone.

Healthcare workers often have to wear masks for up to 12 continuous hours, during which time they may become seriously exhausted. A new mask-mounted device is designed to help, by monitoring their vital signs and detecting leaks in the mask's seal.

Self-driving cars already utilize cameras to avoid collisions with other vehicles or pedestrians. Well, the biped wearable device applies that same principle to guiding the blind as they walk along city streets.

While many earbuds now feature noise-cancelling technology, they typically block all noises, including people's voices. The Silenton device, however, is claimed to filter out most sounds while still allowing voices through to third-party earbuds.

Denmark's AIAIAI has added a new flavor to its TMA-2 modular headphones system introduced back in 2015. The Wireless+ over-ears have been developed in collaboration with music producer Richie Hawtin, and are designed with creative pros in mind.

At its Inno Day convention, Oppo has revealed that it's having a crack at wearable head-up displays. The Air Glass smart monocle projects useful information like daily tasks, navigation and real-time translations right in front of a user's eye.

It's been another bumper year for smartwatches, with manufacturers improving the technology that drives them while cramming in more features and better sensors. Here's our pick of the best smartwatches of 2021.

Whether you're an engineer at a recording studio or a musician producing your own tracks on a laptop, you need to be able to hear all the uncolored details. The latest open-back reference headphones from Sennheiser are designed for just that.

For the past year or so, a student team from the Eindhoven University of Technology has been working on a wearable that could allow folks to understand what's being said in another language through vibrations on the arm.

Could an existing piano player adapt to playing the instrument with an extra, robotic thumb? A new study suggests that the answer is yes, and interestingly enough, even people who are new to the piano are equally adept at using the added appendage.

It's only been a few years since the first true wireless earphones launched and yet the marketplace is overflowing with variations on the theme. Relods is looking to stand out from the crowd with quick-swap batteries that let the music play on.