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Big thanks to Victoria Song for chatting with us about the silly but wonderful Casio Watch Ring in todays DTNS dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/02/26/ale…

I reviewed this $50 AI wearable and all I got was this bizarre fanfiction of my life. Some takeaways: *Kendrick Lamar lyrics are too powerful for AI *Death, sex, and bowel movements should be verboten. Life is hard enough without AI roasting you. theverge.com/reviews/627056…

Lil scoop from me: Six to Start, maker of Zombies, Run! and Marvel Move, has laid off all but two of its staff. Parent company Olive X is actively looking for a buyer. Unclear what happens to paying subscribers right now. theverge.com/news/629678/zo…

Here's the latest ep of my iHeartRadio/@CoolZoneMedia show Better Offline. I'm joined by Cherlynn Low 𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚡 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 and Victoria Song for an in-studio conversation about mediocre consumer electronics AI. A classic. linktr.ee/betteroffline podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bet…

Never say trash television can't inspire a gadget review. After seeing this chip in action on the S3 reunion ep of The Ultimatum... I had to give it a whirl. theverge.com/tech-accessory…

Also Garmin announced Connect Plus — a premium tier to its app that adds AI and a few other features. Existing features & data will remain free, but curious to hear from Garmin loyalists how they feel about this. theverge.com/news/636211/ga…

I talked to a bunch of supply chain experts about Trump's tariffs & gadget prices. Bad news: $$$$$$ Less bad news: This won't happen right away due to existing inventory. AKA now is the rare time where it doesn't pay to wait to replace aging tech theverge.com/tech/643041/tr…

Hello Moto. Lotta deja vu with the Moto Watch Fit and the Moto Buds Loop. TL;DR — it's an Android-only Apple Watch clone, a Bose Ultra Open clone with Swarovski bling, and LOL PRICING?, probably because of tariffs though Motorola declined to confirm. theverge.com/wearables/6553…

NEW from me: I sat down with Marina Anderson, the CEO behind the RAW Ring, a conceptual wearable with an eerie twist to “putting a ring on it.” Some would call it emotional surveillance.

If you’ve ever loved Polygon’s work, here’s a tangible way you can help the staff affected by yesterday’s layoffs. Solidarity forever. gofundme.com/f/support-poly…

Spent some time scrolling through Meta AI's social feed. It's what you'd get if you mashed up Pinterest, the annoying bits of the Threads algo, and general confusion over what to use generative AI for. theverge.com/meta/660543/me…

*Gemini not limited to Wear OS 6 — if ur watch has Assistant now, it’ll get Gemini. *Gemini needs internet; no offline just yet *up to 10% battery improvement but most notable w/ media controls *Wear OS 6’s redesign doubles down on circular faces theverge.com/news/665219/we…

Saw the new Garmins today. The new features aren't paywalled! But 2 new running features for the $750 Forerunner 970 require the new $170 HRM 600 chest strap... *New colors are snazzy. *Prices are lol *Dunno that we need a $550 Forerunner 570 theverge.com/hands-on/66767…

I got a bone to pick with the Huawei Watch 5... THIS IS NOT VERY PURPLE. theverge.com/news/667128/hu…

My second hands on with Android XR. This is the first one where we were allowed to take video and photo… and thus it’s a safer look than the one I saw in December. They’re risky demos ok? theverge.com/hands-on/67107…

In which I make an educated guess about the Altman and Ive gadget in this, the spaghetti era of AI hardware. theverge.com/column/672505/…

Ahem.

I don’t want to strike but you bet your ass I will if we don’t get a fair contract that gets us fair wages, AI protections and better layoff processes after what Vox did to Polygon.

Spent the last few weeks testing AI kissing and hugging video apps. Terrorized editors, friends, and family in the process. theverge.com/ai-artificial-…

Don't miss episode 430 of my #MobTechCast with the excellent Victoria Song -- It's a doozy :) First we dive deep into the current state of #wearables - the good, the bad, and the ugly... Then, we review the OnePlus #OnePlusPad3 and motorolaus #MotoEdge2025! worldpodcasts.com/the-state-of-w…