Michael Hicks

Google and Samsung will launch smart glasses in 2026 and 2027. I tried out prototypes of both, and learned more about their hardware and apps.

I took my Amazfit, Apple, Coros, Google, Garmin, OnePlus, Polar, Samsung, Suunto, and Withings watches for a step test to see which you can trust.

During an Ultrahuman factory tour, they walked us through every step to build a smart ring. It was surprisingly fun and deceptively simple.

We had a pretty strong 2025 for Android smartwatches. There's reason to hope for an even better 2026 — except for some problems on the horizon.

I interviewed sleep medicine specialist Dr. Logan Schneider about smartwatch accuracy, sleep apnea, sleepwalkers, and more.

From a game-changing Fenix 9 to more Whoop-style straps and better fitness watch-smart glasses integration, it should be an exciting 2026 for athletes!

During the last decade of modern smartphones, my dad has happily made do with a flip phone. But I managed to convince him that he's ready to graduate to a proper phone. The only ...

Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.

A scientific study said fluoroelastomer smartwatch straps "across numerous brands" have unhealthy PFAS compounds. Apple and Google say not to worry.

Most people have strong opinions about iOS vs Android. As a lifelong, disillusioned Apple user, I'll be diving fully into the world of Google, Samsung, and OnePlus phones and judging ...

Garmin has little incentive to make affordable watches when selling expensive Fenixes and Forerunners worked out so well for them.

Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati, cardiologist and senior clinical lead at Google, talked me through Loss of Pulse, 'extrapolating' your health, and what comes next with Pixel Watches.

I toured Strava's new office / nerd cave for runners, met the mayor, and asked Strava's execs how its new AI will evolve beyond basic LLMs.

I asked 21 family members, young and elderly, to rank 13 smartwatches, from Apple and Samsung to Google and Garmin.

My experience with the Neural Band controls, high-res display, and bulky design left me mostly impressed at how Meta pulled the Ray-Ban Display off.

The Android XR backbone gives Galaxy XR an edge that'll help it succeed where past productivity headsets like Meta Quest Pro fell short.

Each new generation of smartwatch is the "most accurate ever" with new health data, but it's not really for you; it's to impress healthcare providers.

The Watch 3's GPS-only tracking was unreliable, but the Pixel Watch 4 supposedly has the "most accurate route tracking possible."

Brands like Garmin, Coros, Polar, Amazfit, and even Samsung want to help you run a marathon, but they have very different training plans.

Garmin will continue to restrict features to prop up its flagships, no matter how much mid-tier watches like the Forerunner 570 cost.