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Archives for January 2025

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Masimo has a new CEO.

The company, whose patent infringement claim led Apple to remove blood oxygen sensing tech from newer Apple Watches, has named Katie Szyman, worldwide president of Advanced Patient Monitoring at Becton Dickinson, for the role, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Interim CEO Michelle Brennan, who took over after CEO Joe Kiani resigned, will become the chair of Masimo’s board.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Nanoleaf brought smart lighting for the face to CES.

So, of course, I had to go try it out. This $150 LED Light Therapy Face Mask is the smart lighting company’s first lighting-focused wellness product, and it sounds like there may be more to come. I think it’s rather fetching ... don’t you?

The Verge Awards at CES 2025

Fluffy robots, portable TVs, and vacuums with arms and legs. This is what we come to CES for.

Verge Staff
The smart glasses era is here — I got a first look

At CES, the next generation of eyewear was everywhere. It’s just no one seems to agree on why we want it or what the best approach is.

Victoria Song
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Preciouses.

Wearables reporter Victoria Song got to wear three of Ultrahuman’s super-expensive smart rings in a new video from CES. Watch this one all the way to the end.

Victoria Song
Victoria Song
At long last, a smart ring display.

There I was, wandering the show floor, when I stumbled upon the Nova X and Nova Pay. The former is a smart ring that has a micro display, while the latter supports NFC payments. I’ve tested several smart rings over the years and seen dozens on the show floor... but it’s been 84 years since I’ve seen these features in a working prototype or product.

Photo of Nova X smart ring’s microdisplay
Photo of Nova Pay smart rings on display
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Nova X displays basic things like time and heart rate.
Photo by Victoria SOng
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Yes, my precious.

We do not needs the Ultrahuman Rare. No, no we should not haves it. It is too much that we haves $6,000 worth of smart rings on our hand it is. But... my precious...

In all seriousness, you can see the quality in person and Ultrahuman told me they’re working on a way to swap out the electronic components / have a guaranteed upgrade path so you can keep the value of the precious metals.

This is $6,000 worth of smart rings on one hand.
<em>Oura Ring 4 versus Ultrahuman Rare (right).</em>
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This is $6,000 worth of smart rings on one hand.