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Google is reportedly partnering with Gucci to make a pair of AI smart glasses stylish enough people might actually want to wear them. According to Reuters, Gucci parent company Kering is planning to launch the glasses sometime in 2027.Google’s first pair of Android XR glasses, “Project Aura,” are expected to launch this year. They feature essentially the same look as Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, with chunky, black plastic frames. They’ll usher in Google’s second attempt at smart glasses, after Google Glass infamously failed to catch on over a decade ago.Last year, Google also announced glasses partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle…

Apple is reportedly planning a new iPad Air with an OLED display for next year’s update, according to a new leak. Apple only just refreshed the iPad Air in March with an M4 series processor. That’d normally make this a great time to buy a new model. However, if you can possibly hold off for a year then a new supply chain report has suggested the iPad Air OLED is now in the pipeline with a launch coming as soon as March next year. That’s according to ET News (via 9to5Mac) in South Korea, which is reporting Samsung is making…

If you’re struggling to get a full night of rest, a good pair of sleep earbuds can help you tune out unwanted distractions. The Ozlo Sleepbuds are one such option, and they’re currently available for $249 ($100 off) in the run-up to Mother’s Day at Amazon and Ozlo’s online storefront, which is easily the lowest price we’ve seen.Made by former Bose engineers, Ozlo’s Sleepbuds are extremely similar to Bose’s discontinued Sleepbuds. They work well as a white noise machine and helped our reviewer, Victoria Song, get better sleep during her testing. The biggest upgrade over the Bose Sleepbuds II is…

Luxury Swiss watch maker Hautlence has revealed the Retrovision ’64 timepiece, which is a very high-end tribute to the handheld Star Trek Communicator device. Unveiled at the Watches & Wonders 2026 event, the Retrovision ’64 mechanical watch offers the similar pop-up cover and perforated grille as the device used by Captain Kirk and co, which first appeared in the original Star Trek series in an episode that aired in 1964. Hence the name paying tribute to the “symbol of 1960s science fiction.” The device has a horizontal hour display and a single- minute dial with visible workings. Wearers will see…

I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn’t mine — or that it was mine, sort of, but it wasn’t me. The voice said hello, asked my dad how he was doing, and asked again when he didn’t respond quickly enough. “What is that, Gaby?” He realized something was wrong almost immediately. I explained I had tried to trick him and it clearly hadn’t worked. “It didn’t,” he said. “It sounded like a robot.”It wasn’t a perfect experiment. My parents were out of the country, which made for a shoddy connection. They…

Vivo’s latest pocket-friendly flagship is out to please snap-happy smartphone shoppers wanting something small that doesn’t compromise in the camera department. The Vivo X300 FE has a 6.3in screen and is just 7.99mm thick, yet also packs photography chops that should see it challenge the iPhone 17 Pro and Google Pixel 10 Pro for clarity – or beat them outright once the optional telephoto lens extender comes into play. Announced alongside the global version of the Vivo X300 Ultra and its incredible rear camera trio, the X300 FE still finds room inside its slender body for a 50MP main snapper,…

Every April, the watchmaking world holds its breath. Brands that have spent months, sometimes years, sometimes decades, developing their most ambitious timepieces finally get to pull back the curtain, and the place they do it is at Watches and Wonders. If you’ve been seeing the name crop up in watch coverage (we’ve been there a few times before, and will be attending again this year) and wondered what all the fuss is about, here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 edition. What is Watches and Wonders? Watches and Wonders is the biggest international watch fair around, bringing…

If you blinked and Black Friday vanished, you’ve got a second chance. G-Shock’s metal models are still 20% off with the code METALGS20, and the discount covers some of the brand’s most popular lines. You’re not digging around in the leftovers here – these are the heavy hitters. Let’s start at the top. The Full Metal GMC-B2100 range sits at £690 before the code (now £552), and it looks every bit the flagship. It nods to the original 1983 G-Shock but updates everything you actually care about – the forged stainless-steel bezel, the mix of hairline and mirror finishing, the…

The MacBook Neo is poised to be a top-selling laptop in 2026, thanks in large part to its affordable $599 entry price. Despite launching at a more accessible price point than Apple’s $1,099 (though often discounted) 2026 MacBook Air, the Neo makes surprisingly few concessions in terms of build quality. Its design has the same level of precision as pricier Apple products, and we found in a hands-on comparison that it handily outclasses similarly priced Windows laptops in just about every way despite running on an iPhone chipset.In short, you might want one, or perhaps you already have one. Whatever…

Vivo has carved a niche out for itself on home soil as a smartphone imaging innovator, but is now finally brining its mix of huge camera sensors and equally massive lens extender accessories to a wider audience. The Vivo X300 Ultra has officially launched for global markets, just in time to take on semi-related rival Oppo’s Ultra-badged alternative. Until now, Vivo’s X-series Ultra flagships were strictly China-only. That’s all change for 2026, though depending on where you live you might still find the pocket-friendly cinema camera a bit of a challenge to get hold of. That’s a shame, as it’s…

Watches are strange things. They’re one of the few objects people wear every single day without giving much thought to how they actually work. Most of us know there’s something ticking away inside – but beyond that, it gets murky fast. Start to think about them for a minute and the questions start piling up. What’s the difference between quartz and mechanical? Does water resistant actually mean waterproof? And why does a small piece of metal on a leather strap sometimes cost more than a car? The world of watches has its own language, its own rules, and its own…

Sony has just dropped the WF-1000XM6 earbuds and our reviewer was full of praise for the active noise cancellation. However, if you’re really looking to cocoon yourself you’ll need to opt for the WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones. The good news is they’re on sale for the President’s Day holiday in the United States. That means you can block out the president’s constant bile spewing more easily, if you wish. Right now you can grab the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones for $398 over at Amazon. That’s a $62 saving on the $460 asking price. The earphones are available in four colours with black,…