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Archives for December 2024

The Verge’s 2024 in reviewThe Verge’s 2024 in review
Verge Staff
Here are 40 last-minute gifts you can still nab before ChristmasHere are 40 last-minute gifts you can still nab before Christmas
Quentyn Kennemer and Sheena Vasani
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
“Glasses will be the next major computing platform.”

That’s what Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a reply on Threads.

Recent reports from the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal echoed Alex Heath’s scoop from last year, saying that in 2025 the company plans to add an in-lens display, or “viewfinder,” to its Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
You can buy Casio’s ring watch in the US on December 26th.

The company didn’t reveal specific timing, but you’ll finally be able to buy Casio’s functional ring watch through its US website the day after Christmas, as spotted by G-Central.

The $120 wearable has a tiny LCD screen that shows hours, minutes, and seconds, a stopwatch function, and an alarm that flashes the display’s backlight instead of making noise.

The Casio CRW001-1 ring watch on a small black pad.
Casio’s 50th anniversary ring watch will go on sale in the US on December 26th.
Image: Casio
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
NASA’s Apollo missions inspired this $800 calculator watch.

A British startup has miniaturized the interfaces Apollo astronauts used aboard the command and lunar modules to create the DSKY Moonwatch. In addition to basic calculator functions the watch has GPS waypoint navigation and a battery good for 24 hours of use between charges with a USB cable.

You can preorder it now for £649 (around $814) and delivery is expected sometime in Q1 of 2025.

The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch against an image of the moon’s surface.
The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch against an image of the moon’s surface and a person pressing its buttons.
The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch worn on a person’s wrist.
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The DSKY Moonwatch’s design is inspired by the Apollo guidance computers.
Image: Apollo Instruments
2024 in wearables: the year of the smart ring

Smart rings had a resurgence this year. The question is whether the renaissance will continue.

Victoria Song
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Butterfly brings Bluesky to your Apple Watch.

Looking for a discreet distraction? You can now browse Bluesky on your wrist with Reuben Catchpole’s Butterfly for Bluesky on the Apple Watch.

The app is free if you only want to browse feeds, but an optional $2.99 in-app upgrade to Butterfly Pro adds the ability to message other users and even write posts, according to 9to5Mac.

Three screenshots of Reuben Catchpole’s Butterfly Bluesky app running on the Apple Watch.
Reuben Catchpole’s Butterfly is a standalone Apple Watch Bluesky app for browsing feeds or even writing posts from your wrist.
Image: Apple App Store
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Here’s an official look at Samsung’s long-awaited headset.

It’s called Project Moohan — and if you’re wondering what the heck is a moohan, it means infinity in Korean. Because there are “infinite possibilities” in XR.

Naming aside, I demoed the headset earlier this week and got a sneak peek at Android XR, Google’s new OS for mixed-reality devices. It’s for devs only right now, but a consumer launch is planned for 2025.

Render of Project Moohan
Image: Google, Samsung
I saw Google’s plan to put Android on your face

Google’s prototype smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark. Can Android XR make it happen outside of a demo?

Victoria Song